About the job
Who We Are
At The Economist Group (TEG), we are dedicated to fostering progress and innovation across various sectors. Our commitment to independence and analytical rigor unites our diverse team, empowering individuals and organizations to address pressing global challenges. Through our four primary businesses—The Economist, Economist Impact, Economist Intelligence, and Economist Education—we provide world-class insights and analysis to clients and subscribers in 170 countries.
As a global media and information services organization, we are passionate about equipping our audience with the knowledge and perspectives necessary to navigate change and facilitate growth.
This full-time position is situated at the heart of our newly established AI Lab, a focused team investigating the transformative potential of generative AI in enhancing Economist journalism. In this role, you will concentrate on developing and optimizing LLM-powered systems, emphasizing editorial tone, style transfer, retrieval workflows, and multimodal generation, particularly in audio formats.
Your work will directly impact how millions of readers engage with our journalism as you bring innovative ideas to fruition. If you thrive in a design-centric environment, enjoy rapid iteration, and are eager to create unique interactions across text, voice, and visuals, we encourage you to apply. You will collaborate closely with the Tech Lead, Design Lead, and Product Lead as one of the first three engineers in this dedicated lab.

