Data Journalist/Content Marketer

Who we are:

1POINT21 Interactive is a full-service digital agency based in San Diego, CA. We specialize in helping brands to increase visibility online by developing “share-worthy” content around the topic of consumer safety, important social issues, and trending topics. Whether we are developing an interactive data visualization, long-form content piece or developing a stunning new website design, our goal is always to make the kind of web content that gets people talking about you and your brand.

What we’re looking for:

We are seeking a data journalist/ content marketer who can create stories and data projects from beginning to end. In this role, you will explore, clean, and analyze data to find interesting narratives and run with them. You will report to our Director of Content Strategy and work with the Data Viz team to create visual assets for the story and have strong data analysis and writing skills. The projects that you work on may find their way to local and national news outlets and even be featured on television broadcasts.

Responsibilities:

• Wrangle data, including sourcing it (experience using FOIA requests is a plus), scraping, cleaning, analyzing, and preparing it for publication
• Execute both simple and complex analyses depending upon project scope
• Participate in brainstorm sessions
• Pitch, develop, and write compelling stories that earn media placements
• Create visual assets or communicated with developers and designers to have them made
• Work within and help improve team workflow and processes

Requirements

• A solid understanding data analysis and the tools involved
• Proficiency in SQL, Excel, and either R, Python or similar language
• Experience working on data projects in a newsroom, for a website, or for a personal project.
• An ability to find interesting narratives in large (or small) datasets
• Excellent writing skills and solid editorial judgement
• Basic interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Time management skills and an ability to meet deadlines
• A bachelor’s degree and examples of published works are required for this position. A degree in journalism or related field is a plus.

*This is a full-time position based in San Diego, however, we will consider remote applicants.

Benefits

• Full benefits package including medical, vision, dental, life insurance, and 401K match
• Incredible work/life balance
• Awesome company culture and amazing team of people
• Company events throughout the year
• Opportunity for advancement - growing team

Compensation: $65,000-$75,000 annually

About EverService Holdings, LLC:

EverService is a global provider of tech-enabled business solutions for companies of all sizes, helping them to grow and scale with digital marketing, website design & development, scheduling & booking services, 24/7 answering services, inbound & outbound sales, live virtual receptionists, client & patient intake, and IT services. The company focuses on end-to-end solutions specialized for the legal, medical, home services, retail and technology industries integrated with clients’ CRM, EHR and operational systems. EverService goes to market with vertically integrated, industry-leading brands including Alert Communications, Blue Corona, Nexa Receptionists, Mid-State Communications, Client Chat Live, Mainline Telecommunications, Nexa Healthcare, RYNO Strategic Solutions, iLawyer Marketing and Strike Healthcare. For more information, visit EverService at [https://everservice.com/>

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.