Remote Program Lead, AI Journalism Grants

Inside Philanthropy; Claymont (DE); Remote; USD 110,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

20 weeks paid parental leave

Job summary

Inside Philanthropy is seeking a Program Specialist, Reporting Grants to lead our growing reporting grants program. You will own end-to-end grantmaking from sourcing and funding AI journalism pitches to managing the judging panel and coordinating with other grantmakers.

You will build and scale a team as the portfolio expands, track outcomes, and report impact to inform future funding decisions, while ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and funding opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in journalism, including commissioning or editing.
• Ability to redesign processes and drive changes.
• Excellent written funding recommendations and calls for pitches.
• Ability to meet deadlines while designing programs.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end reporting grants program design and execution.
• Source pitches and manage grant rounds.
• Manage Tarbell's external judging panel.
• Coordinate with institutional grantmakers for alignment.
• Grow and develop a team when portfolio grows.
• Track outcomes and report on impact.
• Collaborate to grow Tarbell and take on additional tasks.

Skills

Journalism experience

Commissioning/Editing

Process redesign

Deadline driven

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Inside Philanthropy is seeking a Program Specialist, Reporting Grants to lead our growing reporting grants program. You will own end-to-end grantmaking from sourcing and funding AI journalism pitches to managing the judging panel and coordinating with other grantmakers.

You will build and scale a team as the portfolio expands, track outcomes, and report impact to inform future funding decisions, while ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and funding opportunities.