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AI Development Editor at Hearst

AI Development Editor

Hearst · CA, US

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AI Development Editor

Hearst · CA, US

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About the Role

The San Francisco Chronicle and SFGate are seeking an AI Development Editor to integrate artificial intelligence into new content products and newsroom tools. This role involves building, testing, and maintaining AI pipelines, ensuring accuracy and transparency in AI-assisted content, and training colleagues on AI tools. The position combines technical expertise with journalistic judgment to foster responsible innovation.

Responsibilities

  • Leverage AI in the building of utility products for consumers.
  • Evaluate, pilot and integrate generative AI and automation tools into the newsroom.
  • Develop standards and best practices for AI use in reporting, editing, fact-checking and audience engagement.
  • Lead training sessions and provide support for editors and reporters using AI tools.
  • Oversee the editorial work of AI developers across our newsrooms.
  • Identify opportunities where AI can augment journalism.
  • Assess emerging AI tools, vendors and partnerships.
  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams on internal tools to improve efficiency and enhance storytelling.
  • Ensure AI applications align with ethical journalism standards and company AI policies.
  • Establish guardrails for accuracy, sourcing, transparency, and human oversight of AI-assisted content.
  • Audit and monitor newsroom AI use, providing regular updates to editorial leadership.
  • Serve as a point person for AI strategy across the newsroom.
  • Partner with editorial leads to identify reporting beats where AI-assisted workflows can expand coverage.
  • Act as a liaison with legal, HR, and executive leadership on responsible AI adoption.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience experimenting with AI or automation tools in a journalistic context.
  • Familiarity with generative AI platforms (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) and newsroom-focused tools (transcription, summarization, translation, meeting monitors).
  • Technical literacy: ability to work with APIs, structured data, or scripting languages (Python, JavaScript) preferred.
  • Expertise in prompt engineering.
  • Excellent communication and training skills; able to translate technical concepts for nontechnical colleagues.
  • Ability to self-manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously, meeting tight deadlines without compromising on quality.
  • Commitment to ethical journalism, transparency and accuracy.

Skills

  • AI integration
  • Content product development
  • Newsroom tools
  • AI pipelines
  • Accuracy and transparency
  • AI training
  • Journalistic judgment
  • Generative AI platforms
  • Prompt engineering
  • API
  • Structured data
  • Scripting languages (Python, JavaScript)
  • Communication
  • Training
  • Project management

Location

  • San Francisco

Work Type

  • Full-time

Experience Level

  • Supervisor-level

Salary/Compensations

  • $90,000—$125,000 USD

About the Company

  • The San Francisco Chronicle and SFGate are champions of smart automation strategies that help journalists and grow their audience.