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Kayla Zhu

Kayla Zhu

Writer @ Visual Capitalist | Data Journalist

3 yrs experience · Vancouver, BC · 20-30 hrs/week

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About

I'm a multidisciplinary journalist who loves to tell stories through data.

Skills

Content CreationContent DevelopmentContent ManagementContent PlanningContent WritingCopywritingData AnalysisData CleaningData VisualizationGraphic DesignNewsletter ManagementPythonSocial Media

Experience

  • Data-Driven Writer · Visual Capitalist05-01-2024

    Worked with a team of designers and editors to create original, informative data visualizations and infographics, and wrote data-driven articles to accompany them. Also helped put together and write two weekly subscription newsletters, the Special Dispatch and The Trendline.

  • Freelance Data Journalist · Self-employed12-01-2023

    Available for freelance reporting and content writing assignments, helping organizations obtain, clean, analyze, and visualize data to tell compelling stories. Worked with various clients and media outlets to pitch, research, and report on data analysis-driven articles and reports on various industries.

  • Data Reporter · Investigative Journalism Foundation05-01-2022 – 12-01-2023

    Pitched and produced original, data-driven investigative stories related to Canadian politics and public policy. Supported the IJF team with technical work related to databases, such as data cleaning.

  • Data Journalist · Local News Data Hub09-01-2021 – 05-01-2022

    Identified government and other data with the potential to generate local stories. Wrote story templates and code necessary to populate templates with data for specific communities. Produced local stories using automated journalism, posted on the LNDH website, and shared with the Canadian Press wire service.

  • Investigative Unit Intern · CBC/Radio-Canada10-01-2021 – 11-01-2021

    Worked as an associate producer for CBC's Investigative Unit, assisting reporters in researching stories, finding sources, conducting background interviews, fact-checking rigorously, and vetting data for various investigations.

Education

  • Toronto Metropolitan UniversityBachelor's degree, Journalism

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