{"id":2201,"date":"2009-10-21T01:35:25","date_gmt":"2009-10-20T21:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2009\/10\/21\/job-data-visualizer-sunlight-labs-washington-dc\/"},"modified":"2009-10-21T01:35:25","modified_gmt":"2009-10-20T21:35:25","slug":"job-data-visualizer-sunlight-labs-washington-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2009\/10\/21\/job-data-visualizer-sunlight-labs-washington-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"JOB: Data Visualizer, Sunlight Labs, Washington, DC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a multi-part message in MIME format.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;-bc01a12fc661a50a66d8c<br \/>\nContent-Type: text\/plain;<br \/>\n\tcharset=&#8221;windows-1252&#8243;<br \/>\nContent-Disposition: inline;<br \/>\nContent-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable<\/p>\n<p>Data Visualizer<br \/>\nThe Sunlight Foundation is seeking a data visualizer to help explain and sh=<br \/>\nowcase the data about the US Federal Government and State and Local governme=<br \/>\nnts too. This data could include campaign contributions for the past 30 year=<br \/>\ns in the federal government and all 50 states, information about lobbyist co=<br \/>\nntacts with members of congress, and information about legislation and proce=<br \/>\nss in government.<\/p>\n<p>About You<br \/>\nYou=92re passionate about taking complex information and concepts, distilli=<br \/>\nng them to their essence and making them visually sing.=20<br \/>\nYou have a strong technical side as well as a design side. You know that th=<br \/>\nere are lies, damn lies, and statistics, and know how to properly use analyt=<br \/>\nic tools to get to the truth.=20<br \/>\nYou are passionate about the open government and transparency space, and be=<br \/>\nlieve that your data visualizations can make a difference. You=92re familiar=<br \/>\n enough with the issues in the space that you=92ll contribute your own ideas=<br \/>\n and thoughts to the process.=20<br \/>\nYou have a minimum of two (2) years of information visualization experience=<br \/>\n with a background in both understanding math, but also in making things ple=<br \/>\nasing to the eye.=20<br \/>\nExperience and interest in coaching other team members is a plus.=20<\/p>\n<p>About Us<br \/>\nThe Sunlight Foundation is a non-profit, non partisan Washington, DC based =<br \/>\norganization focused on digitization of government data and making tools and=<br \/>\n websites to make it easily accessible. There=92s about 30 of us working in =<br \/>\nDupont Circle to open up our government so that people can see what=92s goin=<br \/>\ng on. We=92re an energetic, fun place to work.<\/p>\n<p>We=92re not just your run-of-the-mill non-profit, either. 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