Recode seeks a host for a news podcast

Recode is launching a first-of-its kind, thrice-weekly podcast to explain the most important tech news of the week.

Grounded in Recode’s personality and authority, the show will deliver in-depth stories on how technology is changing everything.  We simply can no longer escape the future hurtling toward us, which is why understanding the technologies shaping our lives — and the companies creating and profiting off them — is fundamental to understanding the world we live in and the way we live in it.

If you’re the host of this show, you see every story as an opportunity to talk about technology—from its impact on individual users to its reshaping of the political, social, and legal systems that govern our world.

You also bring a critical view of the tech news landscape, seeking out nuanced and under-the-radar angles behind the latest headlines. You have strong inclinations about the right time to surface emerging technology trends and explain their relevance to a general interest audience.

Within a broad definition of “tech news,” our host has diverse interests. Ideally, you have a sophisticated understanding of internet culture, and can zoom out from the latest Twitter spats and meme-fueled fads to ask smart questions about what’s on the horizon as social media and digital platforms evolve.  You’re also a close observer of the big tech companies, critically questioning how their products, their culture, and their market wins and losses affect not just the economy, but all of human activity.

Whether you’re a tech enthusiast or a tech skeptic (or both), we expect that you’ll bring a strong perspective that will shape the show’s tone and style over time. In this role, you’ll work closely with the executive producer to establish the show’s format. Your past work needs to demonstrate keen interviewing talent, creative approaches to storytelling, facility with conversational writing, and a deep understanding of technology as a layer on life itself.

Recode values thinkers, creatives, and obsessives from all backgrounds. We are looking to hire the right person—not the right résumé. We encourage those with diverse and nontraditional experience to apply.

PLEASE NOTE: Include links in your cover letter from one of the following categories: A) your appearance on a live broadcast/podcast as a host or guest; B) radio/audio examples of your breaking news reporting or analysis; C) if you don’t have either of those, create an audio recording that demonstrates why you’d make a great host. Note: for A and B, please send excerpts or indicate the time codes where you want us to listen.

To apply, go here.