About the role

  • Design impactful visualizations that drive data-driven storytelling.
  • Collaborate with economists, data scientists, program teams, and other stakeholders to create static and interactive visualizations.
  • Address the data needs of internal and external clients to help them interpret complex information.
  • Deliver presentations to external audiences, using data to tell compelling stories about rural America.
  • Support business development by contributing to grant and contract proposals.
  • Develop design concepts for internal and client-facing reports.

Requirements

  • 3–5 years of professional experience in a data-focused role, ideally within a nonprofit or mission-driven organization.
  • 3+ years of experience creating visualizations using tools such as ggplot, Datawrapper, and Adobe Illustrator.
  • 3+ years of experience analyzing data with R (tidyverse) and/or Python (pandas).
  • Experience building interactive graphics with modern HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (e.g., d3.js).
  • Experience developing static and interactive maps using Mapbox, Leaflet, and/or QGIS.
  • Experience using data to measure, evaluate, and communicate program outcomes and impact.
  • Proficiency with design tools such as Figma and Adobe Illustrator.
  • Proficiency with spreadsheet tools such as Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets.
  • Strong understanding of information design principles and data storytelling.
  • Familiarity with, or willingness to learn, JavaScript frameworks such as React or Svelte.
  • Familiarity with federal socioeconomic datasets, such as the American Community Survey (ACS) and Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
  • Experience creating and maintaining organizational style guides and design systems.
  • Proficiency with Git and GitHub.

Benefits

  • Annual professional development allowance
  • Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, short-term disability and life insurance, and 5% employer-matched 401(k).
  • Home office set-up allowance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Fifteen days accrued PTO, plus eight floating holidays

Job title

Data Visualization Designer

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$80,000 - $90,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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