Tom Vaillant

Journalist & Technologist

Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

About

Visual journalist and technologist working on editorial innovation, building tools to help reporters investigate with AI. Producing data-driven stories using maps and charts. Contact: [email protected]

Experience

  • Founder at Buried Signals
    Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

    Buried Signals is an investigative technology studio in partnership with Indicator. Using AI to accelerate investigations, disclose methodologies, and build open tools for journalists and researchers.

  • Investigative Technology Partner at Indicator
    Jun 2026 - Present · 1 mo

  • Grantee, Journalism Innovation Fund at Gebert Rüf Stiftung
    Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

    Building Scoutpost and Atelier, editorial-tech tools for newsrooms.

  • Editorial Innovation at We.Publish
    Mar 2026 - May 2026 · 3 mos

    Building AI tooling for local newsrooms.

  • 20 Minuten (1 yr 7 mos)
    • Visuals & AI Newsroom Automation
      Sep 2025 - Mar 2026 · 7 mos

    • Visual Journalist
      Sep 2024 - Sep 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo