Jobs at Semafor

The Director, Sales and Strategic Partnerships will develop and manage key partnerships, drive revenue growth, and conduct market analysis to enhance business effectiveness.

Lead Semafor's design function and visual identity, integrating brand, product, and editorial design across platforms. Oversee creative direction and team development.

Lead product strategy and execution for internal platforms, build a unified event operating system, and deliver hands-on tooling and integrations. Prototype and configure tools (Airtable, APIs), apply AI/automation (LLMs, agents) to operational problems, and partner with engineering, data, and cross-functional teams to prioritize and ship solutions that streamline workflows.

Lead client and partner relationships as trusted advisor (often C-suite), manage integrated client programs end-to-end, act as primary post-sale contact, ensure clear communication and on‑time deliverables, and support domestic and international travel and flexible hours.

Design and iterate user-focused news products in partnership with Product, Editorial, and Engineering. Build production-ready visual and interaction designs, contribute to design systems and brand guidelines, support marketing assets, mentor collaborators, and help shape Semafor’s design culture while balancing technical feasibility and usability.

Lead guest strategy, targeting, and outreach for invitation-only executive roundtables. Curate C-suite attendees, manage RSVP flow and composition health, draft senior-level communications, maintain Airtable tracking, prepare briefings, coordinate with editorial/revenue/operations, and support on-site summit execution.

Cover and break agenda-setting stories on private markets, hedge funds, banking, and M&A. Produce reported columns and analytical pieces, develop deep senior-level Wall Street sources, expand Semafor's daily business briefing, and represent the outlet on TV, podcasts, and live events.

Lead Semafor's expansion across Asia by building and managing an Asia-based reporting team, producing high-impact business and geopolitical journalism focused on China and the region, anchoring coverage across platforms, recruiting reporters, developing products and briefings, and representing Semafor in events and media appearances.

Support audience and event operations: manage invitations, RSVPs, registration pages, attendee tracking, CRM and spreadsheets, update event sites, coordinate assets with design/production, conduct contact research, and provide administrative support for audience strategy and live events.

Provide high-caliber executive support to the CEO (calendar, travel, communications, briefings, expense reporting, and project coordination) while running day-to-day Washington, D.C. office operations (front-of-house hospitality, supplies, vendor and building liaison, badge management, basic IT troubleshooting). Support HR onboarding and offboarding, maintain records and filing, manage interns, and handle confidential matters with discretion to enable executive leverage and a polished in-office experience.

Provide white-glove executive engagement and logistics support for flagship live journalism events. Serve as primary liaison to C-suite and government participants, coordinate schedules and on-site agendas, maintain tracking and briefings, advise on programming and speaker alignment, and staff events as on-site point of contact. Collaborate with editorial, content, and events teams and respond promptly to executive communications.

The role requires a Tech Reporter to cover the business of tech, focusing on AI, and uncovering stories related to money, power, and political influences in the industry. The reporter will build high-level sources, produce analytical pieces, and collaborate across various sections to provide insights and breaking news.

Senior Creative Strategists at Semafor develop media strategies and proposals, collaborate with teams, and engage clients to drive revenue and enhance brand narratives.

Provide executive-level administrative support to the Chief Commercial Officer and Sales team while managing daily office operations, event coordination, project follow-up, travel and expense arrangements, stakeholder communication, CRM maintenance, and special projects to ensure organizational priorities are executed.