Newsroom AI and Automation Developer

Job description

Hearst Connecticut Media Group is hiring a Newsroom AI and Automation Developer who is passionate about local news, media technology and reader service. You will help design and build newsroom tools and reader-facing experiences that use generative AI and automation to make local journalism more useful, personal, and accessible, while working to uphold our high newsroom standards regarding the use of AI. This position is a full-time, fixed-term contract ending in December 2026. In this role, you’ll help define the architecture, pipelines and interfaces for an AI-powered news tool that transforms content into multimodal formats, including text, audio and video. You’ll work alongside editors, developers and reporters to prototype ideas, turn them into working products and teach others how to use them responsibly. We are looking for a collaborative teammate who can also work independently in a fast-paced newsroom. HCMG is the state’s largest newsroom, with more than 130 journalists covering breaking news, state and local government, politics, education, high school and UConn sports, business, statewide issues, food and trending topics. We’re part of Hearst Newspapers, a network of awa...