Jobs · Writing · California

AI and VC Editor

The Wall Street Journal · San Francisco, CA · 2 days ago
Writing$175k–$210k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate like EEO, application instructions, etc. Must preserve substantive info. Let's parse the posting: - Intro: "The Wall Street Journal is looking for an accomplished, driven, high-metabolism editor based in San Francisco to lead our coverage of the most consequential forces reshaping technology: artificial intelligence, venture capital, and the high-stakes race for superintelligence. This editor will guide a talented team of beat and enterprise reporters, driving agenda-setting coverage of major AI labs (including OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepMind, SpaceXAI, and beyond), the venture capital firms funding them, and the founders and investors building the next tech paradigm." That's about the role. - Then bullet-like sentences: "The ideal candidate has a knack for creative framing and helping reporters shape tips into ambitious stories, as well as the speed to ensure our top talent land scoops fast and beat the competition. You will manage a high-speed cadence of scoops, revelatory enterprise and accountability projects, and incisive analysis. You demonstrate strong organization and energetic leadership and the ability to seamlessly communicate and share tasks across time zones on a highly productive team. You have a “can do,” collaborative attitude and a drive to live on the bleeding edge of where the world-changing AI race is headed." These are responsibilities/qualities. - Then "You Will Direct a team of reporters to dominate news on the products, personalities, deal flow, and strategic turning points across top AI labs and venture capital firms.Work closely with reporters to turn tips, internal memos, and hunches into exclusive news breaks, deeply reported features, and long-form investigative projects.Help reporters build, expand, and navigate deep sourcing networks across all levels—from frontline researchers and engineers to syndicate partners, founders, and top VC execs.Balance the demands of fast-breaking news alerts with the patience required to develop long-range, agenda-setting journalism.Partner with editors and reporters across global bureaus and media formats (digital, audio, visual) to deliver seamless, comprehensive tech reporting." These are responsibilities. - Then "You Have At least 5–7 years of professional journalism experience, with at least 3+ years directly editing tech, venture capital, or AI coverage, alongside demonstrated editorial management capabilities.A sharp editorial eye capable of spotting original angles on stories the world is watching, paired with a proven understanding of complex corporate structures and deal-making.Elite line-editing capabilities, strong storytelling mechanics, and the ability to package stories cleanly under intense deadline pressure.The combination of ambition and empathy that will inspire reporters to get the best out of themselves while navigating high-pressure, highly competitive beats." These are requirements/qualifications/skills. - Then "To apply, please submit a resume and a cover letter explaining how your skills, experience and interests align with the expectations of the role by October 2nd. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and we encourage early submission as the position may be filled before the deadline." This is application instructions, we must remove. - Then EEO boilerplate etc remove. - Then "Business Area: Dow Jones - News - WSJ Job Category: Editorial/Journalism Union Status Non-Union role Base Pay Range: $175,000 - $210,000 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." We have Pay range and benefits mention. - Then description of WSJ etc (company description) maybe not needed but could be considered "About the company"? Not required sections. We can include maybe as part of About the role? But we should not invent sections. We can include a short paragraph about the organization maybe under "About the role" or separate? The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We should include only those sections that have real specific content. So we need to decide which sections we have content for. We have: - About the role: we have intro paragraph describing role and mission. That's suitable. - Responsibilities: we have bullet list of duties: direct team, work with reporters, build sourcing networks, balance fast-breaking news with long-range projects, partner across bureaus/media formats. Could be list. - Requirements: we have experience: 5-7 years professional journalism, 3+ years editing tech/VC/AI, editorial management capabilities. - Qualifications: maybe sharp editorial eye, understanding corporate structures, line-editing, storytelling, ability under deadline, ambition/empathy. - Skills: could be creative framing, speed, organization, leadership, communication across time zones, collaborative attitude, drive to live on bleeding edge. But we might combine Requirements and Qualifications and Skills into fewer sections to avoid thin sections. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one "Requirements" section that includes experience, skills, abilities. Or we could have "Requirements" and "Skills" separate if we have enough content. We also have Pay: base pay range $175,000 - $210,000 plus note about variable, bonus eligibility, etc. That's specific. Benefits: we have mention of comprehensive competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, optional benefits. That's specific enough to include Benefits section. Schedule: not mentioned. No schedule info. So we should not include Schedule. We also have location: San Francisco mentioned in intro. Could be part of About the role. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, application instructions, privacy notice, etc. We must not repeat job title. We must not include Job ID etc. We must output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Let's craft:

