Senior Newsroom Developer, National Geographic

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Job Description: We are hiring two Senior newsroom developers on our digital graphics team at National Geographic for a one-year contract. The Senior newsroom developers will work on stories like our Solar system in action, The active sun, How L.A.'s urban tree canopy reveals hidden inequities, Year in Pictures, and Last whalers. You can see a job description below.

If you'd like to apply, please forward your resume and a portfolio of relevant work to Kennedy Elliott at kennedy.elliott@natgeo.com.

Senior Newsroom Developer
National Geographic – Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution

The Senior Newsroom Developer will guide the creative and technical development of visual stories and data graphics, with a significant focus on dynamic storytelling. This role will handle creative execution and development of some of our most ambitious visual projects and news graphics, as well as create and maintain team tools.

The ideal candidate will be able to create rich digital experiences and visualizations and demonstrate a mastery of front-end web development skills. We will consider candidates who have a strong leaning to either design, editorial reporting, data reporting, building databases, user experience, etc., but strong developer skills are a must.

The responsibilities of this position include:

  • Write elegant front-end code for digital projects, including immersive interactives, data graphics, and team tools

  • Concept, research, report, design, and develop data graphics and visual stories

  • Create digital tools for graphics team and help maintain our graphics template

  • Collaborate with editorial and visual teams to concept and pitch visual stories

  • Research and report data-centered stories

Job Requirements:

Knowledge and skills
Required

  • Front-end web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)

  • Data visualization development (d3.js, Adobe Illustrator, WebGL, etc.)

  • Data cleaning and digital tools development (Node.js, Python, etc.)

  • Familiarity with Git

  • Natural problem solver

Preferred

  • Experience with any of these: journalism or related fields; data reporting; Adobe Creative Suite (Adobe Illustrator in particular); GIS software and geospatial data

  • Strong design/UX sensibility

  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

  • Candidates local to Washington, D.C. are preferred, but we will also consider remote candidates

Education and experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

  • 8+ years of experience

Type of Job: Graphics

City: Washington

State/Country: District of Columbia

Duration: Full-time contract

Company: National Geographic

About Our Company: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/

Contact Name: Kennedy Elliott

Contact Email: kennedy.elliott@natgeo.com

How to Apply: Please forward your resume and a portfolio of relevant work to Kennedy Elliott at kennedy.elliott@natgeo.com.