Job title: Technical Writer & Public Essayist
Duration: 6-12 months
Role type: Full time
Location: Remote
Start: ASAP
Day Rate: $750 – $1,200 (Subject to final confirmation)
Role Overview
Our client seeking high-caliber Technical Writers and Public Essayists to translate dense, theoretical scientific research into compelling, high-profile narratives for a broad public audience.
Operating primarily under an adaptable ghostwriting and collaborative framework, successful candidates will bridge the gap between deep technical expertise and popular media. The core focus of this assignment is to articulate the societal impacts, ethical implications, and governance consequences of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and advanced AI systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Translate Complex Research: Convert highly theoretical and abstract concepts—such as AGI-to-ASI frameworks, cognitive science, and consciousness models—into accessible, public-facing profiles and essays.
- Societal & Ethical Analysis: Author rigorous pieces detailing the intersection of artificial intelligence, economics, and human society, focusing on topics like cooperative AI and AI alignment.
- Adaptable Ghostwriting: Write under an adaptable framework, including ghostwriting and collaborating on high-profile guest essays.
- Topical Synthesis: Rapidly synthesize fast-moving developments in technology policy, AI ethics, and technical shifts into polished, timely prose.
Required Domain Expertise & Qualifications
Candidates must possess a proven track record of writing for top-tier publications, national media, or leading academic essays, alongside deep familiarity in at least one of the following domains:
- Technology, AI & Data Science: Specifically AI ethics, alignment, policy, and governance.
- Formal Sciences: Theoretical computer science, mathematics, statistics, or physics.
- Social Sciences & Policy: Human behavior, science policy, innovation systems, or macro-economics.
Candidate Profiles Sought
We are looking for individuals who fit into the following professional archetypes:
- Theoretical Translator: Senior journalists or science writers with a demonstrated ability to turn exceptionally dense mathematical or logical concepts into gripping narratives.
- Academic Essayist: Active academics, fellows, or PhDs who can connect complex technical systems to human culture and economics with intellectual rigor.
- Policy Journalist: Writers specializing in technological policy and the societal implications of medical and technical shifts.