What Success Looks Like in Year-1 for This Role

• Coursework delivered. Led content development for 6 intensives (Oxford, Aspen Institute, St John’s College, etc.), writing syllabi or working with faculty to craft, producing reading packs, shipping facilitator guides; participants rated each session “excellent.”
• Online-course blueprint. Storyboard and production plan completed; becomes the backbone of our upcoming flagship course.
• Publishing engine. 52 Substack posts (short essays, reading recommendations useful for philosopher-builders, etc.) shipped on schedule; email list engagement beats industry benchmarks and subscriber count grows rapidly.
• Thought leadership reach. Placed Cosmos ideas in tier-1 outlets each quarter (e.g., WSJ op-ed, Atlantic feature, top podcast), tailoring voice and format to each publication.
• Research to influence. Weekly cadence sustained while deeper pieces (white papers & long-form essays) shepherded through multi-week editorial cycles.
• Contributor bench. Built a lean roster of 3-5 paid freelance experts (philosophy, AI research, etc.) with clear scopes and tight turnaround to augment your writing.
• Editorial blueprint. Style guide, content pipeline, and analytics live and in weekly use.

Our perfect candidate would be able to do all of these elements, though we’re also keen on applications from people who excel or would specialize in certain areas of editorial or educational work.

Key Attributes

• Mission-driven learner. Feeds on complex ideas and cares deeply about human flourishing.
• Philosophy x AI fluent. Reads Aristotle over breakfast and the latest arXiv paper after lunch; can argue a moral premise and a scaling-law curve without losing either audience.
• Bridge storyteller. Turns that dual fluency into narratives that travel—e.g., compressing a 20-page draft into a headline or thread that lands.
• Editorial architect. Builds pipelines that move copy from idea to release every week.
• Collaborative builder. Grows and mentors a network of writers, researchers, and media partners. Lifts others’ writing while guarding voice and rigor.

Ideal qualifications

• 8+ years senior editorial work at the intersection of philosophy and technology or similar (e.g., Stripe Press, The Economist tech section, relevant column/beat at a major outlet or think-tank).
• Portfolio with tier-1 placements or major book-length edits.
• Demonstrated coverage of philosophy and AI topics.
• Built or run an editorial workflow (calendar, style guide, CMS, freelancers).
• Managed writers or freelancers to tight deadlines.
• Bonus: podcast/video scripting, run a successful Substack, or keynote-talk coaching.

Benefits

• Compensation: Competitive for senior editorial roles; the target range is shared during the first interview.
• Benefits: (Starting in 2025) Comprehensive benefits, including fully covered medical plans and 401(k) matching.
• Flexible time off: Unlimited PTO.
• Professional growth: Unique opportunity to grow a community of world-class technologists and builders at the intersection of philosophy and AI.
• Global engagement: Frequent travel opportunities to Austin, TX, London, UK, and major conferences and tech hubs around the world.

Hiring Process

You’ll have a values-and-craft interview, a paid editing exercise, and a final conversation with our founder before we make an offer.

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Submit your CV, one long-form sample (≥ 1k words) and one short piece (op-ed, newsletter intro, or tight thread) via the link below. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; we’re aiming to hire quickly.

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What Year-1 Success Looks Like

• Programs launched smoothly. Six 2025 intensives (Oxford, Aspen, Liberty Fund, St John’s College, etc.) executed with venues booked, faculty and participants briefed, communications coordinated, materials ready, and budgets on target.
• AI-powered back office. Built AI agents and workflows to manage vendor onboarding, invoice routing, travel and hotel bookings, CRM updates, and routine reporting, freeing team hours for higher value work.
• FP&A and reporting. Live data dashboards set up for cash-position, runway, cohort metrics, and donor pipeline, with minimal manual inputs required week-to-week.
• Donor and partner stewardship. Built system for efficient donor communications (including automated thank-you notes, schedule for donor check-ins, and impact summaries), driving an increase in donor renewals.
• Operational playbooks. Developed playbooks for our core programs, including the Fellowship, fast grants, and educational offerings, all repeatable by any new hire.

Key Attributes

• Mission-driven operator. Executes flawlessly because the underlying purpose matters.
• Philosophy × AI fluent (ops lens). Understands scholarly culture and modern AI tools.
• Automation first. Defaults to agents / low-code flows before adding headcount.
• Data translator. Turns raw tables into dashboards that drive insights and action.
• Program integrator. Coordinates venues, faculty, and learners without breaking stride.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years in business operations, management consulting, investment banking, private equity, program management, or strategy at a high-velocity nonprofit or startup.
• Hands on with modern AI-ops stacks.
• Solid experience with Sheets; comfortable spinning up Python-based dashboards.
• Built budgets/forecasts and delivered rolling dashboards or board packs.
• Managed external vendors or multi-site event logistics.
• Bonus: experience with SQL, CRMs, grants, or cohort-based education.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed.

Benefits

• Compensation: Competitive worldwide; exact range shared in first interview.
• Benefits: (Starting in 2025) Comprehensive benefits, including fully covered medical plans and 401(k) matching.
• Flexible time off: Unlimited PTO.
• Growth path: Unique opportunity at the intersection of philosophy and AI; potential to become Director of Operations or COO as Cosmos scales.

Hiring Process

• We anticipate three weeks from first chat to decision. You’ll have an intro call, a values-and-ops interview, a 48-hour case study, and a final conversation with our founder before we make an offer.

Apply

• Submit your CV and a brief note on one ops process you’ve automated with AI via the link below. Applications are reviewed as they arrive; we’re aiming to hire immediately.

Apply here