Data Developer/Producer Job at Nation Media Group - Career Opportunity in Kenya
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Vacancy title:
Data Developer/Producer

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Media , Category: Management ]

Jobs at:

Nation Media Group

Deadline of this Job:
12 August 2021  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, August 03, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:
Job title: Data Developer/Producer
Qualification BA/BSc/HND
Experience 2 - 3 years
Location Nairobi
Job Field Data Science / Research , ICT / Computer
Nation Media Group seeks to recruit a high-energy, ambitious visualisation specialist with experience working with large amounts of data and a passion of edgy storytelling to the position of Data Developer/ Producer in the Editorial department.
The job holder will be responsible for making large and complex data accessible and usable to a variety of audiences. He/She will be a key member of a busy data operation working on multiple ongoing, ever evolving projects of various scales. The Producer will be a critical thinker who is able to look at numbers and trends and come up with new conclusions and/or insights. The successful candidate will be required to work with journalists in a manner that conforms to the NMG Editorial Policy and Guidelines and produce engaging stories for a dynamic audience.

Key responsibilities
• Make large and complex data accessible and usable to a variety of audiences using a suite of tools/technologies;
• Apply digital tools to produce interactive multimedia projects;
• Design and deploy unmanned data collection techniques as part of Nation journalism;
• Support automation of data processes;
• Recommend relevant data tools for newsroom adoption on an ongoing basis;
• Identify, configure and develop systems to support Nation's data journey;
• Turn large volumes of data into universally understandable and easy to interpret interactive visuals.
• Bachelor's degree in a programming AND/OR statistical field;
• Evidence of 2-3 years of data visualisation experience, including identification, configuration and maintenance of a suite of relevant tools;
• Working knowledge of digital storytelling best practices, including SEO;
• Postgraduate statistical qualifications.

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

 

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Job Info
Job Category: Computer/ IT jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 12 August 2021
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 03-08-2021
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 03-08-2021
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 03-08-2065
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