Technical Editor (AI Safety)

Location: San Francisco, CA or New York City, NY; hybrid, with staff expected to work from one of the offices at least 25% of the time, while some roles may require more office time.

Annual salary: $265,000–$295,000 USD.

Company

Anthropic develops reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems with a mission to make AI safe and beneficial.

What you will do

• Write and edit technical public-facing reports and blogs, including model cards, risk reports, safety and security reports, and other technical material.
• Take editorial pieces from inception through publication on short deadlines.
• Describe model behavior, training environments, evaluation methods, and limitations for technical experts and general-public readers.
• Work cross-functionally with Alignment, Interpretability, Safeguards, Policy, Legal, and other partner teams.
• Solicit stakeholder input while preserving narrative clarity, accuracy, and structure.

Requirements

• Strong alignment with Anthropic’s mission and experience working in AI safety.
• Strong writing and editing skills, including a portfolio of published work explaining technical subjects to non-specialist readers.
• Familiarity with how frontier AI systems are trained, evaluated, and deployed.
• Track record of shipping accurate, polished work on short deadlines and under pressure.
• Ability to work with subject matter experts to understand technical concepts and fact-check assertions.
• Strong judgment when incorporating legal, policy, and reputational considerations.
• Comfort taking ownership in a fast-moving environment where processes are still taking shape.
• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience in a field relevant to the role, demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.
• Minimum years of experience will correlate with the internal job-level requirements for the position.

Nice to have

• Experience writing or editing safety or security reports, postmortems, transparency reports, or similar public disclosures.
• Experience as a technical writer or editor at a technology company or research lab.
• Comfort working in a content management system and publishing web content.
• Experience using AI tools such as Claude to streamline editorial processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative research environment focused on large-scale efforts and trustworthy, steerable AI.
• Frequent research discussions and cross-functional collaboration.
• Competitive compensation, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation, and parental leave.
• Flexible working hours and an office environment for collaboration.
• Visa sponsorship may be available, with reasonable efforts and immigration-lawyer support for eligible offers.