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Head of Technical Content & Editorial

Arize AI - San Francisco, CA, USA - In-office - posted 2026-10-22

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Salary: USD 180,000 - 220,000 / annual

Arize AI is the leading AI & Agent Engineering observability and evaluation platform, serving 150+ leading enterprises and Fortune 500 companies including Booking.com, Uber, Siemens, and PepsiCo. The company provides tools to monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize AI systems, unifying build, test, and run capabilities in a single workspace. You will lead Arize's editorial direction and content strategy across technical education, industry thought leadership, product storytelling, executive perspectives, and customer content. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring both strategic vision and direct execution—you'll develop content strategy, work directly with technical subject matter experts, produce outstanding content, and build a scalable editorial program. Key responsibilities include: **Content & Editorial Strategy**: Develop and execute a content strategy that builds Arize's authority in AI observability and agent evaluations. Establish editorial priorities for developers, AI engineering teams, AI product leaders, and enterprise buyers. Build and manage an editorial calendar across technical blogs, educational guides, thought leadership, customer stories, and newsletters. Identify emerging industry trends and develop distinctive editorial perspectives. **Technical Content Creation**: Personally write, edit, and produce high-quality technical and strategic content. Partner directly with engineers, researchers, PMMs, DevRel, and executives to develop content grounded in practical experience. Translate complex technical concepts into clear, useful material. Develop technical tutorials, explainers, deep dives, and educational resources. **Thought Leadership**: Work closely with founders and technical leaders to develop original perspectives on the future of AI engineering. Identify opportunities for industry commentary, research, and opinion pieces. Partner with Marketing and DevRel to amplify ideas through publications, social channels, podcasts, and speaking opportunities. **SEO & Distribution**: Collaborate with Growth teams to identify high-value topics and content gaps. Own editorial quality of content designed for organic discovery. Refresh existing content to maintain relevance and authority. Build distribution strategies across web, email, social, and partner channels. **Content Operations**: Manage freelance writers, editors, and external content resources. Develop clear editorial workflows for consistent, high-quality publishing. Establish processes for working with technical subject matter experts. Partner across marketing to support campaigns, launches, and major initiatives. Success in the first 6–12 months means establishing a distinctive editorial voice, building a consistent publishing program with clear strategic priorities, producing trusted technical content, increasing reach and engagement of thought leadership, contributing to organic acquisition, and building a reliable network of technical contributors. **Requirements**: - 8+ years of experience in content, editorial, technical writing, or content marketing, including ownership of editorial strategy - Exceptional writing and editing skills with a portfolio demonstrating technical depth and clear thinking - Experience producing content for developers, engineers, or highly technical B2B audiences - Strong understanding of AI development, developer tooling, cloud infrastructure, or related technical markets - Proven ability to interview technical experts and turn complex ideas into authoritative content - Experience building editorial programs across multiple formats and distribution channels - Understanding of SEO and how editorial content contributes to organic discoverability - Experience managing freelancers, agencies, or small editorial teams - Strong editorial judgment and ability to balance technical credibility, audience interests, and business priorities - Comfortable operating as both a strategic leader and individual contributor **Nice to Have**: - Hands-on familiarity with LLM applications, AI agents, agent evaluations, and observability - Experience at an AI infrastructure or developer tools company - Experience writing technical tutorials or documentation-adjacent educational content - Experience developing executive thought leadership and original research - Familiarity with open-source communities and developer-led adoption - Understanding of AEO and how content earns visibility in AI-generated answers

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