August 2023 Newsletter
Events! Content! Opportunites!
Hi, everyone! I’ve got lots to share this month, so I’ll save the 🍵 tea for #realtalk.
Upcoming events
☕Aug. 17, 8 AM EDT, Virtual Coffee Break!
Join us this Thursday at AM EDT for one of the highlights of my month, the Virtual Coffee Break! Join the meeting with this link. These events are intentionally casual. You’re welcome to join or leave anytime during the hour.
📚Aug. 25, noon EDT, Data Book Club Q&A with Jer Thorp (author, Living in Data)
More information and link to join the event here.
🪵Sept. 22, Data Careers Summit!
It’s free, and registration is open now!
Women in Datavizzes
📺New Iron Viz Behind the Build YouTube playlist
…featuring community members and Iron Viz survivors Brittany Rosenau and Kimly Scott! These two amazing women also both have great blogs! Check out Brittany’s latest post on how to create a dashboard overlay entirely in Tableau (no Figma or Illustrator required!)
On She Will Viz, Kimly recently interviewed community member Jen Schilling about her journey to creating data visualizations in R and her business, Schilling Data Studio.
New Charts in the Wild!
On my blog, SELECT * FROM data; my latest Charts in the Wild! looks at visualizations about office occupancy rates and how The Great Return is (not) going. Check it out here.
Announcements and opportunities
📊Call for speakers
Our next Conversations with Women in Dataviz is coming up! We’re seeking panelists for a moderated, virtual roundtable discussion about freelancing. We're looking for speakers who identify as women who earn most of their income as freelancers or independent contractors, primarily doing data visualization or something closely related (e.g, science illustration, graphic journalism). Attendees will be asked to submit their questions in advance so we can address the most popular topics first, but we'll allow for some additional live questions as time permits. The tentative date is Wednesday, Oct. 11, 7:30 - 9:00 PM EDT. If you're interested, send me a message on Slack or by email.
💻Data Engineer, JLL
JLL is hiring a data engineer! Here’s the job description. If you have questions, message Allison on Slack!
💼Healthcare consulting opportunity, OnFrontiers, Inc.
If you have knowledge of healthcare data and you’re familiar with the challenges faced by Latinx Medicare beneficiaries with regards to Medicare Advantage options, OnFrontiers has a short-term consulting role available. Message me on Slack or send me an email if you’re interested and I’ll share all the details.
📊Data Visualization Developer, Power BI and Alteryx
Bloomin Brands has a hybrid Power BI-focused data visualization developer and data analyst role available for an analyst with Alteryx experience. Hybrid, Tampa Bay area. Message me on Slack or send me an email if you’re interested and I’ll put you in touch with the recruiter.
📝 Guest bloggers wanted!
Inspired after this weekend’s amazing Medium Day event, I’ve decided to host a monthly guest post on my Medium publication SELECT * FROM data; My favorite topics include all things data, obviously, plus ADHD survival strategies and dismantling hustle culture. I’m open to any topics, so drop me a line if you’ve got a story to tell.
Requests
📋Help aspiring data practitioners! Please complete the Survey of Data Professionals
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