AI Reporter

Job Description The Wall Street Journal is seeking a nimble, hungry reporter to join our ambitious tech team covering the high-stakes race to build superintelligence. We are looking for candidates with sourcing within the most influential AI labs including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google's DeepMind, xAI and beyond to help us break exclusive, agenda-setting news and revelatory enterprise projects. San Francisco Full time Job_Req_54612 AI reporter The Wall Street Journal is seeking a nimble, hungry reporter to join our ambitious tech team covering the high-stakes race to build superintelligence. We are looking for candidates with sourcing within the most influential AI labs including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google's DeepMind, xAI and beyond to help us break exclusive, agenda-setting news and revelatory enterprise projects. This job requires speed, creativity and collaboration. You and your colleagues - a mix of enterprise and beat reporters - will dominate stories about the products, personalities and priorities of Silicon Valley's top AI companies. You are excited to get inside the company town halls, memos and turning points and can’t wait to help readers make sense of major developments. The ideal candidate can produce a steady stream of scoops and strong analysis while working towards ambitious, long-form stories. Candidates should have three or more years of experience covering technology and proven track record of unearthing revelatory, exclusive information from within the walls of important companies. The reporter we seek can source at all levels of the company, knows how to listen for exclusive, revelatory details and wants to write frequently. You Will Maintain a track record of enviable scoops that reveal internal strategy and decision-making inside companies including Anthropic, OpenAI, DeepMind, xAI and beyond. Be deeply sourced across the ranks and workforce writ large at major AI companies Develop original enterprise stories and balance advancing them with daily news demands Work with colleagues across bureaus to keep our readers up to date on the fast-changing world of AI research and product development. You Have At least five years of professional journalism and preferably three years of experience covering technology A demonstrated ability to write quickly and cleanly to break news and deliver impactful stories. The ambition to separate from the pack and find original angles on stories the entire world is watching. The metabolism to deliver a steady cadence of quick-turn news while advancing enterprise work The persistence and skill required to unearth fresh, high-stakes stories through aggressive sourcing and document diving. A collaborative spirit and a desire to partner with colleagues across the newsroom Excellent communication skills to liaise with colleagues in other offices and time zones Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. EEO/Disabled/Vets Reasonable Accommodation We're committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application or participating in an interview due to a disability, email us at View email address on click.appcast.io. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates. Please refer to the privacy notice at the bottom of this page for submitting any data access, deletion, or other data subject rights requests, where permitted under your local laws and regulations. Business Area: Dow Jones - News - WSJ Job Category: Editorial/Journalism Base Pay Range: $140,000 - $175,000 We're committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors. For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions. For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. The Wall Street Journal is a global news organization that provides leading news, information, commentary and analysis. The Wall Street Journal engages readers across print, digital, mobile, social, audio, and video. Building on its heritage as the preeminent source of global business and financial news, the Journal includes coverage of U.S. and world news, politics, arts, culture, lifestyle, sports, and health. It holds more than three dozen Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding journalism. The Wall Street Journal is published by Dow Jones, a division of News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV). Req ID: 54612 #J-18808-Ljbffr Dow Jones