Alan Smith
Head Of Visual And Data Journalism
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolAlan Smith is Head of Visual and Data Journalism at the Financial Times with over a decade of experience turning complex data into clear, award-winning interactive stories. He built and led interdisciplinary teams at FT and the Office for National Statistics, where he created the ONS Data Visualisation Centre and established corporate standards and training for data presentation. A seasoned presenter and lecturer, he has taught and spoken for international bodies including the UN and Royal Statistical Society, and balances editorial judgement with design and technical execution. Based in London, he combines a background in GIS and cartography with newsroom instincts, notable for bridging statistical rigour and engaging visual narrative.
10 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Geography, 2nd Class Honours, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Geography, 2nd Class Honours at University of LancasterMaster of Science (MSc), Geographic Information Science and Cartography, Pass, Master of Science (MSc), Geographic Information Science and Cartography, Pass at The University of Salford
English, Spanish
Github Skills (5)
points10
doctor10
vocabulary9
data-driven7
charts6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Financial-Times/chart-doctor
Jun 2016 - Oct 2022
Sample files to accompany the FT's Chart Doctor column
Contributions:5 commits, 22 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 5 months
chartdoctor
ft-interactive/boiler-frame
Jul 2017 - Nov 2018
Contributions:1 PR, 17 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 4 months
reactchartboiler-plateplateboiler
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