IndexLab is a new research and intelligence company. We specialise in measuring how emerging technologies are disrupting the world we live in.

Why we exist:

AI and other emerging technologies have the potential to transform every aspect of our lives.

Businesses are racing to deploy AI in everything from agriculture to banking. And yet no one knows exactly what they’re doing or how they’re doing it. The world is running blind.

• Companies don’t know how their AI ecosystems compare vs. competitors;
• Investors can’t clearly see who has the competitive advantage;
• Regulators struggle to keep up.

What we do:

We’re setting out to build the world’s first index to publicly rank the largest companies in the world on their AI maturity, using advanced data gathering techniques to process millions of public data points across a wide range of unstructured data sources.

By combining data and cutting-edge research we are building the most accurate picture of how the world’s biggest companies are using and adopting AI, and driving transparency.

Why join us:

• We are building a world leading team of index creators, researchers, data scientists and journalists. We have more than 30 years of experience building complex indices that drive positive change in the world.
• We are building a cutting edge research team that aims to change how research is done. We use the latest techniques in Machine Learning to build our own data collection tools that are faster and better than traditional methods.
• We are an early stage company, with big growth ambitions. Join us early to shape our future plans.
• We are backed by some of the world’s leading tech commentators and investors.

The role:

We are looking for a talented Data Journalist to join us and help to find stories in the data from our new index and produce engaging data visualisations that bring them to life. As our first Data Journalist role this is a greenfield opportunity where someone can shape our entire output.

Responsibilities

• Find stories in the data from our database that drives our new AI Index
• Create engaging data visualisations, graphics and charts for use in our newsletter, articles, reports and social media
• Define, write and grow our weekly newsletter and other long-form content fuelled by index data
• Produce and manage social content (note: we plan to bring in additional social media support in coming months)

Core skills

• Intellectual curiosity. The ability to become familiar with new topics, often at short notice
• Good writing skills and the desire to develop your own ideas into stories.
• The ability to think numerically.
• Knowledge of basic statistical techniques, advanced spreadsheet skills and experience of presenting data in graphical form

Desirable skills

• Demonstrable understanding of core topics like artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. Interest in how they’re disrupting the world (business landscape in particular) today; and how it will change in the future
• Experience in writing about business topics, including financial services
• Experience in cleaning and analysing large datasets, to identify and hone stories, using SQL, Python or R
• Experience in data visualisation development using packages such as ggplot2, d3.js, plotly, bokeh, or seaborn
• Experience using a visualisation tool such as Tableau, Looker, or Cumul.io
• Knowledge of working collaboratively with others on coding projects using version control systems such as Git

Characteristics

• You’re intellectually curious, and like getting your teeth into different topics
• You’re excited about working in an early stage tech or research environment
• You like to build things, to take an idea and run with it

Benefits

• Remote first, UK-based (London area preferable). We are based in London, and anticipate up to 5-8 days in London per month.
• 28 days of holiday + public bank holidays. This includes a mandatory period of leave between Christmas and new year.
• Private Health Insurance.
• Annual learning budget of £1,000.