Senior Reporter, AI

Senior AI reporter, TechCrunch - ** MUST BE LOCATED in the San Francisco Bay Area**

Are you a journalist who gets excited by the ping of breaking news notifications? Do you thrive on cultivating sources and competing to break the stories that matter? TechCrunch is seeking a versatile, enterprising tech reporter to join our San Francisco team, then cover the business of AI with a passion. As the leading outlet covering the business of innovation, we pull back the curtain for readers on what's next—whether it's a two-person startup working on something transformative or a tech giant's small but potentially game-changing project.

This isn't a desk job. You'll have the freedom to find and deliver stories across the entire Bay Area tech ecosystem. One day you might be covering a product launch at Apple Park, the next you could be cozying up to sources at the hottest LLM company in SOMA. You'll be part of a tight-knit team that values both independent initiative and collaborative excellence.

We're looking for someone who loves the news and wants to compete to break it - not someone content to sit back and watch their inbox fill up with press releases.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and quickly report on major AI developments, product launches, and breaking news as they happen
• Uncover stories through document review, data analysis, and persistent sourcing
• Translate complex technical developments (model architectures, benchmarks, research breakthroughs) for a general audience
• Track regulatory developments, safety debates, and policy discussions in Washington and beyond
• Develop and maintain a perspective on where the industry is heading
• Attend major AI conferences and events for networking and coverage
• Represent TechCrunch on our podcasts, on stage at our events, and by moderating panels at industry events

Qualifications

• Proven track record of breaking news stories and cultivating high-level sources in the tech industry
• Demonstrated ability to produce agenda-leading coverage on high-profile companies or specialized beats
• Deep curiosity about the intersection of AI and everything, and how mature tech companies navigate competition from emerging firms
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to distill complex technological and business stories into clear, compelling narratives
• Exceptional multitasking abilities—you can seamlessly switch between chasing breaking news and developing in-depth, long-term investigative pieces
• A level of comfort - or eagerness to become comfortable - in interviewing executives on stage at events and speaking into a broadcaster's camera for video content
• A minimum of three years of reporting experience