Location
London

Hours
Contract role, hours to be agreed

Salary
Competitive, commensurate with experience

About the Role
The Financial Times is seeking a graphics journalist to join its Visual and Data team. This role involves creating first-class visuals and bespoke web pages, working collaboratively in an interdisciplinary environment. The successful candidate will be an enterprising and enthusiastic team player, passionate about producing engaging, high-impact visual journalism and using technical skills to explain the news to readers.

Core responsibilities include staying on top of the news agenda and proactively identifying stories suited for visual storytelling, whether major global events or long-running themes. The role requires close collaboration with designers, editors, reporters, and engineers to find technical solutions that combine data, multimedia, and text to communicate ideas effectively. The candidate will produce embeddable graphics for quick turnaround stories as well as immersive visual projects that may take several weeks, working with reporters across the FT's global network.

The Financial Times values impartial journalism delivered with authority, integrity, and accuracy. The role offers the opportunity to contribute to a globally recognised news organisation with a warm, collaborative culture that supports growth, career aspirations, and wellbeing.

Experience
- Interest in global business, finance, economics, geopolitics, trade, and technology
- Experience creating bespoke data visualisations and multimedia layouts using React or similar web frameworks
- Numeracy and data-handling skills, including programming experience with R or Python
- Ability to think statistically and adapt to changing technical and editorial needs on tight deadlines
- Comfortable multitasking and taking ownership of the visual aspect of stories
- Experience working with the latest AI tools while maintaining quality and accuracy

About you
- Passionate about visual storytelling and data visualisation techniques
- Excellent communication and people skills with a desire to collaborate
- Enterprising, enthusiastic, and able to work effectively in a team environment
- Able to work across multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines

Desirable but not essential
- Experience with digital cartography
- Motion graphics and video editing skills
- Experience working with 3D objects and Blender
- Understanding of responsible AI use in journalism

Qualifications
No specific qualifications are required; however, a strong portfolio demonstrating relevant skills and experience is expected.