At Built In, the health, safety and well-being of our employees and of our communities is a top priority. Due to the effects of COVID-19, we have decided to manage our entire business remotely until further notice. HQ-based employees will temporarily work from home until it is safe to return to our office. As we continue to grow, we are excited to be hiring for all open roles and look forward to meeting with qualified candidates in a virtual setting. For anyone who joins our team (yay!), your onboarding experience will also be conducted virtually. Thank you for your interest in Built In and be safe!

We are currently approved to hire this position in the following states: AK, CA, CO, DE, GA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MI, MO, MT, NH, NY, TX, WA, VA.

 Hello, We’re Built In

Built In is on a mission to unite technology professionals with their purpose.  We do that through the power of content.  Today, over one million registered users and 4.5 million technology professionals use our platform every year to learn about innovative companies, new technologies and further their careers.

The caliber of audience we’ve cultivated means that over 1800 companies--from the hottest tech startups to Fortune 500 companies undergoing digital transformation-- trust us to share their employer brand story and fill the technology roles that drive their strategy.  

Because we can help employers find hard to recruit talent, our B2B side is thriving.  In addition our users are finding great jobs and advancing their careers and knowledge of the tech world with Built In. That means we are rapidly growing our product and technology footprint as we are committed to building the leading SaaS product for employer branding and talent activation.

With venture funding of $30M to date with a $22M Series C raise in 2019, we are poised to help technologists learn, grow and find their dream jobs--in their city, around the country or completely remote. If you are looking for an award-winning culture, have a desire to help people find purposeful work and want to be part of building best-in-class technology, Built In might fulfill your purpose.

We’re Looking for a Staff Reporter

Built In’s editorial team reaches millions of tech professionals by reporting on the news in the markets and communities we serve. Personalized newsletters are a cornerstone of our content strategy, and we rely on a team of feature reporters to provide members of our core audience — software developers, data scientists, sales professionals and more — with tailored coverage that helps them become better at their jobs. If you love geeking out about what makes successful teams tick, we’d love to talk to you about joining our team!

We’re looking for a new reporter to take over our coverage of data science and analytics. Our past coverage on this beat has encompassed topics ranging from how machine learning is organizing the Library of Congress collection, to emotional AI, alternative data and misleading visualizations making the rounds on social media. Your job will be to develop a knowledgeable source network and write features that make our newsletter a must-read for any data professional.

You’ll join an ambitious editorial team with reporting and editing experience from publications like the Atlantic, Pacific Standard, Wired, Vox Media and Wirecutter. This team, which is primarily responsible for building and retaining our audience of tech professionals, reports to the VP of Growth and it is independent of our marketing-led branded content team.

Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend to apply to roles only when they check every box on a job description. We encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of qualifications and if this role is aligned with your career trajectory.

 How You’ll Contribute

• Pitch, report and write enterprise feature stories, and contribute to our growing library of explainers about essential data topics.
• Follow debates and emerging trends in the field of data and AI, and use the insights you gain to develop coverage that will keep our expert audience engaged.
• Collaborate with other reporters on the features team in pitch meetings and monthly story feedback sessions.
• Develop an extensive network of subject matter experts, and work with the marketing team to distribute your published stories.

 What You Need

• Experience reporting multi-source feature stories on complicated topics, between 1,500-3,000 words in length.
• An interest in startups and emerging technologies, and in learning more about how data and AI will shape our future.
• A knack for breaking down complex, nuanced concepts and making them approachable through strategic use of examples, hypotheticals and other storytelling devices.
• An eye for detail and a collaborative mindset, and an ability to build rapport with sources quickly.

 Impress Us Even More

• Arrive with a passing familiarity with data science fundamentals, as well as tools of the trade, like Tableau, Tensorflow, Python, R and SQL.
• Come prepared with a vision for how our coverage can evolve to make Built In an essential weekly destination for any data professional. 

What We Value

We’re revolutionizing tech recruitment. So we question everything, because the best answers sit just to the right of a question mark. That’s our heritage as a disruptive company — as a company whose future depends on our capacity to innovate with a sense of drive, purpose and urgency. If you join Built In, you will work from this set of values:

• Be Inclusive, Always. We’re committed to a culture where all people are respected, have a say and can be their whole selves. We will uplift and advocate for one another. Always.
• Be Unreasonably Passionate. Our passion is borderline obsessive, and we’re ok with that. No one ever built anything great on a “meh.” We work with outsized passion to fulfill our mission.
• Be Humble. You don’t have all the answers. Luckily, you don’t have to. Don’t worry about being right. Be humble instead.
• Stay Curious. Curiosity is a springboard to the future. It can transform the wisp of an idea into a breakthrough. We ask “what if.” We work with wonder. It’s how we innovate.
• Lead With Solutions. Question everything. But offer solutions as you do. Raise issues. But propose a few answers. For every hole you poke, offer a way to patch it up.
• Own the Result. We have no time for blame or shame. When you stumble, own it, learn from it and get back to business.
• Do More. Do more than your job description. Take initiative. Take charge. No job is beneath you, and no job is too big. Be a leader and do more — do whatever it takes.

Be Inclusive, Always

Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend to apply to roles only when they check every box on a job description. We encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of qualifications and if this role is aligned with your career trajectory.

Built In is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Built In is guided by principles of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). We are committed to this work over the long-term, but here’s some of what’s in place today:

• We have five thriving ERG groups: Built In For The People, BuiltOut, United We Parent, Women United in Tech and Built In Tribe.
• We have a dedicated Director, HR + Inclusion who oversees our DEI roadmap, which provides our annual metrics, goals and initiatives.
• We are proud to be led by a woman CEO and founder, and that more than half of our managers and employees identify as women.

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