About Urban Institute:
At the Urban Institute, we believe in the power of evidence to improve lives and strengthen communities. As a nonprofit focusing on social and economic policy, our researchers and policy entrepreneurs open minds, shape decisions, and identify transformative solutions to the most pressing issues of our time.

Our Mission
To open minds, shape decisions, and offer solutions through economic and social policy research.

Our Values
Collaboration, Equity, Inclusivity, Independence, and Integrity
For more information on the Urban Institute, please visit https://www.urban.org
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How you’ll contribute:
The Urban Institute is seeking a data visualization developer to join our vibrant and growing team. To build on our continued success with powerful digital content, we're looking for a talented and multifaceted visual thinker. This is a unique opportunity to deliver Urban's vital research to an expanding audience and to explore the possibilities of telling stories with data. The specialist will work closely with research center directors and staff, executive office staff, and the communications team to translate research into user-focused data visualizations, interactive tools, and applications for the Urban Institute website.

Responsibilities:

• Develop creative solutions to communicate complex research findings to the Urban Institute's audiences (including policy makers, national and local journalists, and the general public).
• Collaborate with researchers and communications staff (designers, developers, writers, and editors) on the conception and construction of interactive data visualizations.
• Create and refine static data visualizations for a range of digital and print publications based on our comprehensive communications standards.
• Grow and refine our data visualization practices and standards—exploring new technologies, developing new style guidelines, or designing and building new templates.

What you’ll bring:
Essential skills

• A strong portfolio of data visualization projects, from 2–5 years of combined academic and professional experience.
• Bachelor’s or Masters degree in computer science, journalism, statistics, information science/visualization, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Familiarity and interest in public policy topics and storytelling with data.

The successful candidate must have a working knowledge of the following:

• Front-end web development using semantic HTML, modern CSS, and JavaScript
• Creating interactive graphics in d3.js
• Using Git, Github and version control
• Cleaning and analyzing data (using R, Quarto, Python, Ruby, Stata, or others)

Preferred Knowledge

• Advanced techniques for charting in Microsoft Excel
• Git and Github
• Frameworks like Svelte, React, or others
• Statistics and data science
• ggplot2
• Online mapping libraries (especially Mapbox) and experience with GIS programs such as Leaflet, mapshaper, ArcGIS or QGIS
• Experience with emerging web-based interactive scriptable environments such as Jupyter Notebook, Google CoLab, and Observable notebooks.

What You’ll Experience:
No matter your role with Urban, you will contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference for people and communities across the country. And whether you call the Washington, DC area or elsewhere home, you can expect to be part of a welcoming and hybrid workplace. We are committed to cultivating a community and working in a manner defined by collaboration, equity, inclusivity, independence, and integrity.

Urban’s greatest asset is our people.
Urban is committed to supporting our staff’s physical, emotional, and financial well-being through a robust benefits package for yourself, eligible dependents, and domestic partners. It includes generous paid time off, including nine federal holidays, medical (including prescription), dental and vision insurance, and transit benefits. Urban is unique in that we offer 403(b) retirement plan participation immediately after you’re hired and a generous employer contribution after five months of service and 1,000 hours, with immediate vesting. You’ll also have access to a health advocate, personal finance coaching, an Employee Assistance Program, and educational assistance for undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

As a federal contractor, Urban will comply with Executive Order (EO) 14042 that requires federal contractors, subcontractors, and their respective employees to comply with Covid-19 vaccinations. All Urban Institute employees must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and comply with masking and distancing requirements, regardless of responsibilities or work location. New hires must also be fully vaccinated before starting work. Employees may request exemption from vaccination against COVID-19 based on either a medical condition or a sincerely held religious belief that prevents them from being vaccinated. Where such an exemption is approved, Urban will discuss with each employee potential accommodation.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the people assigned. This posting is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and requirements. Urban management reserves the right to amend and change duties, responsibilities, and requirements to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.

The Urban Institute is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender or gender identity, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, veteran status, pregnancy or family responsibilities, matriculation, disability, political affiliation, or any other protected status under applicable law.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you have a physical and/or mental disability and are interested in applying for employment and need special accommodations to use our website to apply for a position, please contact Human Resources at humanresources@urban.org
. Reasonable accommodation requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.

Job Type: Full-time

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