Junior Business Writer/Analyst

The Launch Partnership, LLC; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Launch Partnership, LLC is seeking a junior writer with a passion for startups, AI, and technology. You will research companies, founders, funding rounds, and new AI tools, models, and products, and draft newsletter posts for TWiST, This Week in AI, and This Week in VC.

You will fact-check and source posts before publication, track funding announcements, product launches, industry trends, and build research briefs for the newsletter and podcast teams.

Qualifications

• Looking for someone just starting out in their writing career who is OBSESSED with startups, AI, and technology.
• Insanely organized, with strong attention to detail.
• AI-first, already using basic tools and eager to take your skills to the next level.
• Comfortable with hard work, long hours, and high expectations.
• Ambitious, hoping to take ownership of projects, and help move the company forward.

Responsibilities

• Research companies, founders, funding rounds, and new AI tools, models, and products
• Draft newsletter posts for TWiST, This Week in AI, and This Week in VC, and revise them alongside senior editors
• Help fact-check and source posts before publication
• Track funding announcements, product launches, industry trends, etc.
• Build research briefs and databases for the newsletter and podcast teams
• Help test and experiment with new formats, series, and spinoff newsletters

Skills

Highly organized

Attention to detail

AI-first

Using basic tools

Willing to work long hours

Ambitious

Tools

Basic AI tools

Job description

High-energy, motivated, passionate about tech and startups, persistent, curious, and a natural leader.

You are fascinated by AI, eager to learn more about the latest developments and releases, and ready to experiment with new tools that can help increase your effectiveness and productivity.

You are a fast, clean, creative writer who can make complex deals and frontier technology understandable without dumbing them down.

What you will do:

• Research companies, founders, funding rounds, and new AI tools, models, and products
• Draft newsletter posts for TWiST, This Week in AI, and This Week in VC, and revise them alongside senior editors
• Help fact-check and source posts before publication
• Track funding announcements, product launches, industry trends, etc.
• Build research briefs and databases for the newsletter and podcast teams
• Help test and experiment with new formats, series, and spinoff newsletters

Who we're looking for:

• Someone just starting out in their writing career, who is OBSESSED with startups, AI, and technology.

You should be:

• Insanely organized, with strong attention to detail
• AI-first, already using basic tools and eager to take your skills to the next level
• Comfortable with hard work, long hours, and high expectations
• Ambitious, hoping to take ownership of projects, and help move the company forward