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Lead Data Journalist

Full time Data Journalism

Job Description


If you’re a seasoned data journalist or an analyst with experience in information services, are passionate about using the right data to feed content strategies, identify trends and tell stories, and inspiring others to do the same, this opportunity is for you. 
 
In this role, you will create and maintain a robust data governance framework for our content and research data; identify, quality assure and utilise external data sources; blend internal and external data to support our content and research objectives; and collaborate with various editorial and research teams to uncover trends and tell compelling stories from our data assets. 

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement a comprehensive data governance framework for content and research data.  
  • Work with content and research teams to ensure internal data remains in compliance with data governance framework.  Continually assess and improve data quality standards to ensure our audiences get the answers and the insight they need. 
  • Identify, assess, and quality-assure external data sources to ensure alignment with our governance framework.  
  • Collaborate with content and research teams to identify trends and create narratives from data insights.  
  • Evaluate existing data visualisation tools and practices and create and embed programme for improvement, including procuring and onboarding new tools as appropriate. 
  • Analyse complex datasets to uncover actionable insights for our audience. 
  • Ensure compliance with best practices in data governance. 
  • Lead data projects and guide team members in data analysis and governance practices. 
  • Build a high-performing team of data analysts, with a blended onshore, nearshore and offshore approach to support effective resourcing. 
  • Lead the upskilling of our content and research teams in data analysis, data-led storytelling and data visualisation  
  • Support the programme to transform our content into data that can be mined for trends and insights by our content creation teams, and also drive the creation of new data analysis tools for our subscribers. 
  • Support the development of internal and client-facing products driven by improved access to, and interrogation of, our existing and potential data. 
 

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

Technical skills 
  • Data analysis and visualisation: proficiency in tools like Infogram, Tableau, and Power BI. 
  • Statistical analysis: strong understanding of statistical methods and their application in data analysis. 
  • Data management: experience with data cleaning, data warehousing, and data governance. 
  • Programming: fluency in programming languages such as Python, R, and SQL. 
  • Storytelling: crafting compelling narratives based on data insights.
Soft skills 
  • Critical thinking: ability to objectively analyse and evaluate data to make informed decisions. 
  • Communication: strong verbal and written communication skills to convey complex data insights clearly. 
  • Problem-solving: innovative approaches to overcome data-related challenges. 
  • Teamwork and collaboration: Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams. 
  • Adaptability: flexibility to handle multiple projects and changing priorities 
Experience required 
  • Experience managing teams a must; experience managing blended onshore / offshore resource desirable.  
  • Experience in information services or media a must; experience with the legal sector desirable. 

Why LBR?
An amazing market position, enviable growth, collaboration and wonderful people are just some of the reasons to further your career with Law Business Research. Our culture is shaped by our core values that promote equality, agility, and respect in everything we do.

Law Business Research has been selected as a winner for the 2024 Inspiring Workplaces Awards. We’re proud of our inclusive and inspiring culture here at LBR and we remain committed to creating a positive workplace for all our employees

We are happy to share that we have partnered with Business Disability Forum to help us on our journey to becoming a more inclusive employer and achieving Level 2 Disability Confident Accreditation. 
 
We also take our place in this world of ours very seriously and engage in a wide variety of charitable and community based initiatives. We work extensively with Swawou School in Sierra Leone, which we established to provide education for 120 girls, and on an ongoing basis we underwrite the school’s costs.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to ensuring that all candidates are given the same opportunity to succeed regardless of their sex, gender identity/expression or reassignment,  sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age or disability.

