Who are we?
Remapping Debate is a small, vibrant, not-for-profit online news journal with stable funding and a mission to counter the profoundly destructive assumption that undergirds most reporting: that existing U.S. domestic public policies somehow reflect nothing more than submission to inevitable facts of life that always have been and always will be.
Some of the questions that animate our work include: What kind of society do we want to have? Aren’t there choices to make that would yield a better life for more people? Shouldn’t we imagine desired substantive outcomes and then figure out what is achievable, rather than starting with the assumption that a wide range of substantive outcomes is not affordable, not politically possible, and ought not be explored?
Who are we looking for?
An all-in-one research and data viz genius who can help us expand and diversify significantly the map and data resources we produce. Someone who has intense curiosity about how domestic public policy reflects and is shaped by the questions that tend not to be asked by the press. Someone who can imagine the importance of making visible that which is often invisible.
The candidate must have a demonstrated flare for finding, analyzing, and presenting data, including both static and interactive visualizations, and must have the ability to work with a broad range of development tools.
How much and what benefits?
If you’ve got the talent and desire to help fulfill Remapping Debate’s vision, and have experience in developing and producing the kind of powerful visualizations we’re looking for, we’ll pay you a starting salary of between $100K and $125K.
We also pay 100 percent of health insurance premiums and provide unusually generous paid annual vacation time.
When?
As soon as possible, although we are open to working with people who need time to effect a transition.
Where?
Flexible. You can work out of our New York office, or be a bureau unto yourself if you need to remain in your current location.
How do you apply?
Please use the web form at the right of this page, and be sure to: (1) describe with specificity your skills and experience; (2) provide two examples of potential data visualizations that would be particularly relevant to Remapping Debate; and (3) set forth (in strictest confidence) your current (or most recent) salary.
Thank you.