DataPulse is a data-driven publication and digital PR agency based in Berlin. We build studies for major brands that regularly land in the biggest German publications like Welt, FAZ, Focus, Tagesschau and Zeit, and get cited on Wikipedia. We turn raw data into stories journalists actually want to write about.
AI is deeply embedded in our workflows, with many humans in the loop at every step. We test, integrate and use the latest tools every day.
We're looking for an editor and producer (yes, both) for our studies. A hybrid role that sits somewhere between a producer, a newsroom editor and a tech-style project manager.
You won't write the studies from scratch. That's what our team of external data journalists is for. Your job is to make sure what ends up on the table is something that an editor at Tagesschau would actually care about.
Find the story and assign the right journalist
- Research promising data sources and form hypotheses about where the next interesting story might be hiding
- Brief and assign the right journalist or specialist for each study
- Define the angle and the editorial bar before anyone starts writing
Get studies press-ready
- Sharpen incoming drafts editorially until they're publication-ready
- Lock in the final headline, lead and methodology section
- Ensure data accuracy, source citations and editorial consistency
Pressure-test story and data
- Review charts and data points through a reader's eyes: would an averagely smart person understand this? If not, the chart is wrong.
- Spot weak angles and restructure stories so the most newsworthy finding leads
- Say no when a story doesn't have enough substance for press coverage
Orchestrate the team
- Run three or four studies in parallel
- Coordinate data specialists, visualisers and writers
- Keep pace, quality and ownership intact without things turning chaotic
Non-negotiable
- Strong editorial judgment. You can tell quickly what's working in a draft and what isn't.
- A journalistic instinct for what makes a story land. Not just interesting data, but a narrative an editor would actually publish.
- A critical mind. You ask "what does this chart actually say?" and "is this story worth telling?" before anyone else.
- An ownership mentality. You make the role yours, not your hours.
You'll grow into
- Coordinating three to four parallel studies and the people working on them.
- AI workflows that didn't exist three months ago. Open to learn, not already an expert.
- Switching fluidly between hands-on editing and project direction.
A quick filter so no one wastes time.
- Not a pure data journalism role where you design studies from scratch. The deep data and writing work is done by our external collaborators with you, not by you alone.
- Not a pure copy editor role focused on polishing prose. A politics or humanities background alone isn't enough if you're not comfortable around data and charts.
- Not a career wind-down. We're startup-paced, fast, sometimes chaotic. Anyone looking for a quiet admin seat will be unhappy here.
- Not a clock-watching role. We want commitment to outcomes, not to a fixed hour count.
- The steepest learning curve you've had in years. Working directly with the founder, learning AI workflows that aren't in any course yet, and shipping work that lands in major outlets.
- Real agency. You shape this role, not the other way around. If something doesn't work, you can fix it.
- Claude Code and other AI tools deep inside our workflows. You'll work with setups most teams haven't tried yet. Learning is part of the job.
- A five-person core team in Prenzlauer Berg, near Eberswalder Straße, that scales with external collaborators. Good equipment, standard German vacation, quiet enough to think.
- A growth path that scales with your impact. If the role works, responsibility and terms scale with it.
- Native-level German with an excellent feel for the language
- Strong English (we work bilingually, office language is English)
- Full-time, 40 hours, five days a week (flexible hours)
- Based in Berlin or willing to come into our Prenzlauer Berg office regularly
- Professional experience in editorial, producing, content strategy, project direction or digital PR
