Imprint
Senior Data Journalist
$150K–$200K
New York City +1 · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Location
- New York City
San Francisco
About the job
Build Imprint’s data storytelling function by independently analyzing proprietary payments and customer data and publishing rigorous, accessible stories.
What you'll do
- Mine payments, merchant, and card member data using SQL and dbt; identify and publish data-driven stories.
- Design and defend rigorous statistical analyses, including sampling, significance testing, and data-quality handling.
- Build story-mining infrastructure and set narrative strategy, formats, publishing cadence, and distribution in partnership with cross-functional teams.
What they ask for
- Portfolio demonstrating data journalism that combines quantitative analysis with clear writing.
- Advanced SQL and dbt skills, including production experience building and maintaining data models.
- Working knowledge of statistics, including sampling, significance testing, and observational-data pitfalls.
- Python or equivalent scripting ability for data transformation and analysis beyond SQL.
Nice to have
- Experience with dbt testing frameworks, data pipeline orchestration, or analytics infrastructure built from scratch.
- Data visualization or graphic design skills; background in economics or applied statistics, consumer finance, or payments; or experience at a media outlet, think tank, nonprofit, or established data journalism function.
Pay
$150K – $200K USD base salary
Tools
SQL, dbt, Python
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