Head of Communications
Head of Communications
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05-05-2025
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Job Description
The definition of this role is currently in the exploratory stages. We invite your collaborative feedback and exploration of variations of the scope framing or other aspects here that might make sense for you or for Constellation.
About Constellation
Constellation is an independent research center that brings together people throughout the AI safety ecosystem to accelerate insight research and talent through better cooperation. Unlike a conference or summit Constellation operates continuously in the form of a physical workspace as well as conferencestyle talks workshops and training bootcamps. Continuous operation allows for relationships and conversations to develop over time meaningfully fostering trust collaboration and shared insight. It also makes Constellation a natural fieldbuilding hub by rapidly inspiring orienting and connecting people who are newer to the field.
Based in Berkeley CA our shared workspace hosts over 100 people per week across dozens of AI safety organizations in nonprofits academia industry and government. Hundreds of other researchers spend time at Constellation for shorter visits each year. We believe this is the strongest and highestoutput network of AI safety researchers in the world; dozens of participants in past Constellation programs have gone on to safetyfocused roles at companies such as METR Redwood Research Anthropic Google DeepMind OpenAI and the US and UK Safety Institutes. Our core team currently includes 17 members and is expected to grow to 2530 by the end of the year. In addition we work closely with an extended team of 510 collaborators.
For more information see our research focus areas and selected publications from Constellation fellows.
Communications at Constellation
Constellation has unusual communication and brand needs. We are a unique institution with no clearly analogous organizations to use as reference points. This makes it hard to describe what we do. At the same time we have a variety of audiences including network participants (ranging from individual researchers to government agencies to frontier AI companies) funders (prospects ranging from institutional foundations to newlywealthy technologists) and the general public (including skeptical or hostile members of the media and policy worlds).
In addition we face challenges in convening such a variety of stakeholders with distinct nuanced and sometimes conflicting political and compliance sensitivities. For such diverse parties to engage Constellation must be sufficiently independent of any factions or unstated agendas.
Once weve addressed these communication challenges for ourselves Constellation will be in a strong position to help the AI safety ecosystem more broadly both by helping organizations in its network with their communications goals and possibly with direct strategic communication to key audiences to build understanding and awareness of AI safety issues.
About this Role
Many of the concrete outputs of this role involve typical strategic communications work. Examples include clarifying our understanding of our audiences developing a new website key communications to our network and responding to PR/media issues or inquiries.
However thats just the beginning communication is central to Constellations work. Convening the Constellation network is Constellations core activity and given the inherent sociopolitical complexities skilled communication is not merely a tool for marketing and PR but an essential ingredient for allowing the network to flourish. Communication needs to be a core competency for Constellation one that is tightly integrated into our programs operations and strategy work.
We will have begun clarifying and strengthening our brand in Q2 before this person joins. This individual will play a key role in advancing this foundational branding work implementing our clarified brand strategy into strategic communications across all channels.
This role would report to the CEO with versions of this position ranging from Directorlevel to Clevel. The individual needs to be capable of managing external contractors and agencies as well as providing leadership within the Constellation team and a highly successful candidate in this role will likely hire 13 reports over the first year and manage a budget of $0.50.75M.
Example responsibilities
Developing a holistic strategic trust & communications strategy for Constellation
Identifying and driving changes throughout the company as necessary to address weaknesses in Constellations brand credibility or trustworthiness
Creating a detailed analysis and understanding of our target audiences
Developing written communication guides for team members to follow based on our strategy and tailored to our various audiences
Managing our PR response strategy and process for both traditional and social media including proactive (developing media response plans press kits etc.) and reactive efforts
Selecting and/or managing PR consultants and advisors as needed
Advising teammates on key communications and/or giving detailed feedback on drafts
Deciding/advising on what action is necessary to strengthen our brand and if necessary selecting and managing an agency to rebrand and/or rename the company and/or our core offerings (workspace programs) if required
Selecting and managing an agency to redo our website
Overseeing and managing all website content and future program marketing efforts
Developing and executing outwardfacing communication strategies to key audiences to build awareness and understanding of key AI safety issues
Skills needed
8 years of communications experience in strategic communications PR branding or marketing
Experience in developing and implementing communications and/or brand strategies endtoend
Track record of managing complex stakeholder relationships
Excellent written and verbal communication
Exceptional judgement discretion and emotional intelligence
Comfort with ambiguity and rapid change
Nice to have:
An understanding of the AI safety landscape or a demonstrated interest in AI safety and an ability to quickly learn about complex technical domains
Experience in technology research and/or policy communications
Experience in growing a network promoting events or communitybuilding
Experience working with media and PR agencies
Strong project management skills
The ideal candidate for this role will have some combination of the skills and experiences described above. If you are not sure if you are qualified we strongly encourage you to apply anyway.
$190000 $260000 a year
This is a fulltime inperson role based in downtown Berkeley CA (13 seconds from BART). Benefits include PPO health dental and vision insurance for employees and their dependents 401(k) commuter benefits and daily catered lunch and dinner. Visa sponsorship is available. The preferred start date is as soon as possible with some flexibility. We value diversity in all respects and base our hiring decisions on the needs of the organization and individual qualifications. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds regardless of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age or disability.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
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