# Mission Control Specialist, AI Operator at Citizen

- Company: Citizen
- What the company does: Citizen helps you stay safe & informed, by providing instant notifications and live broadcasts of reported crimes and incidents near you. Backed by Sequoia and Lux.
- Company website: https://citizen.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: New York City
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $70K to $85K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-29
- Apply by: 2026-12-13
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Citizen/cbed077f-b20b-4c10-9e7a-680c58d79d8d?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/citizen-mission-control-specialist/

## About the role

You run a shift in Mission Control, and you run it like you own it. Incidents arrive from first-responder radio, user video, and the AI tooling that surfaces them. You have full domain over what goes out on your shift: what posts, what does not, how it reads, and who sees it. On a big day you are the person who takes a neighborhood story citywide at the right minute, with words people actually stop and read. On a quiet day you are the person who declines to. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- You live online. You know the tone of the internet and the mood of a city, and you can tell in a second whether a line will land, fall flat, or land wrong
- AI is already how you work. You can walk us through a workflow you built or a tool you use every day, and what it does without you
- Fast with information and good with systems. You move between feeds, tools, and tabs without losing the thread. Scripting or code is a plus
- Sharp judgment under pressure. You stay calm when the situation is not, and you can tell the difference between urgent and merely loud. You never upgrade a rumor into a fact, and you say "unconfirmed" without flinching
- You take ownership. Give you the keys to a shift and you run it. You hold a standard when someone louder wants you to drop it, and you can explain why in one sentence
- Deeply mission-aligned. Real people are on the other end of every incident, and you treat that with the seriousness it deserves

Tags: Mission Control

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/citizen-mission-control-specialist/