Benefits

Our people are our most valuable asset, as such, we offer a wide range of benefits to help ensure that all are supported:

Start of employment:
  • Eye care
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • A day off for your birthday
After 3 months employment:
  • Pension (4% employer contribution and 4% employee contribution)
After 4 months employment:
  • Life assurance
After probation:
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Season ticket loan
  • £350 annual wellbeing allowance to contribute to gym memberships or fitness classes
  • Puregym access
  • Perks at work platform access
After 1 year service:
  • Private healthcare
Additional Perks:
  • Company socials 
  • Access to Employee Affinity Networks 
  • Mentoring scheme 
  • Volunteering Day 
  • Mortgage Advice
  • Work from anywhere (2 weeks)
  • Generous parental leave
We are committed to making our organisation an inclusive, respectful & engaging place to work with a culture shaped by our core values that promote equality, collaboration & respect in everything we do. We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident Scheme, meaning we are committed to being inclusive and accessible, which starts with our application and recruitment process. If you do require any reasonable adjustments to be made, please let us know as part of our application page. 

Salary

Competitive
Law Business Research
About Law Business Research

Company overview

Law Business Research is a technology-enabled information services business powering the global legal industry with intelligence, analytics and performance data.

We are a fast-growing, innovative company with a dynamic and diverse culture, and we take great pride in delivering a world-class, cutting-edge service to our global clients.

By applying the latest technology to the fast-moving legal world, we enable our users to find their competitive edge and decide with confidence, armed with the insight they need.

LBR delivers trusted intelligence and insight to users around the world through a range of tools and platforms that combine proprietary data and unique analysis. We make sense of complex, fast-changing information and enhance critical decision-making.

With an international team of near 600 experienced professionals, LBR has a proven track record of informing, engaging and connecting legal practitioners. Our specialist platforms help clients enhance their decision-making, manage legal risk and drive improved performance.

 

Diversity & Inclusion

Our culture is one of the best things about working at LBR, and we are committed to making our organisation an inclusive, respectful &  engaging place to work. Our culture is shaped by our core values that promote equality, innovation & respect in everything we do.

To achieve this mission, our commitments are to:

  • Attract diverse talent to our business, targeting underrepresented groups in areas where we recognise we have a lack of diversity.
  • Ensure our assessment processes are free from bias and we hire people based on merit.
  • Maintain our inclusive and collaborative culture where people feel comfortable to be their authentic self and everyone has an equal opportunity to reach their full potential.
  • We are happy to share that we have partnered with Business Disability Forum to help us on our journey to becoming a more inclusive employer and achieving Level 2 Disability Confident Accreditation. Business Disability Forum work with partners, businesses like ours, the government, and disabled people to improve the life experience of disabled employees and consumers, by removing barriers to inclusion.
  • Law Business Research has been selected as a finalist for the 2024 Inspiring Workplaces Awards. We’re proud of our inclusive and inspiring culture here at LBR and we remain committed to creating a positive workplace for all our employees.

Inclusion & our Employee Affinity Networks at LBR

Our culture is one of the best things about working at LBR, and we are committed to achieving a more diverse workforce and maintaining our inclusive and collaborative environment, where everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential. Our employee affinity networks help drive our inclusive culture by working together on events, projects, fundraising and other activities that are designed to make LBR an inclusive, respectful, engaging and fun place to work.

Networks below:

  • The Neurodiversity Network
  • DRIVE Network
  • FUNraising committee 
  • Pride Network 
  • Sustainability Committee 
  • The Active Wellbeing Committee

Charity

Law Business Research is proud to fund and support the Swawou School for Girls, which is based in Kenema, Sierra Leone.

We’ve been supporting the school since it was set up in 2009 and it now offers 120 girls from the local community a valuable education, as well as a free hot lunch every day and grants for learning materials. The school is designed to be a safe, positive environment for the girls with the students’ families and members of the local community involved in decisions affecting the school.

LBR supports the school financially with a large annual donation which covers the school’s running costs.  With the help of our wonderful FUNraising Network and our other EAN events such as bake offs, auctions and quizzes we also organise an annual mailout of Christmas cards and gifts, a mixture of essential supplies (stationery, toothbrushes, toiletries, reading glasses, etc) and fun things for the girls to enjoy.

Our EANs also partner with and fundraise for charities aligned with their goals such as Mind, The Felix Project, FareShare and The Alwan Foundation. Many of our employees utilise their paid Volunteer Day to support their local communities either as individuals or in groups – the most recent being a day spent clearing up Southwark Park in London alongside Surfers Against Sewage.

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