Data Journalist / Research Editor

ContractAbout 2 monthsRemoteWorldwide

About TGScope

TGScope is an independent R&D lab and Telegram search engine. We index 3 million public channels, run semantic search and an interactive map on top of them, and publish research on the Telegram ecosystem.

The role

We are looking for a data journalist to turn our Telegram datasets into published stories.

Responsibilities

Find stories in our data together with analysts
Write four data stories with charts
Pitch the stories to newsrooms and answer reporters' questions
Edit research texts and methodology notes

Requirements

Portfolio of published data journalism or research writing
Native-level written English
Confidence with statistics: reading tables, checking claims
Basic SQL or spreadsheets
Experience pitching to editors

Nice to have

Python or R for charts
Contacts in technology and internet-policy media
Knowledge of the Telegram ecosystem

Tools

SQL (PostgreSQL, DuckDB)ParquetPython with matplotlibMarkdownGit

Conditions

Project-based contract, about 2 months
Fully remote, any country
Compensation by agreement