Data Scientist (Remote, Part- or Full-time). Come help us create data-driven stories!

Do you have a passion for telling stories with data? We are looking for a Part-time Data Scientist (20h per week) who is eager to transform raw data into newsworthy insights and graphs. If you’ve ever wanted to experiment with new ways to analyse and visualize obscure and exciting company or third-party data, we have a place for ---------- te: This is a technical position, not a journalistic one.

About us
At FrontPage Data ( ---------- ), our core skill is making data interesting. How do you find a great idea in a dense data set? What’s the best way to present it? How do you create a story where the data is the main character? You might be asked to analyse data to illustrate extreme-weather events; or the popularity of a song over time, based on Spotify API data; or SEO data.

To grow, we need help meeting the demand. Maybe you are interested?

Your day-to-day responsibilities
Collect, clean, wrangle and model raw data into newsworthy insights
Create data visualizations based on your analysis and research
Communicate findings into data reports
Assist writers and editors with data analysis
Adhere to the visual-style guide of respective clients
Research and learn new R packages/Python libraries as needed

Why you will love it
You’ll work closely with the founder and influence the future direction
You’ll be working on interesting research questions and datasets on a daily basis
You’ll enjoy the freedom to organize yourself the way you want
You´ll work for reputable clients and known brands
We let you work from wherever you want
Competitive pay and potential to turn into a full-time position.
Our company value: Life > Work

You will be successful in this position if you
Have a burning desire to transform raw data into interesting and newsworthy insights and graphs
Have strong skills in either R or Python
Have strong skills in data visualization libraries and packages (e.g. ggplot2)
Have experience collecting, cleaning and wrangling data
Ability to visualize complex ideas in a clear, accurate, and intelligent manner
Have Experience with extracting data from APIs
Demonstrable knowledge in writing SQL queries
Are keen to keep in touch with the latest advances in your area
Have a hands-on attitude and are highly self-driven
Have good English skills.
Nice to have: Experience with BI tools like Tableau or PowerBI
Nice to have: Experience with web scraping
Sounds like you? Then send us the following to ----------
A short cover letter explaining who you are and why you are interested in working with us.
Examples of your work (e.g. GitHub, Scripts, PDFs, Slideshare)
Let us know what’s the coolest dataset you’ve ever discovered

The position will be starting from mid-November.

We love a good story about data, and we look forward to creating some with you.

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