Journalist

Turing•Seattle, WA

2d•Remote

About The Position

Turing is seeking candidates with solid experience in journalism, editorial management, or media analysis, including experience expected of journalists, editors, or news analysts working across print, digital, or broadcast platforms. In this role, you will work on projects that evaluate and improve AI using newsroom expertise, editorial judgment, and communication skills. No prior AI experience is required. The projects provide an opportunity to apply AI to content creation, fact-checking, reporting accuracy, and editorial workflows. The work includes designing and evaluating real-world editorial and reporting scenarios to test AI reasoning and writing quality; producing structured analyses for journalism tasks such as article structuring, news verification, and bias detection; assessing AI responses for factual accuracy, ethical integrity, and journalistic standards; and collaborating with AI researchers to improve models’ understanding of news production, editorial judgment, and storytelling quality. This is a remote contractor/freelancer assignment. Projects last approximately one month, with the possibility of extension, and may potentially be full-time. Compensation varies by project. Candidates must not provide confidential or proprietary information, trade secrets, internal organizational data, specific client or case details, or information that would violate confidentiality obligations.

Requirements

At least 4 years of experience as a journalist, reporter, editor, or news analyst.
A completed or in-progress bachelor’s or master’s degree in Journalism, Communications, Media Studies, or a related field.
Strong English writing, editing, and reasoning skills.
Ability to explain complex journalistic and media concepts clearly and concisely.

Responsibilities

Design and evaluate real-world editorial and reporting scenarios to test AI reasoning and writing quality.
Write clear, structured analyses for journalism-related tasks, including article structuring, news verification, and bias detection.
Evaluate AI responses for factual accuracy, ethical integrity, and adherence to journalistic standards.
Collaborate with AI researchers to strengthen AI models’ understanding of news production, editorial judgment, and storytelling quality.