Data Visualization Developer bei Urban Institute

About Urban Institute:

The Urban Institute is a research-to-impact institution founded on one simple idea: To improve lives and strengthen communities, we need practices and policies that work. From advancing well-being to fostering shared prosperity, leaders across sectors are working every day to create brighter futures for all people and communities. For more than 50 years, Urban has delivered evidence and solutions that drive meaningful change, and this remains our charge today.

Our Mission

To drive impact by equipping changemakers with evidence and solutions.

Our Values
Collaboration, Fairness Inclusivity, Independence, and Integrity

For more information on the Urban Institute, please visit https://www.urban.org.

How you’ll contribute:

The Urban Institute is seeking a data visualization developer to join our vibrant and growing team. To build on our continued success with powerful digital content, we're looking for a talented and multifaceted visual thinker. This is a unique opportunity to deliver Urban's vital research to an expanding audience and to explore the possibilities of telling stories with data. The specialist will work closely with research center directors and staff, executive office staff, and the communications team to translate research into user-focused data visualizations, interactive tools, and applications for the Urban Institute website.

Responsibilities:

• Develop creative solutions to communicate complex research findings to the Urban Institute's audiences (including policy makers, national and local journalists, and the general public).

• Collaborate with researchers and communications staff (designers, developers, writers, and editors) on the conception and construction of interactive data visualizations.

• Create and refine static data visualizations for a range of digital and print publications based on our comprehensive communications standards.

• Grow and refine our data visualization practices and standards—exploring new technologies, developing new style guidelines, or designing and building new templates.

What you’ll bring:

Essential skills

• A strong portfolio of data visualization projects, 2 years of combined academic and professional experience.

• Bachelor’s or Masters degree in computer science, journalism, statistics, information science/visualization, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

• Familiarity and interest in public policy topics and storytelling with data.

The successful candidate must have a working knowledge of the following:

• Front-end web development using semantic HTML, modern CSS, and JavaScript

• Creating interactive graphics in d3.js

• Using Git, Github and version control

• Cleaning and analyzing data (using R, Quarto, Python, Ruby, Stata, or others)

• Exposure to third-party charting tools such as Datawrapper

Preferred Knowledge

• Advanced techniques for charting in Microsoft Excel

• Javascript frameworks like Svelte, React, or others

• Working knowledge of statistics and data science

• R packages for charts such as ggplot2

• Online mapping libraries such as Mapbox and experience with GIS programs such as Leaflet, mapshaper, ArcGIS or QGIS

• Experience with emerging web-based interactive scriptable environments such as Jupyter Notebook, Google CoLab, and Observable notebooks.

What You’ll Experience:

No matter your role with Urban, you will contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference for people and communities across the country. We are committed to working in a manner defined by our mission and values.

Urban’s greatest asset is our people.

Salary offered is commensurate with experience and considers internal comparisons. Salaries are just one component of Urban Institute’s total compensation package. Urban is committed to supporting our staff’s physical, emotional, and financial well-being through a robust benefits package for yourself, eligible dependents, and domestic partners. It includes generous paid time off, including nine federal holidays, medical (including prescription), dental and vision insurance, and transit benefits. Urban is unique in that we offer 403(b) retirement plan participation immediately after you’re hired and a generous employer contribution after six months of service and 500 hours, with immediate vesting. You’ll also have access to a health advocate, personal finance coaching, an Employee Assistance Program, and educational assistance for undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

The Urban Institute has formally recognized the Urban Institute Employees’ Union, which is part of the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU). Urban management and the Union work together in good faith and are motivated by a shared commitment to this institution. This position is included in the Union-represented collective bargaining unit, and specific employment terms and conditions are subject to collective bargaining negotiations.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the people assigned. This posting is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and requirements. Urban management reserves the right to amend and change duties, responsibilities, and requirements to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.

The Urban Institute is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender or gender identity, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, veteran status, pregnancy or family responsibilities, matriculation, disability, political affiliation, or any other protected status under applicable law.

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