About the Team
OpenAI’s mission is to ensure that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity.
Our Communications team includes PR/media relations, employee communications, events, design, and other external-facing functions. This team’s ethos is to support OpenAI's mission and goals by clearly and authentically explaining our technology, values, and approach to safely building powerful AI.
About the Role
We’re seeking to hire an exceptional PR professional to join our small, high-impact team to communicate progress on our mission to to develop Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) that benefits all of humanity. This person will support corporate communications and help build and execute our program around global policy and issues management. This includes partnering with our global affairs, legal and product teams to drive external communications that broadly educate on our technology, efforts and principles. This role will report to our Policy Communications Lead.
The ideal candidate should bring a strong mix of strategic and tactical comms ownership. Ability to move fast and collaboratively on complex issues in a changing environment is critical. Passion for new technology and storytelling is key.
This role is based in Washington, DC.
In this role, you will:
Develop and execute communication plans including strategies for educating press, policymakers, and the general public
Forge deep relationships with media and manage inbound requests on a range of issues
Partner cross-functionally with global affairs, legal, product and other teams at OpenAI
Provide counsel and support to team members across the organization
Anticipate comms risks and establish risk mitigation strategies
We’re looking for a blend of qualifications, including:
10+ years of professional PR and media relations experience. In-house leadership is a must, government experience is a plus
Strong track record of driving media campaigns in support of policy priorities and issues
Background in technology communications and knowledge of AI
Proven success in building relationships and collaborating with press, executives, partners and other stakeholders
You’ll thrive in this role if:
You want to be a part of a small, highly-experienced team that makes meaningful contributions
Building and maintaining relationships are your forte
You want to tell stories about technology that will have significant impact on the world
You seek and are comfortable managing high-profile, complex stories under tight deadlines
Educating general audiences about highly technical subjects is a challenge you enjoy
You excel in both strategy and tactical execution
About OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
For US Based Candidates: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made via this link.
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