The Houston Landing is growing our team of passionate people on a mission to advance democracy in our communities and strengthen the lives of all Houstonians one story at a time. Houston Landing is an independent, nonprofit digital news operation that will cover a broad range of topics serving the Greater Houston community. Houston Landing is initially supported by a coalition of three of Houston’s leading philanthropies including Arnold Ventures, The Houston Endowment and the Kinder Foundation.

　　Help make our stories come alive! We are looking for a strong data visualization expert who can work with our reporters and editors to develop and design data visualizations to effectively communicate complex data in support of our journalistic vision. This person will report to the chief product officer, and will be a key role in driving innovative storytelling across our digital platforms.

　　Requirements

　　What you'll do

　　Creating and editing visual content including maps, charts, and graphs

　　Transforming data sets, quantitative and qualitative analysis into compelling visuals, sometimes with short turnaround times

　　Providing visual and technical guidance to all functional teams across the organization (Newsroom, Revenue, Marketing, Audience)

　　Researching and testing data analysis and visualization tools

　　Meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment

　　Developing and documenting best practices for collaboration on data visualization projects

　　Who you are

　　A bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field

　　5+ years of relevant work experience in data visualization or related field

　　Experience with data visualization tools like Power BI, Tableau or others

　　Experience building and optimizing complex data visualizations for both desktop and mobile front-facing applications

　　Demonstrated experience analyzing diverse data sets

　　Excellent visual skills, including demonstrable design knowledge, such as layout, typography, color, interaction design and fluency with design tools.

　　Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment

　　Experience with ETL and data transformation

　　Experience in building databases to house and transform relevant data from multiple sources

　　Strong communication skills: Ability to interact effectively with editors, journalists and other stakeholders who may not have a technical background

　　Showcase portfolio of past dashboards/reports/projects

　　Familiarity with Wordpress CMS

　　Nice to have

　　SQL knowledge and experience building SQL queries

　　Experience working with cloud data warehouses: Snowflake, Azure Data Warehouse, etc.

　　Familiarity with the news and media industry

　　Power BI or similar certifications

　　Benefits

　　Our Values

　　EXCELLENCE: We wake up every day with the intent to be the best at what we do. We hustle. We have grit. When we make mistakes, we’ll learn from them.

　　INCLUSION: We aren’t all the same, and those differences are what make us better. We’ll respect each person’s uniqueness. Perspective, context and life experiences help us to tell the story.

　　AMBITION: We will be bold and creative, open to all ideas big or small. We really mean it.

　　FUN: We are not making widgets, although there is nothing wrong with widgets. We tell stories and stories are often fun, so we believe in having lots of fun.

　　‍COLLABORATION: We are all in this together. We may not always agree, but we will listen to each other and communicate candidly and respectfully.

　　Benefits

　　Compensation commensurate with experience, minimum of $80,000

　　401(k)

　　Healthcare 100% premium paid for employee and 50% for dependents

　　20 vacation days

　　Ten personal/sick days

　　Generous paid parental leave

　　Hybrid work policy (initially we all work together to build culture)

　　Stipend for development / learning

　　We’re committed to building an inclusive organization that represents the people and communities we serve. We encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including women, people of color, veterans, LGBTQ+ people and people with disabilities.