Independent data researcher · Australian agencies · UK hours available
Bring an early idea or a client brief. I find the data, test what it supports and hand over findings, charts and story angles. Every number is traced to its source.
I reply within one business day · Scope and fee agreed before work begins · White-label delivery available.
Findings used by ABC News, The West Australian, PerthNow and Waste Management Review.
“His data for an El Niño summer campaign landed coverage across seven Seven West Media titles.”
In their words
“Samiran supported our data team on several Digital PR projects. His data for an El Niño summer campaign landed coverage across seven Seven West Media titles, including The West Australian and PerthNow. His work is clean, easy to use and well received by our team and journalists. Very knowledgeable, highly recommend.”
“Samiran is a clear and thoughtful communicator, which makes him easy to work with in a remote environment. He is honest, dependable, and someone I can trust to follow through on his work (with great eye to detail). One of his biggest strengths is turning data and research into clear, meaningful stories that are actually useful from a strategic and commercial point of view. A wonderful talent and team member!”
I support the research; agency teams lead media outreach and campaign delivery.
Data journalism. I have co-written data stories for The Hindu, a national daily newspaper in India. I chose the topics and did the data work. Internet access and digital skills (2025) ↗ · India’s economic realities (2024) ↗
Who I work best with
Also content and PR agencies that publish original research. I work with Australian agencies and can also work UK hours.
Your team has the client but not the time or data skills to find a data story. I find it in public data, test it and hand over a study or a finished data story your team can pitch.
Good moments to bring me in
Small teams that plan their own studies and large teams with busy analysts both bring me in. I build the study, make the method hold and work in your team's format.
Good moments to bring me in
Not the right fit: I do not sell links, promise coverage, pitch journalists or design campaigns. Your team leads those. I do the research.
Choose your starting point
Prices start at US$290. I agree a fixed fee with you before work begins. A simple ranking fits in campaign research. A new index belongs in a full data story and can raise the fee.
Test the idea first
US$290
Know whether the idea will hold up before the client's budget is committed.
Delivered within 48 hours once we agree the brief.
The price covers one idea for one client and one round of questions. If the answer is stop, you still get the reasons, the sources and any workable alternative. If you go ahead, the next proposal builds on this work without charging for it again.
Send me what the client does, the audience, the market and the idea or question.
Download a feasibility review sampleOne page · PDF · made from a test briefEmail me your idea ↗Work on your client's brief
From US$500
Findings your team can pitch, with every number traced back to its source.
Delivered within 5 working days from the brief.
The starting price covers one question, a few public sources and one review round.
Send me the client's brief, the market, the deadline and any client data to include.
Real examples: StudioHawk and Independent Steel case studies
Download two pages from a real client studyIndependent Steel · PDF · shared with permissionEmail me the brief ↗From idea to finished story
From US$950
From the first idea to a finished long-form data story your team can publish or pitch.
Schedule agreed in the proposal.
What I run, end to endIdeation & research / Dataset sourcing / Cleaning & validation / Multi-source synthesis / Original composite indices / Charts & data visuals / Methodology notes / Stats pages for journalists / Pitch-angle summaries
Starting scope: one central question in one country, one article and one review round. A new index or a wider study may need a larger quote.
Send me what the client does, the audience, the market and the deadline.
Real examples: my bank-branch data story and the Aquatots study
Read a finished long-form data storyTowns that lost their last bank branch · web pageEmail me your idea or brief ↗The campaign research pages and the data story come from real work. The feasibility sample is made from a test brief.
Each starting price includes one review round. The price rises with more sources, more markets, more review rounds or a new index. All prices are in US dollars. I agree a fixed fee with you based on the question, how you will use the findings and the work involved. Any applicable taxes or external data costs are itemised before you commit. Media outreach and final campaign design are outside the research scope. Changes to the agreed scope are quoted before additional work begins.
Need capacity across several briefs?
After a first project, we can agree a block of research time for upcoming briefs, with clear priorities, outputs and review rounds.
Selected public examples
In the Otto Media Group examples, I developed the study concept and led the research and analysis. StudioHawk designed its campaign idea and method; my job was to make sure it would hold up. The agencies and their clients led campaign and publication decisions.
