The New York Times
Business Correspondent, Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies
$125K–$190K
San Francisco, CA · Full-time · Posted Jun 4, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of significant beat reporting and writing experience.
About the job
Reports on OpenAI, Anthropic, and emerging technology, producing breaking news, analysis, features, and enterprise journalism for The New York Times Business desk.
What you'll do
- Generate original reporting, build sources, and cover news and trends involving OpenAI and Anthropic.
- Write breaking news, analysis, explainers, profiles, accountability stories, and enterprise on deadline; contribute to live coverage, newsletters, and videos.
- Collaborate with reporters, editors, and teams across the newsroom on reporting and coverage.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of significant beat reporting and writing experience.
- Demonstrated ability to produce crisply written, well-organized, accessible stories.
- Experience collaborating and partnering with colleagues across a newsroom.
- Must be based in San Francisco and attend the office four days each week.
Nice to have
- Interest in directly engaging with audiences.
- Curiosity about the world and a commitment to tough and fair reporting.
Pay
$124,979.94 — $190,000 USD (base salary)
AI focus
Journalism covering artificial intelligence, particularly OpenAI, Anthropic, and the impact of their technologies.
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