The Texas Tribune, the state’s go-to source for Texas politics and public policy news, is hiring a Senior Data Visuals Developer to build data tools to empower Texans and help them understand where they fit within the state's complicated political landscape. This position is part of the Tribune's award-winning data visuals department, an experimental R&D storytelling team living between product and editorial.

This person will report to the Data Visuals Editor and can be based anywhere in Texas. The Tribune is headquartered in Austin, and we have journalists in cities across the state. The Senior Data Visuals Developer’s primary focus will be our statewide newsroom, with occasional collaborations with our new local newsrooms in Waco and Austin. 

The salary for this position is $95,000.

Responsibilities

• You will use data to create personalized tools designed to make the political process clear and accessible to Texans.
• This includes a suite of tools to help Texans navigate the electoral process, including accessible ballot pages, voter guides, real-time election results and an elected officials directory. These tools are built using Django, Node, React and D3.
• After the elections, you will also help analyze the results to help Texans understand what happened.
• Each election cycle, our coverage gets more visually ambitious. We are looking for someone with new ideas on how we can continue to serve our audience well.
• You will be in charge of maintaining the Django API that powers our election tools and optimizing this process in collaboration with our in-house engineering team. 
• We’re looking for someone who is future-minded and eager to experiment with how and where we publish election information, including with AI.
• You will become a Texas campaign finance expert and help produce impactful reporting on powerful politicians and donors. We have an internal Django app that helps gather state campaign finance data and are open to ideas for how we can make this tool more useful for our reporters.
• You will find creative ways to use data to cover Texas’ congressional delegation and biennial legislative sessions. While you will be primarily focused on political data, you will have opportunities to report on other topics such as immigration enforcement, unreported hate crimes, and Texas’ affordable housing and water crises.
• You are eager to help the organization strategize about how to provide information on local elections for our audiences in Austin and Waco.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of relevant experience OR equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
• Experience building and maintaining back-end and API workflows using tools such as Django
• Familiarity with JavaScript frameworks like React or Preact,  charting libraries like D3 and other front-end tools in NPM
• Experience with basic spreadsheet tools and running data analysis using tools such as Python, SQL or R
• Experience creating clear and concise data visualizations and the journalistic skills to evaluate when a story needs a big lift or could benefit from simplicity
• As a senior staff member, you’ll show an interest in leadership and be comfortable representing the data visuals team in editorial and product meetings when needed.
• Experience or desire to experiment with  AI tools, both internally to help streamline workflows and externally to help us reach and serve more Texans. When using AI, we value rigorous experimentation, high ethical and privacy standards, and cautious publishing and distribution.
• A collaborative spirit and the ability to work with rigor while knowing that you are still learning and growing. (The data visuals team mascot is the capybara in a yuzu bath because we are pretty chill.)
• Visual design skills are a plus, but not required. However, the ability to collaborate is required — you’ll frequently partner with Tribune product designers on and off the data visuals team

We know some great candidates won’t check all of these boxes, and we also know you might bring important skills that we haven’t thought of. If that’s you, don’t hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself. 

Location

The Texas Tribune office is located in downtown Austin, steps away from the Texas Capitol. This position is based in Austin, but we will consider candidates who are based elsewhere in Texas and can travel occasionally to our Austin office. 

Benefits

This job is full-time and has the following benefits:

• Medical, vision and dental insurance
• Monthly cellphone stipend
• 20 days of paid time off each year
• 12 paid holidays
• Up to 16 weeks of paid family leave, plus four weeks of additional job protection
• Annual 401(k) match
• Support for professional training and career development
• Remote working flexibility

How to apply

Submit your application here by March 1, with

1. a resume, 
2. a cover letter detailing your vision for this position and how you would approach the work, and
3. up to three samples of projects you’ve played a role in creating or maintaining. Bonus points for clips that include political data. If you have fewer than three examples to share, that’s okay! We want to see the best representation of your abilities and why you’re proud of the work.

The Texas Tribune is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants of all identities, backgrounds, ages, and abilities to apply. We can't wait to hear from you.

About The Texas Tribune

Here’s what you should know about the Tribune. From day one, we’ve had disruption, innovation and risk-taking in our DNA. We’re ambitious as all get out but still have the punch-above-your-weight mentality of a scrappy start-up. We believe we can meet the demands of our audience and our own expectations for excellence without breaking the bank — or our staff. We understand not everything is a story for us — we have to make choices — but we’re always looking to expand our boundaries. 

We’re nonprofit because the challenging economic reality for media these days obligates us to find a different way, reliable and sustainable, to fund serious journalism. We’re nonpartisan because we live in the United States of Confirmation Bias — and we don’t need to be part of the problem. We don’t need to be yet another source of information affirming the voices and perspectives that are already in people’s heads. At the same time, nonpartisan is not non-thinking. We call B.S. when B.S. needs to be called.

The Texas Tribune seeks to ensure that its newsroom and its news coverage reflect Texas by including a wide range of perspectives from people of different backgrounds, ideologies and experiences.

Learn more about The Texas Tribune here.

