Staff Writer (Fintech, AI)

TL;DR

Staff Writer (Fintech, AI): Responsible for delivering high-impact stories for the business desk, ranging from breaking news to longer-lead investigations with an accent on covering tech companies and their influence. Focus on established giants like Meta to emerging startups with consequential ideas about housing, artificial intelligence, fintech, and beyond.

Location: Hybrid in-office (3 days/week) and open to candidates in New York, San Francisco, or Los Angeles.

Salary: $85,000-$110,000

Company

WIRED is the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation, covering humanity’s biggest challenges and telling stories of the people trying to solve them.

What you will do

• Consistently break news and deliver scoops.
• Report and write at least eight stories per month, juggling shorter news pieces with longer, differentiated investigative work.
• Pitch, report, and write stories on tech companies and their influence.
• Collaborate with other members of the business desk, and journalists from across the WIRED newsroom.
• Collaborate with audio, video, events, and social media teams as needed to develop ways of telling stories on other platforms.
• Work collaboratively with global markets on all relevant stories or packages.

Requirements

• At least 3 years experience as a technology or business journalist with a track record of investigative reporting on technology companies.
• A proven track record of scoops and the ability to consistently break news on a beat.
• Strong organizational skills with demonstrated ability to manage a constantly evolving workload and prioritize appropriately.
• A clear, engaging, jargon-free writing style.

Culture & Benefits

• Part of a growing and increasingly global newsroom of smart, kind, nerdy, and well-informed colleagues.