About the role

The Wall Street Journal is looking for an accomplished, driven, high-metabolism editor based in San Francisco to lead coverage of the most consequential forces reshaping technology: artificial intelligence, venture capital, and the high-stakes race for superintelligence. The editor will guide a talented team of beat and enterprise reporters, driving agenda-setting coverage of major AI labs (including OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepMind, SpaceXAI, and beyond), the venture capital firms funding them, and the founders and investors building the next tech paradigm.

Responsibilities

  • Direct a team of reporters to dominate news on products, personalities, deal flow, and strategic turning points across top AI labs and venture capital firms.
  • Work closely with reporters to turn tips, internal memos, and hunches into exclusive news breaks, deeply reported features, and long‑form investigative projects.
  • Help reporters build, expand, and navigate deep sourcing networks across all levels—from frontline researchers and engineers to syndicate partners, founders, and top VC executives.
  • Balance the demands of fast‑breaking news alerts with the patience required to develop long‑range, agenda‑setting journalism.
  • Partner with editors and reporters across global bureaus and media formats (digital, audio, visual) to deliver seamless, comprehensive tech reporting.

Requirements

  • At least 5–7 years of professional journalism experience, with 3+ years directly editing technology, venture capital, or AI coverage.
  • Demonstrated editorial management capabilities.
  • Sharp editorial eye for spotting original angles on stories the world is watching.
  • Proven understanding of complex corporate structures and deal‑making.
  • Elite line‑editing skills, strong storytelling mechanics, and ability to package stories cleanly under intense deadline pressure.
  • Combination of ambition and empathy to inspire reporters while navigating high‑pressure, highly competitive beats.

Skills

  • Creative framing and ability to help reporters shape tips into ambitious stories.
  • Speed to ensure top talent land scoops fast and beat the competition.
  • Strong organization and energetic leadership.
  • Ability to seamlessly communicate and share tasks across time zones on a highly productive team.
  • “Can do,” collaborative attitude and drive to live on the bleeding edge of the world‑changing AI race.

Pay

Base pay range: $175,000 – $210,000. The range reflects a good‑faith estimate and may vary based on experience, skills, location, and other factors. Bonus‑eligible roles have targets determined by market benchmarks and individual contributions.

Benefits

For benefits‑eligible roles, the Journal offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet diverse employee needs.

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    for prose. We need to ensure we didn't repeat job title. We didn't. We preserved all substantive information: intro, responsibilities, requirements, skills, pay, benefits. Did we miss any? The mention of "Wall Street Journal is a global news organization..." etc is company description; not required but could be considered part of About the role? Might be optional but we omitted; it's not critical. The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. The company description is substantive? It describes the organization; but it's not about the role. However, it's still part of the posting. Should we include it? The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we should include that info somewhere. Where could we place? Could add a paragraph under About the role or maybe a separate section like "About the Company". But we only allowed headings from the list; we could add it under About the role as extra prose. That would preserve it. Thus after the intro paragraph, we can add another paragraph describing WSJ: "The Wall Street Journal is a global news organization that provides leading news, information, commentary and analysis. The 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)." We should include that as part of About the role. Let's adjust About the role to have two paragraphs. Now check for any other substantive info: "Business Area: Dow Jones - News - WSJ Job Category: Editorial/Journalism Union Status Non-Union role" - this is metadata; could be considered minor metadata; we can drop or fold into short p. The instruction: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

    or drop it. So we could include a short p about Business Area, Job Category, Union Status. But it's minor; we could drop it. However, to preserve ALL substantive information, we might include it as a short paragraph. The instruction says "fold minor metadata into a short

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