Disney Entertainment’s eight-owned ABC stations are multiplatform leaders in local news and information. WABC-TV has been the leader in local news and entertainment programming in the New York City area for more than 60 years. Producing more than 45 hours of live, local news and weather each week, Channel 7 “Eyewitness News” is the most-watched local news in New York and the United States. Quality news and programming, groundbreaking technology, and ongoing community outreach are the hallmarks of excellence that have consistently kept WABC-TV New York’s No. 1 station and the most-watched television station in the nation!

The Director of Digital & Audience Engagement is a key newsroom leader responsible for developing and executing the station’s digital content strategy across all platforms, including website, mobile app, social media, streaming, newsletters, OTT, and emerging technologies. This role ensures that digital storytelling meets high editorial standards, reflects the station’s brand, increases audience engagement, and drives measurable growth in reach and revenue.

The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker who blends editorial judgment, audience analytics, innovation, and leadership. They will work closely with News, Community, Marketing, Sales, and Technology teams to expand digital-first journalism and deliver content that serves the local community 24/7.

Responsibilities

Digital Strategy & Leadership

• Develop and implement a digital-first content strategy aligned with newsroom goals and audience growth targets.

• Lead and mentor a digital content team, providing coaching, feedback, and performance guidance.

• Create editorial calendars and coverage plans tied to key events, ratings periods, local trends, and viewer behavior.

• Drive innovation in storytelling formats (short-form video, live streams, explainers, interactive graphics, polls, AI tools, etc.).

Content & Editorial Oversight

• Oversee the creation, editing, and publication of content across all digital platforms.

• Ensure accuracy, timeliness, legal compliance, and editorial ethics, in partnership with News leadership and Legal teams.

• Prioritize breaking news, weather, investigative stories, and community impact reporting in real time.

• Work collaboratively with producers, anchors, and reporters to adapt on-air stories for digital and social.

Audience Development & Analytics

• Use various analytic tools to guide team on optimizing content and headlines, in addition to using tools to analyze posting strategy and growing audience engagement.

• Establish data-driven KPIs, including impressions, engagement rates, video views, subscriptions, conversion, retention, and monetization.

• Drive initiatives to grow audience segments, including Gen Z, bilingual viewers, and historically underserved communities.

Collaboration & Monetization

• Partner with Sales & Marketing to create sponsored digital content, branded storytelling, and OTT opportunities.

• Work with Promotions & Community Engagement teams to amplify station initiatives, town halls, and local partnerships.

• Align digital strategy with station revenue goals while maintaining journalistic standards.

Innovation & Emerging Technologies

• Identify and implement tools related to AI, SEO, CMS workflows, captioning, accessibility, automation, standard templates, and content tagging.

• Stay current on industry trends: streaming, personalization, vertical video, newsletters, text alerts, podcasting, etc.

• Evaluate new platforms and recommend expansion opportunities.

 Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Minimum of 7+ years of newsroom or digital content experience, including editorial decision-making.

• Strong leadership experience managing a fast-paced digital team.

• Demonstrated expertise across content management systems, analytics tools, social platforms, & SEO best practices.

• Proven track record of growing digital audiences and driving engagement.

Preferred Qualification:

• Experience in local news or broadcasting environment.

• Familiarity with AP Style and knowledge of FCC / legal standards.

• Experience working with OTT platforms, newsletter strategy, and subscription models

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, Digital Media, or related field.

KCRA 3, the news leader in Sacramento and a Hearst Television station, is looking for a full-time Digital Content Producer. You must be an excellent storyteller with a passion for creativity. Breaking news and dynamic weather are important in Northern California and our digital producer must know how to maximize our content and create compelling videos. You will report to the Digital Content Manager.

Responsibilities

• Write/edit and publish breaking news and weather, daily news, sports and feature stories for our station website, app and social media platforms
• Write compelling headlines and craft push notifications, including for breaking news and severe weather
• Edit dynamic and engaging video for digital and social platforms
• Work with Reporters and Assignment Editors to ensure content is posted quickly and accurately
• Work with Producers, Assignment Editors and Managers to ensure promotion of content across all platforms
• Develop interactive multimedia and data visualizations for daily news and special projects
• Manage livestreams of news events and developing stories
• Contribute ideas to help grow our station's multiplatform reach

Requirements

• At least two years of experience in a professional television newsroom or digital publishing environment
• Strong news and editorial judgment
• Excellent AP writing skills
• Knowledge of video editing
• Experience with social media best practices
• Flexibility to work different shifts, including nights, weekends and holidays
• Proficiency in photo editing and creating social graphics
• Related military experience will be considered
• Bilingual experience is a plus

Salary

The estimated base salary range for this role is between $55,000 and $65,000. The actual base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as transferable skills, work experience, business needs, market demands and conditions, including geographic location where the work will be performed, and other factors permitted by law. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Values in Action

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the Northern California communities we serve.

Benefits

Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.

• Medical | Dental | Vision
• 401(k) matching
• Emotional Wellness Support
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• LGBTQ+ Health Services
• Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs

About Us

Hearst Television (HTV) owns and operates 33 television and two radio stations serving 26 media markets across 39 states reaching over 21 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as one of the industry's premier broadcasting companies and has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service.