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Job Description

The Election Analytics team is looking for a reporter to produce urgent and insightful coverage on presidential polls during the lead-up to the 2024 election. This is a temporary assignment through the end of 2024.

Election Analytics produces two flagship, standard-setting products — the live election night statistical model known as the needle and The New York Times/Siena College Poll (https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/times-siena-poll-coverage) . We are a team of developers, data and visual journalists and reporters.

You will cover the beat of election polling, an industry that is facing increasing scrutiny and distrust, even as polls become more ubiquitous in coverage and conversation. Your beat will be split evenly between daily pieces requiring quick turnaround and enterprise coverage.

This is a data-heavy beat, full of opportunities to collaborate with visual journalists to produce graphics-driven and explanatory journalism. You are excited about exploring different storytelling formats and eager to create ideas about regular features that keep readers engaged. While this job doesn’t require advanced data journalism skills, if you’re interested in developing or improving them, this beat and team would provide a chance to learn.

You will report to the Director, Election Data Analytics.

This is a hybrid position based in New York, NY or Washington, DC, and includes regular attendance in the office each week per your departmental guidance.

Responsibilities :

• Watch for changes in the presidential race during the primary and the general election; and provide regular updates on what readers need to know about what polls are saying

• Add context and analysis to new polling data projects

• Report on how polling affects policy, campaign strategy, voter behavior and the media conversation, and how campaigns and advocacy groups use polls to try to guide narratives

• Spot and explain trends in the polling industry; explore the challenges and the criticisms faced by pollsters; and help readers build their understanding of polling in general and the Times/Siena poll in particular

• Work with the Times/Siena and Politics teams to dig into the findings of our polls and ensure we are not missing any storylines

Basic Qualifications:

• 3+ years of beat reporting experience

• Can maintain complex spreadsheets and keep track of detailed information

• Experience working on tight deadlines in a fast-moving news environment

• Demonstrated experience with quickly writing clean copy

• Comfortable finding stories within spreadsheets and describing takeaways from polling numbers

Preferred Qualifications:

• Intermediate to advanced spreadsheet skills (think: pivot tables, vlookup, and compiling your own data)

• Strong organizational and time-management skills, and attention to detail and deadlines

• Experience covering polls or politics

• Comfort and excitement about writing in new, mobile-friendly story formats

This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.

The annual base pay salary for this role is between $111,049.64 and $140,000.00.

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