AI & VC Editor: Lead Breakthrough Tech Coverage

Dow Jones & Company, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Competitive compensation

Job summary

The Wall Street Journal in San Francisco seeks an accomplished editor to lead coverage of artificial intelligence, venture capital, and the race for superintelligence. You will guide a talented team of beat and enterprise reporters, shaping tips into exclusive news and ambitious features across top AI labs and venture capital firms.

The role demands an agile editor who can manage fast scoops, long-form investigations, and broad sourcing networks, collaborating across time zones to push the

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of journalism experience with 3+ years editing tech/AI coverage.
• Sharp editorial eye for original angles and understanding of deal-making.
• Elite line-editing, strong storytelling under deadline pressure.
• Ambition and empathy to inspire reporters in high-pressure, competitive beats.

Responsibilities

• Direct a team of reporters to dominate AI labs, ventures, and tech coverage across top labs and firms.
• Turn tips into exclusive news breaks, deeply reported features, and long-form investigations.
• Build, expand, and navigate deep sourcing networks across researchers, engineers, founders, and VC executives.
• Balance fast-breaking alerts with long-range, agenda-setting journalism.
• Collaborate with editors and reporters across global bureaus and formats to deliver seamless tech reporting.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Editing tech coverage

Sourcing networks

Deadline-driven

Cross-bureau collaboration

Job description

The Wall Street Journal in San Francisco seeks an accomplished editor to lead coverage of artificial intelligence, venture capital, and the race for superintelligence. You will guide a talented team of beat and enterprise reporters, shaping tips into exclusive news and ambitious features across top AI labs and venture capital firms.

The role demands an agile editor who can manage fast scoops, long-form investigations, and broad sourcing networks, collaborating across time zones to push the