Head of Public Engagement
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Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Center for AI Safety (CAIS) is a leading research and advocacy organization focused on mitigating societal-scale risks from AI. We address AIs toughest challenges through technical research field-building initiatives and policy engagement along with our sister organization in DC Center for AI Safety Action Fund.
Public awareness remains the single biggest bottleneck in AI safety. Fortunately the publics interest in AI safety is growing extremely quickly. Videos articles and social posts about AI safety are now reaching millions and public curiosity is compounding by the week. CAIS is building a public engagement team to harness this surge in public interest and maximize the amount of attention that AI safety receives.
Were hiring a senior leader to own narrative reputation and distribution across all public channels. Youll set strategy build the team manage budgets and run rapid response. This is the DRI for public engagementresponsible for message discipline speed and quality at scale. You will report to the Executive Director.
What Youll Do
- Define and execute the org-wide public engagement strategy
- Own narrative architecture and reputation risk management
- Lead rapid response during news cycles and critical moments
- Oversee social video editorial and press functions
- Build and manage budgets hiring and vendor relationships
- Align closely with Research Policy and Publications
- Establish operating cadence dashboards and performance standards
What Were Looking For
- 10 years in senior communications public affairs or media
- Experience leading multi-channel teams in high-stakes environments
- Strong editorial judgment and crisis instincts
- Comfort translating technical work into public narratives
- Track record of scaling teams and processes
$140000 - $240000 a year
Benefits:
Health insurance for you and your dependents
401K plan 4% matching
Unlimited PTO
Lunch and dinner at the office
Annual Professional Development Stipend
Access to some of the top talent working on technical and conceptual research in AI safety
The Center for AI Safety is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin ancestry age disability medical condition marital status military or veteran status or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal state and local alignment with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment.
If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process please contactemailprotected.
We value diversity and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
About Company
Center for AI Safety. Reducing societal-scale risks from AI by advancing safety research, building the field of AI safety researchers, and promoting safety standards.
