Thomson Reuters Looking For Elections Data Researcher at Bengaluru, Karnataka, Full Time

Reuters is looking for a journalist or researcher with some experience of data collection and verification to begin work immediately on an exciting new project for our global clients.

The hire will collect publicly available information about current government office holders, such as their names, titles and links to their social media accounts. The work comprises collecting an initial set of data and then updating it as countries and constituencies go to the polls. There may also be an opportunity to work on other projects. The job would suit a recent graduate or someone with up to two years’ experience.

About The Role

As a Data Researcher at Reuters, you will:

• Collect data related to a particular office holder or political candidate such as – social media accounts, official website, public contact details, date officeholder took office, and other similar attributes.
• Contact political parties to gather political party logos, party colors and party abbreviations and upload them to a webpage.
• Provide ongoing monitoring of the data collected
• Monitor news for big events affecting officeholders in several countries
• Work with others in the Reuters bureau to share information

About You:

To be our Data Researcher, you will likely have:

• 1-2 Years of experience
• Fluent English
• A University Degree
• Keen eye for detail and accuracy
• Knowledge of US politics
• Ability to use tools for monitoring the web such as Google Alerts
• A sense of urgency and strong communication skills
• It would be helpful (but not essential), if you also have experience performing data collection or data validation

What’s in it For You?

At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:

• Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities.
• Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists.
• Industry Competitive Benefits:  We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days.
• Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world’s most important stories.

About Reuters

Reuters is the world’s largest multimedia news provider. Founded in 1851, it is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. With unmatched coverage in over 16 languages, and reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters provides trusted intelligence that powers humans and machines to make smart decisions. It supplies business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world’s media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers.

About Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. More information on requesting an accommodation here.

Learn more on how to protect yourself from fraudulent job postings here.

More information about Thomson Reuters can be found on thomsonreuters.com.