BuzzFeed News is looking for smart, tenacious, and enthusiastic technology reporters for the new San Francisco bureau. We’re looking for reporters who can respond quickly to the news of the day, develop a beat, break news, and advance stories.
This is a highly ambitious bureau, and the successful candidate will share that drive and passion. They do not necessarily need years of experience these are entry level positions where we expect the reporters to develop from a fast, obsessive generalists into a fast, obsessive beat reporters. Expect to work with the technology editor and bureau chief to hone the reporting skills needed to make that transition. Candidates should be eager to dive into emerging cultures and behaviors and report back from the horizon. They should be able to predict what the next big thing will be, based largely on their own passions. They should have good taste.
We believe technology is oxygen to the world we now live in. It’s the foundation that everything else we build rests upon. We’re going to cover emerging technology, privacy and security, gaming, entertainment, social media and communications, robots and drones, transportation, mobile, software development, virtual and augmented reality, biotech, artificial intelligence, and all the very many ways we’re using technology to change our bodies, brains, society, culture, and economy.
You’ll have the chance to develop your own beat, and own it. So when you apply, tell us about your obsessions, and the things you’re excited (or worried) about. Tell us about the times you’ve stirred up trouble, and how you tell gripping stories.
We hope to build a team that is diverse in many ways, and want to cast a wide net. People relatively new to reporting are encouraged to apply, as are experienced reporters who maybe haven’t covered tech previously or primarily. We offer competitive compensation and a stock option program. Also, it’s going to be a lot of fun.
Responsibilities:
- Cultivate sources and dig up the stories no one else is telling
- Produce a mix of newsy shorts, deeply reported stories, and smart analysis
- Pitch early and often and be willing to regularly spitball the other reporters’ ideas.
- Work quickly
- Work on more than one story at a time
- Trendspot
- Embrace new and innovative ways to package and tell stories
To apply, go here.
