About Dataphyte Nigeria
Dataphyte collects and transforms data into accessible formats, producing insights and interactive visualisations to improve decision-making. It provides access to data useful for the public, private, and development sectors.
Our goal is to fill the lacuna in data accessibility, especially in formats that support governance, policy analysis, and accountability work in Nigeria. Without doubt, policy and development planning is currently based on outdated datasets and often extrapolated estimates. As an intervention, Dataphyte was launched to provide the accountability and policy sectors with cleaner, analysed, easily accessible, and usable data to drive democracy and development in Nigeria.
Job Title:Data Journalist
Location: Abuja FCT
Job Overview
Dataphyte is seeking a Data Journalist to join its newsroom. This full-time role involves collecting, analysing, and interpreting data to produce accurate, engaging, and impactful reports that help audiences better understand complex issues.
The successful candidate should have strong writing and analytical skills, experience working with datasets, and the ability to communicate findings through compelling stories and clear data visualisations.
Key Responsibilities
- Collect, clean, analyse, and interpret datasets from a variety of sources.
- Produce high-quality data-driven stories, reports, and investigations.
- Develop charts, maps, dashboards, infographics, and other visualisations to communicate findings effectively.
- Translate complex data into clear, accessible, and engaging narratives.
- Collaborate with the editorial team to identify and develop data-driven story ideas.
- Verify data accuracy and maintain high editorial and analytical standards.
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience in journalism, data journalism, research, or analytical writing.
- Excellent writing and storytelling skills, with published work that demonstrates the ability to communicate complex issues clearly.
- Experience producing investigative or data-driven reports.
- Ability to work with datasets and perform data analysis.
- Experience creating data visualisations, including charts, graphs, dashboards, or infographics.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Datawrapper, Tableau, Flourish, Power BI, or similar data visualisation tools.
- A background in journalism, economics, statistics, data science, social sciences, or a related field is an advantage.
Application deadline is Monday, 17 August 2026.
Method of Application
Interested candidates should submit:
- An up-to-date CV.
- Relevant writing samples that demonstrate experience in journalism, research, or data analysis.
- Any additional supporting materials showcasing data visualisation or analytical work (where applicable).
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