Staff Writer, Business Desk

About Zero to Agent

Zero to Agent builds AI workflows for businesses. We work with business owners and their teams to understand their operations and deliver practical systems they can use every day.

We’re looking for a Staff Writer at our Business Desk to join our team full-time, working remotely from Pakistan. You will research and write original English-language articles, features and explainers on business, technology and AI use-cases for business owners and professionals. Apply for this role, if you're passionate about writing. You will be required to write content from scratch with no AI assistance in writing; you may ONLY use AI in the brainstorming and research process.

What You'll Be Doing

• Research and write original articles, features and explainers using credible sources, documents, data and background reading.
• Follow developments in business and technology, identify relevant story ideas and develop clear angles from editorial briefs.
• Interview sources and turn conversations, transcripts and research notes into well-structured copy with accurate quotes and attribution.
• Check facts, names, dates, numbers and claims. Edit and proofread for accuracy, grammar, clarity and consistency with our editorial style.
• Work with the editorial team on revisions and publishing deadlines. Adapt reporting for newsletters, LinkedIn posts and other digital formats.

What You’ll Need

• Professional experience in reporting, writing or editing for a newspaper, digital publication or comparable editorial team. Provide three verifiable published pieces in English and explain your contribution. Staff and freelance experience both count.
• Excellent written English and editing skills, including grammar, headlines, introductions and article structure.
• Strong research skills and the ability to explain unfamiliar or complex business and technology topics clearly.
• Editorial judgement and the ability to guide reporters through complex issues that require coverage.
• The ability to work from a brief, manage assignments, meet deadlines and respond constructively to editorial feedback.
• Human-written work throughout. No generative AI at any stage of the paid exercise or assigned work, including ideation, research, source summaries, outlining, drafting, paraphrasing, revisions or polishing. Editing AI-generated text does not qualify. Original sources, ordinary search, dictionaries, reference managers and non-generative spelling checks are permitted. Agree on transcription or accessibility tools before an assignment; they must preserve this requirement.

Bonus Points

• Experience covering business, economics, technology, startups or current affairs for an edited publication.
• Three to five years of journalism, short-story writing or editorial experience.

Perks & Benefits

• A FT salaried position with compensation based on experience and quality of your published work.
• Reporting resources, editorial feedback and learning support relevant to your assignments.
• Remote working from Pakistan and regular collaboration with an editorial team on research, writing and publishing.

Zero to Agent welcomes applications from qualified candidates of all backgrounds.

Apply through LinkedIn with your CV and public portfolio.

Shortlisted candidates discuss three published pieces, then complete a PKR 15,000 paid exercise capped at two hours using supplied sources.

The invitation specifies payment, permitted tools and ownership/use terms before participation. Submissions are evaluation-only; We assess research, accuracy, clear English, editorial judgment and revisions through discussion and source checks