Vince Dixon
Freelance Data Visualization Journalist
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolVince Dixon is a freelance data visualization journalist and senior newsroom developer with nine years building interactive news apps, graphics and data-driven storytelling for outlets like Eater and The Boston Globe. He blends reporting, data analysis and production-grade front-end development to translate complex civic and cultural topics—money, power and inequality—into clear, engaging visuals. Comfortable across web, print and multimedia, he ships interactive features and news applications that prioritize clarity, narrative and audience reach. A Medill-educated journalist, he pairs newsroom rigor with developer discipline, ideation skills and experience managing content workflows. Based in New York, he’s known for deconstructing thorny datasets into story-first visualizations and for moving between solo freelance projects and high-volume newsroom teams. An under-noted strength: he equally bridges editorial and communications roles, making technical work accessible to nontechnical stakeholders.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.), Master of Science (M.S.) at Northwestern University - Medill School of JournalismUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignGithub contributions (5)
vdixon3/big-brother-diversity-data
Aug 2019 - Feb 2022
Contributions:28 commits, 27 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 5 months
vdixon3/python-csv-reader
Nov 2018 - Nov 2018
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 16 days
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