The Stacker Dispatch

This Week in Brand Journalism Jobs: AI-Native Companies Are Shelling Out For Their Heads of Content

Madeline Stone — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:15:00 GMT

AI-native companies feature heavily in this week's list of brand content jobs, and they're paying at the top of the market.

This Week in Brand Journalism Jobs: Creating the Stories That AI Cites

Madeline Stone — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:15:00 GMT

This week's job search yielded a smattering of listings where leading research initiatives is just as important as defining the narrative to come out of them.

Beyond Impressions: How Current's VP of Comms Uses Prompt Monitoring and Custom Agents to Prove Impact

Madeline Stone — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:01:14 GMT

For Erin Bruehl, the VP of Communications at fintech platform Current, GEO has brought a level of clarity in reach that has never been possible before.

This Week in Brand Journalism Jobs: Reporters Are in High Demand

Madeline Stone — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:31:07 GMT

This week's job roundup includes a number of storytelling roles that are specifically looking for their candidates to have journalism experience.

This Week in Brand Journalism Jobs: Why AI-Native Companies Want Human Writers

Madeline Stone — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:15:00 GMT

This week's jobs roundup shows that even the most AI-forward tech companies view human writing as a strategic edge.

This Week in Brand Journalism Jobs: The AI Split in Editorial Hiring

Madeline Stone — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:17:39 GMT

This week's roundup includes roles that fall into two buckets: brand storytellers and AI-powered growth editors.

The first bucket is made up of companies like Starbucks, Walmart, and Express — legacy consumer brands looking for people skilled at building narratives through content strategy. Express is looking for a "strong writer with excellent editorial judgment," who can ensure "clarity, accuracy, consistency, and quality" in the brand's storytelling.

Walmart is seeking a senior manager to "oversee editorial governance, establishing best practices and ensuring compliance with quality and branding standards," and Starbucks needs someone to manage the editorial calendar and develop content strategies, among other things.

The second bucket is made up of roles where successful candidates will actively use AI to drive the brand's content program forward. That includes a role at AI-powered identity verification company Pindrop, which requires candidates to be strong editors and writers while also being able to build a full-scale content operation using GPTs and agents.

Meanwhile, enterprise tech company Cognizant is looking for someone to track tech news and market trends to develop and write thought leadership pieces. It specifically calls out journalism as a desired background. It also wants this editorial expert to be well-versed in AI, ideally with experience building agents and "a strong editorial philosophy for responsible AI integration."

Interestingly, a writer and editor role at Google Research leans more toward the first bucket than the second. The company is specifically looking for someone with experience "managing technology, scientific, or research publications, blogs, or journalistic outlets."

"You will create broad organizational impact by setting the editorial bar, building narrative frameworks, and mentoring other writers for overall narrative consistency across teams and channels," that job listing reads. "You will be equally comfortable defining long-term editorial strategy, ghostwriting high-stakes thought leadership (e.g., keynotes, op-eds etc.) for executives, reviewing and editing your colleagues' work."

This Week in Brand Journalism Jobs: Wall Street Wants Writers

Madeline Stone — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:52:26 GMT

Our first job roundup includes a slew of roles in financial-services companies both new and old.

Welcome to The Stacker Dispatch, Our New Home for the Brand Journalism Community

Madeline Stone — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:52:02 GMT

When we hosted Cited — our inaugural conference for the brand journalism community — in June, one thing became abundantly clear: this community is growing, and it needs a home.