StudioHawk · 2026 campaign
Before running anything, I checked the data. Gaps in the climate records would have quietly removed some coastal towns from a national ranking. I raised it on the first day, proposed a fix the team approved and wrote down every decision so another analyst could rebuild the result.
The West Australian and PerthNow published the ranking in September 2026.
Aquatots · Research through Otto Media Group
I connected a swimming school’s work to a national water-safety question, combined public datasets and developed a documented comparison of states and territories.
ABC News drew on the overseas-born drowning findings in December 2025.
Independent Steel · Research through Otto Media Group
I connected a steel supplier’s work to a resource-recovery question, compared public waste data and modelled a clearly defined recovery scenario.
Waste Management Review reported the findings in November 2025.
My own study · 2026
I built a place list, a map and a full method from APRA's branch register, the official record of Australian bank branches.
How we work together
You work directly with me throughout the research. We agree the question, outputs, schedule and review points before work begins.
Tell me what the client does, who the audience is, the geography, deadline and any question or data you already have. I connect it to a public question and check whether the data can answer it.
We agree the first assignment, fee and outputs. If we do not yet know whether the sources can answer the question, we start with a feasibility review.
I source, clean and validate the data, bring sources together, test comparisons and build charts, using an original index when the evidence warrants it. We then review the findings together and pick the story angles the data supports.
You receive the agreed findings, charts, working data, method notes and supported pitch angles for your team to develop and use.
I develop the research concept where needed. I make and document the analytical decisions and prepare the agreed findings and supporting files.
Your team manages the client, campaign strategy, design, media lists, pitching and campaign reporting. We agree how the research is branded and credited.
Working details
Bring the client brief, an early idea or a research question. We agree what to cover, what you need back and when.
Most of my work uses public data: bringing sources together, comparing places and building rankings or indices. If you have client data or a survey brief, send the details. We can agree the work involved, including any survey design or analysis.
Yes. We agree branding, access to working files and attribution before the project begins. The Aquatots, Independent Steel and StudioHawk case studies are shared with permission. Other client work remains confidential unless permission to share it is agreed. Your team keeps the client relationship and leads campaign decisions.
I work with Australian agencies and can also work UK hours. Kolkata is 4.5 to 5.5 hours behind Sydney and Melbourne. It is 4.5 to 5.5 hours ahead of London. The exact gap depends on daylight saving. My working day overlaps with the Australian afternoon and the UK morning. I reply to project emails within one business day in your time zone.
Briefs, client names and any data you share stay confidential. I use them only for the agreed project. I am happy to sign your NDA before you send a brief. Client work appears on this site only with permission.
Yes. I can help with a difficult analytical question, take on part of a study or support your team during a busy period. We agree how the files and findings will fit into your team's work.
I explain what the data supports, where the original angle falls short and whether another direction is workable. We review the finding before your team develops the final story.
We agree any research support needed during outreach as part of the scope. This may cover method explanations, checking statistical wording or additional breakdowns where the data supports them. Response windows, revisions and additional analysis are agreed in advance.
A simple ranking can be part of campaign research & analysis. A new composite index is part of a full data story. Both come with the eligibility rules, weighting, missing-data decisions, robustness checks and a method note a journalist can follow.
Share the question, intended use and deadline. Feasibility reviews are delivered within 48 hours once we agree the brief. I confirm a fixed fee, deliverables, schedule and review points before work starts; full-study schedules are agreed individually. The prices cover the focused scopes described above; additional sources, markets, methodological development or support may require a larger proposal. If feasibility is uncertain, we can begin with a paid review before committing to the full data story.
Samiran Sengupta · Kolkata, India
Telling a lie with data is easy. So is telling one by mistake. I help Digital PR teams make sure a story holds before it reaches a journalist.
For 18 years I managed a water-testing laboratory for public-health programmes in West Bengal. A wrong result there could mean a family kept drinking unsafe water. I have also worked as a data analyst and survey designer and co-written data stories for The Hindu. Since 2025 I have done the research behind Digital PR studies used by ABC News, The West Australian and Waste Management Review.
Start with the client context
Tell me what the client does, who you want to reach and your deadline. An early idea is enough. You do not need a formal brief. I’ll look at where I can help and suggest a first step, with a clear scope and fee.
My clients have included StudioHawk and Otto Media Group.