The Verge seeks a senior reporter to cover artificial intelligence

The Verge’s policy team is dedicated to illuminating how politics, law, and regulation affect the technologies that shape readers’ lives — and how technology is shaping all those fields as well. As a US presidential election approaches, the Supreme Court prepares to take on online speech challenges, and EU regulation changes the basic operating principles of services like iMessage, we’re delving into the goals of politicians, regulators, and activists; weighing the intended and unintended consequences of their efforts; and looking for the nuance behind the biggest issues of the day.

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WHAT YOU’LL DO

The Verge is looking for a senior reporter to cover the artificial intelligence beat, and work primarily with our policy and tech teams. You’ll spend your days finding big stories and breaking down enormously complex topics around how AI is being developed, addressed by lawmakers, incorporated by consumers and creators, and changing the world–for good and ill.

Senior reporters at The Verge are responsible for working with editors to identify and maintain a beat, then proactively generating stories on that beat. As the Verge’s primary AI reporter, your duties will be a mix of reporting on the news of the day and digging into longer-lead investigations that will drive news cycles of their own.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing your beat with coverage from news to larger reports and analysis.
• Working across our teams to find and explain stories around artificial intelligence.
• Develop and nourish sources in the AI community and at the major companies investing in AI, including OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft.
• Proactively pitch news and analysis, and help vet stories.
• Help us maintain our collaborative and ambitious team culture.

WHO YOU ARE

You care deeply about artificial intelligence and what it means for people, culture, and the technology world. You have a vision for strong, focused coverage of AI and the companies and policy makers engaging with it, as well as the communities affected by its growth.

You’ve published scoops and built a network of contacts and sources in the AI area.

Qualifications:

• Extensive experience reporting in the AI space.
• Established contacts in the AI space.
• Strong knowledge of artificial intelligence and the hardware that powers it.
• Strong writing skills, including the ability to identify compelling angles and develop them effectively.
• An exceptional grasp of writing about culture, particularly the ways AI is transforming culture.

If you think you have what it takes, but don’t meet every single point in our job posting, please apply with a cover letter to let us know how you believe you can bring your unique skills to the Vox Media team or get in touch! We’ve hired chefs who became editors, DJs who became UX designers, and sommeliers who became writers.

To apply, go here.