Data Journalist Internship - Summer 2019

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ZestFinance is looking for a Data Journalist intern to take the rich information and data we already have and turn it into compelling messages and marketing materials. We want our data to tell a clear story, highlight insights we hadn't previously seen, and do it all faster than we've been able to previously. You are the ideal candidate for this position if you have experience in economics, statistics and data visualization and a passion for storytelling.

In this role you will:

  • Come up with creative ways to find and use data that significantly impacts our key business metrics
  • Have a knack for unearthing trends and insights from data sets large or small and tell stories through data
  • Leverage internal and external data sources for analysis, modeling and visualizations (including for gathering, analyzing and visualizing your own data) and translate them to topical narratives, reports and white papers
  • Contribute to research on quantifying ZestFinance’s growing impact and relevance working cross-functionally with our Communications and Marketing teams

We are looking for:

  • A graduate degree in Economics, Statistics or other quantitative field
  • Knowledge of econometrics and multivariate statistics and record of applying these skills
  • Experience with data science tools such as R, SQL, and/or Python is a plus
  • Demonstrated research ability, including the conceptualization and execution of original research topics, writing and explaining research motives and conclusions to expert and non-technical audiences
  • A knack for visualizing data in innovative and compelling formats
  • A detail-oriented and analytical mindset, with emphasis on accuracy
  • Creativity, curiosity and fascination with data and trends they reveal

Perks and benefits:

  • People – the best part of Zest
  • Dog friendly office with lounge areas, video games and gigantic jigsaw puzzles
  • On-site gym with yoga, salsa, and other employee run fitness classes
  • Complimentary massages, manicures, pedicures and more
  • Daily catered lunches from LA’s best restaurants and fully stocked kitchen
  • Company happy hours, social events and outings

About ZestFinance:

ZestFinance, Inc. applies its unique credit-decisioning technology platform — based on data science and machine learning — to help lenders effectively predict credit risk so they can increase revenues, reduce risk and ensure compliance. ZestFinance was founded in 2009 by Douglas Merrill and a team of former Google employees with the mission of making fair and transparent credit available to everyone.

We are committed to diversity in hiring, professional development, and everyday discussion. Zest is determined to hire crazy smart people who are different from each other to create broad thinking, lots of different ideas, and by extension, the best team possible.

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