Location
London

Hours
Contractor role; specific hours to be agreed

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
The Financial Times is one of the world’s leading news organisations, globally recognised for its authority, integrity and accuracy, with a mission to deliver quality information and services worldwide. At the FT, curiosity thrives and ambitious thinking is rewarded. Here, you’re given the chance to reach millions, create work that matters and deliver impartial journalism in a polarised world. In our warm, collaborative culture, you’ll connect with a diverse community of experts who support your growth, career aspirations and wellbeing. Your future at the FT will be filled with opportunities that challenge and inspire you. With no fixed path, you’ll discover new skills and forge a career that can take you anywhere. Build a newsworthy career at the FT.

The Financial Times is looking for a graphics journalist to join its Visual and Data team. The successful candidate will be able to create first-class visuals and bespoke web pages, and will be comfortable working collaboratively in an interdisciplinary environment. An enterprising and enthusiastic team player, they will be passionate about producing engaging, high-impact visual journalism and keen to use their technical skills to explain the news to readers.

Core responsibilities
Stay on top of the news agenda and proactively identify stories ripe for visual storytelling. These can be major global events or long-running themes that transcend the daily news cycle. Work closely with designers, editors, reporters and engineers to find technical solutions, deciding how data, multimedia and text can be combined to communicate ideas to readers. Produce embeddable graphics for quick turnaround stories, as well as more immersive visual projects that can take several weeks. The role will involve collaborating with reporters from across the FT’s global network.

Experience
- Interest in global business, finance, economics, geopolitics, trade and tech
- Experience creating bespoke data visualisations and multimedia layouts using React or similar web frameworks
- Numeracy and data-handling skills, including experience with programming languages such as R or Python, and the ability to think statistically
- Comfortable multitasking, working across multiple projects and taking ownership of the visual aspect of stories
- Experience working with the latest AI tools while maintaining responsibility for quality and accuracy

About you
- Passionate about producing engaging, high-impact visual journalism
- Excellent communication and people skills, with a desire to collaborate with others
- Ability to adapt to changing technical and editorial needs on tight deadlines

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

Qualifications
Not explicitly stated; emphasis on relevant experience, technical skills and a strong interest in visual storytelling and data journalism.