Reporter, OpenAI

Rippling, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Parental leave

Generous PTO

401(k) with employer matching

FSAs for healthcare/dependent care

Wellness stipend

Cell phone reimbursement

Company lunches in office

Job summary

The Information, a San Francisco-based publication, is seeking a Reporter to own coverage of OpenAI, a defining tech story of our era. This is a chance to break news, build trust with sources, and shape national conversations from a premium newsroom.

You'll report on OpenAI's leadership, products, breakthroughs, and policy debates, collaborating with our AI and enterprise reporting teams to tell complex stories clearly for a broad audience.

Qualifications

• A proven track record of breaking news and building high-level sources who trust you with hard information — on any beat.
• Fierce curiosity about power, money, and how institutions really work (tech background is a plus, not required).
• The judgment and analytical rigor to make sense of complex, fast-moving stories and tell them clearly.
• The drive and discipline to juggle fast-turn scoops alongside ambitious investigations.
• Based in, or willing to relocate to, the San Francisco Bay Area; we offer a flexible hybrid model — three days a week in-office.

Skills

Breaking news

Source development

Curiosity about power

Analytical rigor

Discipline & pace

Job description

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

The Information is looking for a Reporter to own coverage of the most important technology company to emerge in a generation: OpenAI. This is one of the highest-profile beats in journalism today — the company behind ChatGPT sits at the center of the AI revolution and is reshaping business, policy, geopolitics, and daily life. We're looking for someone to make this story theirs.

You don't need a background covering tech to be right for this job. We're looking, first and foremost, for an incredible reporter—someone who knows how to build trust with hard-to-reach sources, break news that moves markets and shapes the public conversation, and turn complexity into narrative. If you've proven you can do that in politics, finance, national security, sports, entertainment, or anything else and you're hungry to go deep on the biggest story in the world right now, we want to talk to you.

You’ll cover OpenAI’s leaders, its business, its AI breakthroughs, its new products, its policy fights, and its impact on how the world works and lives. You’ll join a collaborative, high-performing newsroom, working alongside our AI reporter Stephanie Palazzolo and partnering with seasoned journalists covering enterprise software, chips, venture capital, and finance, setting the pace for how this industry gets covered.

And the story is only getting bigger: OpenAI has undergone a major leadership shake-up as it prepares for a potential IPO, including the departure of senior executive Fidji Simo and a larger operating role for co‑founder Greg Brockman. The company is also on track to pursue one of the largest IPOs in history in the coming years.

This is a rare opportunity for a proven reporter to step onto the biggest stage in journalism, raise their national profile, and define how the world understands the company at the center of the AI era.

Qualifications

• A proven track record of breaking news and building high-level sources who trust you with hard information — on any beat
• Fierce curiosity about power, money, and how institutions really work (a background in tech is a plus, not a requirement)
• The judgment and analytical rigor to make sense of complex, fast‑moving stories and tell them clearly
• The drive and discipline to juggle fast‑turn scoops alongside ambitious, high‑impact investigations
• Based in, or willing to relocate to, the San Francisco Bay Area. We offer a flexible hybrid model — three days a week in‑office — built to support real collaboration

Why Join Us?

At The Information, you'll work alongside some of the sharpest, most driven reporters and editors in the business, shaping how the world understands the defining industry of our time. We're a newsroom that backs ambitious journalism with real resources, and we're committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment where the best ideas — and the best scoops — win. If you're ready to make your mark on the biggest tech story there is, we'd love to hear from you.

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
• 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
• A supportive, inclusive, and diverse work environment with a zero‑tolerance policy for harassment

Salary Range: $130,000 - $220,000 USD Annually + Bonus + Benefits

The 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.