Fractional Chief AI Officer
You don't necessarily need to hire a full-time CAIO.
You need your newsroom AI-ready — with a real strategy, grounded in how your team actually works, and tools that genuinely help. That's exactly what a fractional Chief AI Officer delivers.
Say CIAO to the complexity of AI implementation. 25 years in news media. Hands-on AI development and implementation experience.
- 2 days / week
- Month-to-month
- Strategy + implementation
Same job. No full-time hire.
A full-time Chief AI Officer is a significant investment — salary, employer costs, recruitment, long-term commitment. For most newsrooms, that's hard to justify. A fractional CAIO does the exact same work, without the overhead.
Full-time CAIO hire
- ·Understand your workflows and AI gaps
- ·Build an AI strategy with clear goals
- ·Choose and set up the right tools
- ·Develop custom solutions when needed
- ·Train and upskill your team
- ·Monitor the AI landscape and upgrade
High overhead · recruitment risk · full-time commitment
Fractional CAIO — same outcomes
- ✓Understand your workflows and AI gaps
- ✓Build an AI strategy with clear goals
- ✓Choose and set up the right tools
- ✓Develop custom solutions when needed
- ✓Train and upskill your team
- ✓Monitor the AI landscape and upgrade
2 days/week · flexible engagement · no overhead
What "AI-ready" actually means
Not a generic framework. Not a report that nobody reads. A strategy built from your actual current state.
Strategy grounded in reality
We start by mapping how your newsroom actually works — editorial workflows, management processes, where time gets wasted. The strategy comes from that, not from a template.
Tools that genuinely help
Ready-to-use SaaS where it fits. Custom-built solutions where nothing off-the-shelf does the job. Always chosen for your team, not for a demo.
Kept current, not left to go stale
AI moves fast. LLMs change, tools improve, better options emerge. Your CAIO tracks all of it and brings you the relevant updates — so your investment keeps compounding.
How we work together
The full cycle: analysis and report → detailed plan → implementation (ready-to-use tools, custom development, or both) → kept current as AI evolves. Not ready for the full commitment? One month gets you the analysis and a detailed plan — enough to know exactly where to go next.
Dedicated time
2 days a week — fully committed to your newsroom. Instant communication via messengers, Slack, or email for fast decisions, video calls as needed.
Engagement start
One month minimum — enough time for a full analyze → detailed plan cycle.
After that
Month-to-month — no lock-in. Continue as long as it delivers value, stop when it doesn't.
Ready to say CIAO to AI complexity?
30-minute call, no commitment. We'll look at where your newsroom is and whether a fractional CAIO makes sense.
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