Reporter, AI Computing

theinformation-jobs; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Parental leave

Paid PTO

401(k) plan

Job summary

The Information is seeking an experienced reporter to cover AI data center projects, economics, and the shifting hardware landscape. You will break news by gaining access to leaders in data centers, AI cloud providers, and their major customers, and you’ll analyze how chip choices and power costs influence capital decisions.

You’ll also publish an AI infrastructure column twice a month, build strong source networks, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to tie infrastructure trends to

Qualifications

• 5+ years of business, finance, or technology reporting experience.
• Experience with AI infrastructure reporting.
• Strong source-building and scoop capability.

Responsibilities

• Break news about the people, deals, and economics of AI data centers.
• Write an AI infrastructure column twice a month.
• Cultivate source networks and collaborate with other reporters.

Skills

Business reporting

AI infrastructure reporting

Source-building

Scoop-driven journalism

Job description

About The Information

The Information is the go-to source of in-depth reporting for the most influential leaders in technology and business. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, our original, high-quality journalism has the power to inform the most consequential decisions shaping our future, and we’ve built a community of 700,000 active readers who depend on us to do just that. We have a financially healthy business, plenty of capital, and big ambitions to grow our team and business.

About the role

This reporter will break consequential news about AI data center projects and the changing economics behind them by getting inside the leading data center developers, AI cloud providers and their biggest customers (top AI firms). In doing so, this person will have a chance to break news about the hardware bets these firms are making, particularly as alternatives to Nvidia chips proliferate, and changes to the supply and demand for cloud GPU servers. This person will also get ahead of what’s going well with data center projects, as well as what isn’t, including delays and other physical limitations and cost overruns companies are running into (power, labor, regulatory, hardware snags, etc.) long before the broader market learns about it.

These issues will be upstream of the financing and planning for these facilities, meaning the reporter will have a chance to break news on those developments too.

What you'll do

• Break news about the people, deals, and economics of AI data centers.
• Write an AI infrastructure column with original reporting or analysis twice a month (the topics would stem naturally from your other reporting)
• Cultivate source networks among data centers and large AI developers, utility providers, and infrastructure investors.
• Partner with reporters across our big tech, finance, and venture teams to connect infrastructure issues to broader shifts in capital markets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of business, finance, or technology reporting experience, including experience with AI infrastructure reporting.
• A track record of scoop-driven journalism and source-building on a competitive beat.
• The ability to work out of The Information’s San Francisco or New York office.

Why Join Us?

At The Information, you’ll have the opportunity to work with a team of passionate professionals, shaping the future of tech and business journalism. We’re committed to fostering a collaborative, inclusive environment where innovative ideas thrive. If you’re excited about the chance to make an impact with your marketing expertise and help grow a brand that’s setting the standard for quality journalism, we’d love to hear from you.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, including:

• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents
• Medical coverage that includes fertility care and $0 copays for in-office mental health visits with in-network providers
• Paid parental leave to support and empower new parents
• Generous paid time off (PTO) that increases with tenure
• 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for healthcare and dependent care expenses
• Fitness and wellness stipend to encourage a healthy lifestyle
• Monthly cell phone reimbursement
• Company-sponsored lunches in the office every Monday
• Commuter benefits
• A supportive, inclusive, and diverse work environment with a zero-tolerance policy for harassment

We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the United States. This is a hybrid role with office attendance required 3 days/week.

Salary Range: $125,000 to $200,000+ USD Annually + Bonus + Benefits

Salary range posted is based on the company's good faith belief at the time of the posting. Actual compensation may vary above or below this range based on factors such as location, work experience, and skill level.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are committed to diversity and to building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and ages.