Job Description

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TechCrunch is looking for a Reporter who can work under the Venture Desk Editor and alongside a team of reporting peers to cover all things Silicon Valley. This includes coverage of investment firms, investors, entrepreneurs, and startups working to build companies and develop technologies.

Though TechCrunch covers early-stage companies, there is also a broad remit for covering news and stories in the tech ecosystem at large. The person for this role will also help to program and perhaps even moderate our live events, which draw experts on a range of issues around social, e-commerce, hardware, and software tech companies, as well as the wider ecosystem.

TechCrunch’s mission is to tell the stories behind the stories. You'll need to know how to talk with investors, founders, C-suite executives, engineers, and designers. You’ll use your knowledge and acumen to cut through the noise to intelligently inform readers what it all means and why it matters in language suitable for human beings. You will get out in the world and weave your findings into stories that lead the conversation. 

Top candidates will have the ability to accurately report on multiple stories concurrently in a fast-paced media environment, to be the first and final voice on breaking news, and to place original reporting – including scoops and investigations – at the top of the priority list.  

TechCrunch often covers stories weeks, months, or years before they enter mainstream consciousness. Our reporters lead coverage areas from the front. A strong proactive sensibility and good instincts will serve you well in this environment.

We need someone who:

• Has a deep desire to report on startups and the venture dollars that make them tick

• Can regularly publish scoops and be first to a story

• Is adept at working with editors to produce well-reported and polished news pieces and features that provide context to the reader

• Can write spot news 

• Can develop and write features 

• Can develop and write analysis pieces

• Can break news first via investigative journalism 

• Can present numbers in unique and varying ways, i.e. via charts, graphs, galleries or things that haven’t even been invented yet

• Can work across a team of editors to devise and shape editorial strategy

You:

• Must be located in the San Francisco Bay Area

• Have at least 3 years of experience in journalism

• Have a proven track record of publishing stories that garner attention and make an impact

• Know how to work with fellow writers and editors to develop stories about burgeoning trends

• Possess knowledge of SEO basics

• Can write headlines that capture the imagination of readers

• Have the ability to write engagingly, without sacrificing accuracy

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Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form (www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html) or call 408-336-1409. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

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The compensation for this position ranges from $72,750.00 - $151,250.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions, in addition to equity incentives. Yahoo provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave and an employee assistance program. Eligibility requirements apply.

Yahoo has a high degree of flexibility around employee location and hybrid working. In fact, our flexible-hybrid approach to work is one of the things our employees rave about. Most roles don’t require specific regular patterns of in-person office attendance. If you join Yahoo, you may be asked to attend (or travel to attend) on-site work sessions, team-building, or other in-person events. When these occur, you’ll be given notice to make arrangements. 

If you’re curious about how this factors into this role, please discuss with the recruiter.

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