YouGov Looking for Business Data Journalist at Toronto, ON Full Time

Company Description

YouGov is an international research data and analytics group.

We help the world’s most recognised brands, media owners and agencies to plan, activate and track better marketing activities. As pioneers of online market research, we have been building an ever-growing source of consumer data for the past twenty years. Creating the richest and most complete understanding of your customers’ complex lives. We call it living data.

We are driven by a set of shared values. We are fast, fearless and innovative. We work diligently to get it right. We are guided by accuracy, ethics and proven methodologies. We respect and trust each other, and bring these values into everything that we do.

Unlike our competitors, we understand how opinions and trends change from day-to-day, week-to-week and year-to-year. That’s why we have built a platform that gets you right to the source for reliable, accurate data that reflects the reality of a complicated world. Imagine if you could know what 20 million+ people in over 55 markets were thinking now? Or last week? And do so again and again? That’s why we’re different.

Job Description

Bring together the best of data science and journalism to share important findings on public opinion with the business world. Dream up, field, analyze, and publish a poll in 24 hours. Or use our treasure trove of existing data to uncover insights the world has never seen before.

Collaborate with colleagues across the globe and partners at top media organizations to publish articles and data visualizations on how consumers around the world act and think. Work within a supportive and knowledgeable global writing team across multiple sectors.

What you will be doing

Brainstorming topics to write about which support our marketing efforts in a handful of our priority sectors

Closely following news and commentary in those sectors

Crafting clear, concise, neutral survey questions and/or digging into our existing datasets

Writing about survey results for YouGov’s business site – in the process, unlocking useful business insights

Conceiving and creating effective data visualizations

Collaborating with colleagues and media partners to increase awareness of YouGov’s brand around the world.

Qualifications

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every item on this list. We welcome candidates who want to grow in the role.

Excellent writing skills and attention to detail

Strong numeracy skills

Ability to interpret data

Strong organizational and time management skills

Commitment to rigor and accuracy

An interest in growing on the job in survey research, data science, and journalism

Comfort with collaborating, editing, and being edited

Creativity, empathy, and imagination.

Additional Information

What We Offer

A competitive salary of up to $67,000

Equipment – whatever you need to succeed

Flexible/remote working

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