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About Endeavor

Endeavor is the worlds foremost community of high-growth entrepreneurs. With offices in 30+ countries around the world, our 1,500+ entrepreneurs include over 50 unicorns that rely on Endeavors unparalleled network of peers and mentors to solve their toughest challenges. Our portfolio companies include (link removed) (UAE), Carsome (Malaysia), and Rappi (Colombia).

Our research division informs investors, governments, and corporations about how entrepreneurs scale and how entrepreneurial ecosystems thrive. Recent examples of our work include The Multiplier Effect, Mapping Spains Tech Sector, and Scaling Climate Tech(link removed)

About the Role

Endeavor seeks a data journalist to join its research team. The data journalist will create data-driven stories and visualizations that will inspire and inform founders, investors, corporates, philanthropies, and governments around the world. The ideal candidate will be passionate about creating new thought leadership and research content that delivers clear, compelling narratives about Endeavors distinctive approach to high-impact entrepreneurship.

Responsibilities

• Bringing your top-notch editorial sensibility. Collaborate with researchers, data scientists, and designers to write and publish data-driven studies, newsworthy articles, and content for multimedia platforms about entrepreneurship, tech and innovation, and international development.
• Applying expertise in investigative journalism. Conduct in-depth interviews with entrepreneurs, investors, and support organization leaders from around the world. Implement various data discovery and data cleaning techniques to develop original findings. Validate claims with supporting evidence from secondary sources.
• Creating outstanding data visualizations. Use statistical analysis to uncover patterns and conclusions. Communicate quantitative and qualitative information with eye-catching, beautiful, and on-brand visuals. Build charts, graphs, motion graphics, infographics, and other multimedia assets.
• Collaborating on and creating new initiatives. Partner with our marketing/communications, partnerships, and other internal teams and contract developers to identify data journalism opportunities and deliver new multimedia content. Inform team members internally about data journalism techniques.

Requirements

Great candidates for this role will:

• Thrive at project management with an orientation toward exceeding client expectations and an ability to prioritize across multiple projects.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Have a strong ability in quantitative analysis using Excel, e.g., familiarity with adjustments of datasets, pivot tables, vlookup/index/match.
• Bring 2-3 years of relevant professional work experience, e.g., news outlet, online publication, media organization, or consulting firm.
• Have a degree in communications, journalism, business, economics, or a related field.
• Bring an interest in entrepreneurship, tech and innovation, and international development.
• Be familiar with or willing to learn SQL, Python, Illustrator, InDesign, Tableau, Flourish, and Canva.
• Be willing to travel (including internationally).

As a mission-driven organization we are looking for individuals who can align with the following values:

1. Entrepreneur First: We put Endeavor Entrepreneurs at the center of everything we do and make sure we always have their back.
2. Network of Trust: We are a community built on mutual respect that always safeguards founders interests.
3. Go Big: We see crazy as a compliment, risk as opportunity, and impact as unlimited.
4. One Endeavor: We are borderless, unified by our belief in the power of entrepreneurship and tech-enabled innovation.
5. Pay It Forward: We multiply our impact by empowering the next generation of founders.
6. Always Agile: We are dynamic and flexible, adapting to changing market dynamics and fresh data points.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the United States and must be based in the New York area.

Benefits

• Competitive salary: The base salary for the Data Journalist ranges from $65,000 to $85,000 with generous bonus opportunities. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law.
• Work with 500+ of the smartest, most affable, most curious teammates in 30+ countries
• International travel opportunities to meet these teammates!
• Very competitive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision coverage & up to 5% 401K matching.
• Unlimited PTO, including company-wide winter break in late December
• Flexible hybrid office environment.

Application

To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter that clearly describes why you are interested in the role and highlights your most relevant experience. This is your chance to show us your written communications skills. Please also submit two data visualizations that demonstrate your work. Applications without the cover letter and visualizations will not be considered.