At a glance
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- New York, NY
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship not offered
About the role
- Join the 2027 New York Times Fellowship class as an elections analyst in New York.
- As an elections analytics fellow, you will contribute to The Times’s data-driven coverage of American elections.
Responsibilities
- Contribute original analyses of polls, voter registration trends and recent election results for articles or graphics
- Increase the team’s understanding of elections through data collection, scraping, statistical analysis and reporting
- Participate in training and social programs designed for the fellowship
- Collaborate with colleagues across the newsroom
- Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world
Requirements
- No more than five years of full-time, professional journalism experience, excluding internships
- A deep and demonstrated understanding of American elections
- Experience working with data
- Expertise in at least one of the team’s focus areas: data-driven reporting, statistics, or development
- You must be authorized to work in the United States
Preferred qualifications
- Experience writing news stories, such as for a college newspaper
Benefits
- Variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock
- Medical, dental and vision benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
- Company-matching 401(k) plan
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Paid vacation
- Paid sick days
- Paid parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Professional development programs
Workplace
- This is an in-office position and includes regular attendance in the office four days each week.
Skills
- R
- Python
