Graphics journalist, Visual and Data desk ( Contractor)

About us

The Financial Times is one of the worlds leading news organisations, globally recognised for its authority, integrity and accuracy, with a mission to deliver quality information and services worldwide. At the FT, curiosity thrives and ambitious thinking is rewarded. Here, youre given the chance to reach millions, create work that matters and deliver impartial journalism in a polarised world. In our warm, collaborative culture, youll connect with a diverse community of experts who support your growth, career aspirations and wellbeing. Your future at the FT will be filled with opportunities that challenge and inspire you. With no fixed path, youll discover new skills and forge a career that can take you anywhere.

Build a newsworthy career at the FT.

The role

The Financial Times is looking for a graphics journalist to join its Visual and Data team. The successful candidate will be able to create first-class visuals and bespoke web pages, and will be comfortable working collaboratively in an interdisciplinary environment. An enterprising and enthusiastic team player, they will be passionate about producing engaging, high-impact visual journalism and keen to use their technical skills to explain the news to readers.

Core responsibilities

• Stay on top of the news agenda and proactively identify stories ripe for visual storytelling. These can be major global events or long-running themes that transcend the daily news cycle.
• Work closely with designers, editors, reporters and engineers to find technical solutions, deciding how data, multimedia and text can be combined to communicate ideas to readers.
• Produce embeddable graphics for quick turnaround stories, as well as more immersive visual projects that can take several weeks.

The role will involve collaborating with reporters from across the FTs global network.

We are looking for

• An interest in global business, finance, economics, geopolitics, trade and tech.
• An awareness of visual storytelling and data visualisation techniques and an understanding of how they can be used to create exceptional visual journalism.
• Experience creating bespoke data visualisations and multimedia layouts using React or similar web frameworks.
• Numeracy and >here.

  FT Newsroom staff are expected to work onsite a minimum of three days per week, subject to role requirements and regular review. While flexible working requests will be considered, not all patterns are suitable for Editorial roles.

  Accessibility

  We are a disability confident employer and Valuable 500 signatory.

  Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments/personalisation as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview. If you would like to discuss your requirements or have any questions, email talent@ft.com and a member of our team will be happy to help.