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Chief Africa Correspondent

Semafor is a global news platform for an increasingly complex world in which consumers are overwhelmed by too many news sources and unsure what to trust. We are building Semafor to enable world-class journalists to deliver reporting and insights with rigor in journalistic forms that ensure a new level of transparency. Our editors and reporters distill the most important stories from all over in formats that uncover the forces shaping the stories, explain the interests behind polarizing narratives, and replenish the stock of shared facts. As a global platform, Semafor recognizes that smart people can disagree and that informed readers need to understand alternative points of view from competing centers of power and culture in a multi-polar world. Want to join us? Read on.

Your Responsibilities

• Identifying, reporting, and editing business and economy-focused articles alongside geopolitics, climate, tech and other newsletter items with a focus on clarity, brevity, and nuance, drawing on intimate knowledge of African contexts, cultural dynamics, and linguistic nuances to ensure authentic and insightful coverage
• Help with news editing and production of the Semafor Africa newsletter
• Coordinate with Semafor colleagues across editorial and events teams to help organize Semafor's live events, including conceptualizing themes rooted in African priorities and cultural contexts, securing speakers from the continent, overseeing programming with sensitivity to regional traditions and perspectives, and conducting interviews on stage
• Draw on sources and interviews particularly those embedded in African business ecosystemsto report and write scoopy stories for publication on the web and in our newsletters, incorporating cultural subtleties and multilingual sourcing where relevant
• Plan and coordinate coverage with colleagues and freelancers who operate across multiple time zones, with an emphasis on leveraging local insights, networks, and cultural expertise across the continent
• Collaborate closely and constantly with Semafor's editing team, and other verticals across Semafor's global newsroom

What Makes You Qualified

Additional Job Details

This position is based in Africa (specific locations are negotiable within the continent to align with the candidate's established networks and residency), but candidates must be willing to work flexible hours and frequently travel domestically across Africa and internationally as needed. The base salary range for this position is $75,000 - $100,000 USD annually.

Semafor offers a Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) policy to our full-time, salaried employees who may take paid time off as-needed without a prescribed limit or defined balance.

Semafor, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. Semafor, Inc. will consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical and / or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.