Research Communications Manager

OpenAI
San Francisco
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 185,000 - 205,000 annuallyFunction: Communications, PR & CommunityExperience: 7+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Writing","Editing","Storytelling","Project management"]

Experienced communications professional to shape external narratives around safety research, translate complex AI safety work for researchers, journalists, and policymakers, and lead proactive storytelling across blogs, media, and events. Partners with safety researchers and cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, hybrid San Francisco environment to advance OpenAI’s safety research communications.

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OpenAI
OpenAI
3 months ago

Research Communications Manager

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Job Summary

Experienced communications professional to shape external narratives around safety research, translate complex AI safety work for researchers, journalists, and policymakers, and lead proactive storytelling across blogs, media, and events. Partners with safety researchers and cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, hybrid San Francisco environment to advance OpenAI’s safety research communications.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Shape Safety Research Narratives: Develop clear, credible external narratives around OpenAI’s safety research, including alignment, evaluations, preparedness, interpretability, and other areas connected to the safe development of frontier AI.
  • •Partner Deeply with Researchers: Work directly with safety and alignment researchers to understand their work, identify the most important ideas, and help position those ideas publicly.
  • •Lead Proactive Storytelling & Content Strategy: Develop proactive storytelling opportunities across blogs, explainers, video, podcasts, events, and other channels beyond traditional media.
  • •Support Research Launches & Publications: Partner with research teams to plan communications for major papers, evaluations, model-related research, safety initiatives, and other technical publications; collaborate with editorial, design, social, policy, and research teams on blogs, explainers, visuals, briefing materials, and supporting content.
  • •Lead Research-Focused Media Engagement: Build and maintain trusted relationships with science, technology, AI, and business journalists; manage proactive and reactive media engagement related to safety research announcements and events.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 185,000 - 205,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Relocation

Key Requirements

  • •7+ years of experience in research, science, or technology-focused communications.
  • •Demonstrated experience working directly with scientists, engineers, researchers, or technical leaders.
  • •Strong understanding of AI, machine learning, safety research, alignment, or related technical domains.
  • •Exceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to adapt tone for expert and general audiences.
  • •Strong project management and ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment.
Experience:7+ yearsAI safetyResearch communicationsTech
Skills:CommunicationWritingEditingStorytellingProject management
Languages:English
Tech Stack:BlogsExplainersVideoPodcastsEvents

Company Brief

OpenAI
Develops and deploys advanced generative AI models (including ChatGPT and DALL·E) and AI infrastructure, providing APIs and consumer products to accelerate safe AGI for broad benefit.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2015
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