Elections Analyst (Staff Editor) Job at The New York Times in New York

Overview

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do.

This role will establish you as a leading elections expert with a deep understanding of American politics, elections and voting patterns, combining statistical and technical skills to keep The Times’s election analytics at the forefront and to create analyses readers can’t learn about elsewhere.

A central focus is to estimate turnout and vote choice for use in weighting Times/Siena polling and in baseline estimates underpinning The Needle.

This is a collaborative, interdisciplinary role.

You will work with The Times’s chief political analyst, statisticians, journalists and developers to process and analyze data on American elections, from voter registration files to election results at the precinct level.

You’ll help reporters and editors tell readers what to expect before an election and explain why Americans voted as they did afterward.

This is an in-office position with in-person attendance four days a week.

New York is preferred, but Washington, D.C. will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Build and shape statistical models that estimate turnout and vote choice of individuals, geographic units, demographic and political groups, and the overall electorate
• Help maintain the voter registration files that underpin Times/Siena polling and our election night forecasts
• Design and weight political surveys, including The New York Times/Siena College Poll
• Help build and expand our polling averages
• Contribute original analyses of polls, voter registration trends and recent election results for articles or graphics
• Report to the Director, Election Data Analytics

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional or educational experience
• Demonstrated ability as an analytical thinker
• Proficiency with a language such as R, Python or Stata
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Familiarity with data used for analyzing elections and voting trends (e.g., pre-election polling, census data, election results or voter file data)
• Knowledge of prior research on American politics, demographics and election results

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in R
• Experience with statistical techniques used for political data (e.g., multilevel regression and poststratification, ecological inference, survey design and weighting)
• Experience building statistical models
• Experience working on a multidisciplinary team
• Experience producing analytical content

This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.

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The annual base pay range for this role is between: $113,945.85 - $155,000 USD

Equal Opportunity and Accommodations

The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism.

We strive for a diverse workforce and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, religion, disability, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics.

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The Times will provide reasonable accommodations as required by law.

If you need an accommodation during the application or interview process, please email reasonable.accommodations@nytimes.com.

The Company will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable “Fair Chance” laws.

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