Associate Editor
Sunnyvale, CA - USA
Job Summary
Applied Intuition Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion the Silicon Valley company is creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet. Applied Intuition services the automotive defense trucking construction mining and agriculture industries in three core areas: tools and infrastructure operating systems and autonomy. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers as well as the United States military and its allies trust the companys solutions to deliver physical intelligence. Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale California with offices in Washington D.C.; San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach Florida; Ann Arbor Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo. Learn more at .
We are an in-office company and our expectation is that full-time employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments. This in-office expectation does not apply to contractor positions
About the role
Applied Intuition is hiring a Content Editor to help explain complex category-defining technology to the world. Applied Intuition is defining a new category in physical AI. The systems we build are complex and how we explain themclearly accurately and convincinglymatters.
This role is central to that effort. Youll help shape how customers partners and the broader market understand what we build and why it matters. This is a hands-on role focused on writing and editing high-quality content across product launches company narratives and executive communications. Youll work closely with product marketing engineering and leadership to turn technical systems into clear structured and compelling stories. The role sits within the Brand & Content team and reports to the Head of Brand and Communications. It is an individual contributor position for someone who can operate with speed judgment and precisionsomeone who can take a rough idea or set of inputs and turn it into a near-final draft with minimal direction.
At Applied Intuition you will:
Write and ship content across key company moments
Own drafting and editing for a range of external content including:
Product and partnership announcements
Blog posts and technical narratives
Website and product copy
Event scripts and supporting materials
Drive pieces from rough inputs to polished drafts quickly and independently
Adapt tone and structure for different audiences including engineers OEM leaders investors and media
Translate complex systems into clear narratives
Work with engineering and product teams to understand how systems actually work
Identify what matters and structure it into clear logical explanations
Write in a way that is technically grounded but accessible
Avoid marketing languageprioritize clarity precision and substance
Partner closely with product marketing and communications
Collaborate with product marketing on launch narratives and positioning
Support communications on press materials and messaging for announcements
Align content with broader company priorities timelines and campaigns
Ensure consistency with Applied Intuitions core narratives across outputs
Edit and improve content across the team
Provide clear actionable edits on drafts from internal contributors
Apply editorial standards for clarity structure and tone
Help maintain a high bar across all written outputs
Were looking for someone who has:
Produces clean well-structured drafts that require minimal revision
Quickly ramps on new technical domains and asks the right questions
Can take ambiguous input and turn it into clear publishable content
Balances speed with accuracy and attention to detail
Builds trust with cross-functional partners by consistently delivering
37 years of experience in content editorial or writing roles
Strong writing and editing skills across formats
Experience working with technical or complex subject matter
Ability to structure ideas clearly and communicate them simply
Comfortable working with engineers and senior stakeholders
Highly organized and able to manage multiple workstreams at once
Dont meet every single requirement If youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor. Consequently the parties agree that as applicable they will abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a) 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and that these laws are incorporated herein by reference. These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or national origin. These regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status or disability. The parties also agree that as applicable they will abide by the requirements of Executive Order 13496 (29 CFR Part 471 Appendix A to Subpart A) relating to the notice of employee rights under federal labor laws.
FOR US-BASED ROLES: Applied Intuition is committed to providing an accessible and inclusive application and interview experience to applicants who are disabled veterans and other applicants with disabilities or medical conditions. Reasonable accommodations are available requesting an accommodation will not affect your candidacy in any way and you are not required to disclose the nature of your disability or medical condition in order to make a request.
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Required Experience:
IC