Director of Technical Content & Editorial

Arize AI • San Francisco, CA

1d • $180,000 - $220,000

About The Position

Arize is hiring a hands-on editorial leader to guide how the company educates and builds trust with the AI engineering community. The Director of Technical Content & Editorial will turn Arize’s technical expertise and engineering perspectives into useful, credible content for developers, AI engineering teams, product leaders, and enterprise technology buyers. The role owns editorial direction across technical education, industry thought leadership, product storytelling, executive perspectives, and customer content.

This role combines strategic leadership with direct writing and editing. The Director will set content strategy and priorities, work closely with technical subject matter experts and executives, create technically credible content, and develop a scalable editorial program. The position also partners with Growth and SEO/AEO on organic discovery and content distribution, and manages freelance writers, editors, and other external resources.

Success in the first 6–12 months includes establishing a distinctive editorial voice, building a consistent publishing program, producing content trusted by engineers, expanding the reach and engagement of thought leadership and educational content, improving organic content contribution to qualified traffic and acquisition, and building a reliable network of technical contributors and freelance resources.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience in content, editorial, technical writing, or content marketing, including ownership of editorial strategy.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills, demonstrated through a portfolio showing technical depth and clear thinking.
• Experience creating content for developers, engineers, or highly technical B2B audiences.
• Strong understanding of AI development, developer tooling, cloud infrastructure, or related technical markets.
• Ability to interview technical experts and turn complex ideas into authoritative content.
• Experience building editorial programs across multiple formats and distribution channels.
• Understanding of SEO and how editorial content contributes to organic discoverability.
• Experience managing freelancers, agencies, or small editorial teams.
• Strong editorial judgment and ability to balance technical credibility, audience interests, and business priorities.
• Ability to operate as both a strategic leader and an individual contributor.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on familiarity with LLM applications, AI agents, agent evaluations, and observability.
• Experience at an AI infrastructure or developer tools company.
• Experience writing technical tutorials or documentation-adjacent educational content.
• Experience developing executive thought leadership and original research.
• Familiarity with open-source communities and developer-led adoption.
• Understanding of AEO and how content earns visibility in AI-generated answers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a content strategy that builds Arize’s authority in AI observability, agent evaluations, and the AI engineering ecosystem.
• Set editorial priorities for developers, AI engineering teams, AI product leaders, and enterprise technology buyers.
• Build and manage an editorial calendar spanning technical blogs, educational guides, thought leadership, customer stories, newsletters, and other formats.
• Identify emerging industry trends and develop distinctive editorial perspectives.
• Maintain standards for technical accuracy, clarity, originality, and editorial quality.
• Personally write, edit, and produce technical and strategic content.
• Partner with engineers, researchers, PMMs, DevRel, and executives to develop content grounded in practical experience.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear, useful material without oversimplifying them.
• Develop tutorials, explainers, deep dives, and educational resources that help developers solve real problems.
• Create original content about product innovation, engineering insights, and emerging approaches to agent evaluation and observability.
• Work with founders and technical leaders to develop perspectives on the future of AI engineering.
• Identify opportunities for industry commentary, research, opinion pieces, and technical thought leadership.
• Partner with Marketing and DevRel to amplify ideas through publications, social channels, podcasts, speaking opportunities, and community engagement.
• Collaborate with Growth and SEO/AEO to identify high-value topics, content gaps, and opportunities to improve search and AI-answer visibility.
• Own editorial quality and development of content designed to support organic discovery.
• Refresh and improve existing content to maintain relevance, accuracy, and authority.
• Develop distribution strategies for high-value content across web, email, social, and partner channels.
• Use performance data and audience feedback to inform editorial decisions.
• Manage freelance writers, editors, and other external content resources.
• Develop editorial workflows for consistent, high-quality publishing and effective collaboration with technical subject matter experts.
• Prioritize content based on audience value, strategic relevance, and business impact.
• Partner across Marketing to support campaigns, launches, events, and major company initiatives.

Benefits

• Competitive equity package.
• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan.
• Unlimited paid time off.
• Generous parental leave plan.
• Mental and wellness support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed