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About the Role
YC Media is seeking an Editorial Researcher to create content for individuals interested in startups, technology, AI, science, and the future. This role involves producing videos, podcasts, essays, and original research, leveraging YC's extensive knowledge and data.
Responsibilities
- Research, write, and edit YC’s written content.
- Develop ideas and conduct research for YC videos, podcasts, interviews, and other media.
- Collaborate with YC partners, founders, and the Media team to produce high-quality content.
- Analyze data to identify surprising trends in startups, technology, and founders.
- Discover emerging people, projects, papers, companies, and ideas.
- Contribute to content strategy and rationale for YC coverage.
- Translate complex technical subjects into clear, accurate, and engaging content.
- Experiment with new editorial formats and storytelling methods.
Requirements
- Deep curiosity about technology and understanding of startup, AI, engineering, and internet culture.
- Excellent writing and editing skills, with the ability to simplify complex topics without oversimplifying.
- Technical proficiency to engage with engineers and researchers.
- Proactive research skills, including exploring papers, datasets, and expert interviews.
- Strong editorial judgment to identify genuinely interesting topics.
- Comfort working across various content formats (e.g., Substack, YouTube, podcasts).
- Informed opinions on media and the internet, with an understanding of smart audience preferences.
- Ability to independently identify and develop story ideas.
- Smart, curious, and technically adventurous mindset.
- Desire to create content that appeals to intelligent audiences.
Skills
- Writing
- Editing
- Research
- Data Analysis
- Content Development
- Storytelling
- Technical Communication
Location
- San Francisco Bay Area (residency required)
- San Francisco (office-based, minimum 3 days/week)
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Onsite (minimum 3 days/week)
- Potential travel and weekend work
Experience Level
- Not specified, but emphasis on skills and thinking over previous titles.
Education Level
- Not specified, but diverse backgrounds are welcomed (e.g., engineering, developer relations, journalism, research, founder, think tank).
Salary/Compensations
- $180,000 - $200,000
Benefits
- Medical, vision, and dental plans
- Infertility benefit
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Life insurance
- Commuter benefits
- Flexible spending account
- Health savings account
- 401(k) with 4% matching
- Generous parental leave
- Paid holidays
- Flexible paid time off policy
About the Company
- Y Combinator is the leading startup accelerator for entrepreneurs, investing in and supporting founders for the life of their company.
- Since 2005, YC has invested in over 6,000 companies, including prominent startups like Airbnb, Dropbox, OpenAI, and Stripe.
- YC has built the world's most powerful startup community.
Equal Opportunity
- Y Combinator considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law, including San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance.
- Y Combinator is committed to protecting the privacy of job applicants' personal information and to complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act.