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How Semafor hires

Truth index
B 75/100
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
100%
Reposted roles
0%

Semafor scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 8 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 100% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed

Visa sponsorship

  • United States · Filed H-1B visas in the last two years

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Overview

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News

Blog 15 days ago
The summit won't break the US-China stalemate
Andy's viewIn Mao Zedong's 1938 essay , penned during the Japanese invasion of China, he divided conflict into three phases: strategic defense, strategic stalemate, and strategic counter-offensive.On the eve of a leaders' summit this week in Washington, U
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Blog 16 days ago
Republican group slashes ad spending in NC Senate race
A key Republican super PAC has removed $6.5 million in ad reservations from North Carolina's Senate race for the month of October, according to media tracker AdImpact.That decision by the GOP-aligned Old North Action comes after Semafor reported Republica
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Blog 16 days ago
'Trying to survive during impossible times'
, directed by Simon Stone. The film follows the final years in the life of Ian Charleson, a Scottish actor who starred in the Oscar-winning . It picks up in 1989, after Charleson, played by Andrew Scott, faces an AIDS diagnosis while trying to revive his
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Blog 16 days ago
South Africa woos US and China with platinum
The SceneMOKOPANE, South Africa - In South Africa's northernmost province, under a cavernous expanse of jagged gray rock, lies a mineral treasure trove that could play a pivotal role in the country's relationship with global superpowers.It is from here th
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Blog 16 days ago
Copper production falls, leading to concerns over longterm supplies
Mining for copper fell in the first half of the year relative to the same period in 2025, sparking fears over long-term supplies of the metal, which is key for the clean energy transition and building data centers. Production disruptions and weak output i
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Blog 16 days ago
Global trade turmoil risks food price shock
Restrictions on shipping through key global trade routes are stoking concerns of a coming worldwide food-price shock, with poor countries particularly ill prepared. Rising fuel prices caused by the instability at the Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb straits are h
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Blog 16 days ago
Surging fuel prices heat up polls across US, Brazil and EU
Surging fuel prices driven by the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are remaking global politics. Though benchmark oil prices have stabilized after a recent jump, a shortage of fuel tankers and limits on global refining capacity have driven increases in
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News semafor.com 27 days ago
Exclusive: AI researcher Andrew Tulloch is leaving Meta
Tulloch has been delaying his departure until the company successfully launched its new family of open source AI models and AI assistant, Muse.
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News semafor.com 30 days ago
Women account for nearly all new US jobs in August
The figure suggests hiring could be clustered in low-paying, contingent roles.
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News semafor.com 1 month ago
Filmmakers tout AI's use in Hollywood at the other film festival in Venice
The Reply AI Film Festival fetes films made with the technology as its honorees say traditional filmmakers won't admit they use it too.
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Semafor over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
1
Postings analysed
1
Stack modernity
64/100
Developer tools
Adobe After Effects
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Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$160k
Typical range
$75k – $240k
Open positions
13
11 Jobs
Senior 63.6%
Staff 9.1%
Architect 27.3%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Senior 7 $160k $110k – $200k
Staff 1 $115k $115k
Architect 3 $180k $170k – $240k
Highest paying role Head of Design & Experience $240k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Semafor By role, level and city, against the market · 13 jobs with pay

People

Garett Wiley
Executive Officer
Justin Smith
Executive Officer, Director
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Growth

Hiring Momentum
63/100
Growing
Open positions
19
1 opened / 2 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
58 days
faster than 26% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~3 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Communications
31% ▼
Administrative
23% ▲
Finance
15% ▼
Design
8% ▼
HR
8% ▼
Marketing
8% ▲
Activity Timeline
Added Microsoft Office to stack Sep 2026
Added Agile to stack Sep 2026
New location: Washington Sep 2026
New location: London Sep 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
3
Hiring now
3
Countries
2
Busiest office
Washington
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Washington United States
HQ
Semafor - DC
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $180k Avg Salary
hires for Administrative, Sales
seen since Jan 2026 careers board, job postings
New York United States
Semafor HQ - NY
13 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 8% engineering 15% remote 200-500 est. staff $152k Avg Salary
hires for Communications, Design, Finance
seen since Apr 2026 job postings
London United Kingdom
Regional office
Semafor - London
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Communications
seen since Aug 2026 careers board, job postings

Jobs

$130k – $170k per year • Hybrid • 5+ years exp • New York
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$220k – $240k per year • In office • 15+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • New York
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Financials

Est. Annual Revenue
$62.5M
2025
Total raised
$107.2M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
3
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2025 $63.6M Details
Convertible Note 2023 $19M Details
Convertible Note 2022 $24.6M Details