The Wall Street Journal is seeking a news apps developer to join its award-winning visuals team in New York. Members of our interactive graphics team possess a different combination of three core skills: journalism, programming and design. The ideal candidate for this position will be skilled in at least two of these, with an interest in the third, providing a portfolio demonstrating these abilities.
As a journalist, the candidate will have a nose for news, bringing a strong understanding of news values to his or her everyday decisions. As a full-stack developer, the candidate will possess coding skills in front-end languages like HTML, CSS, Javascript and its libraries (especially D3); and back-end languages like PHP and Node. And as a designer, the candidate will be familiar with producing wireframes and designing compelling mockups in Photoshop or Illustrator, showing an understanding of typography, color and UX/UI design. Candidates with experience in data visualization are strongly preferred.
Please attach a resume, cover letter and up to five links to your online application.
Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets