Communications Lead (Ai)

TL;DR

Communications Lead (AI): Serving as a dedicated communications partner to the Head of Public Benefit, managing day-to-day communications requests and strategic engagements across their full portfolio. Focus on shaping how the leader shows up across media, speaking engagements, written platforms, and public conversations, translating complex research into compelling public narratives.

Location: Hybrid, San Francisco, CA. Expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time.

Salary: $255,000 - $320,000 USD

Company

hirify.global’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

What you will do

• Serve as the single point of contact for Jack Clark across all communications needs, managing intake, prioritization, and day-to-day logistics for his portfolio.
• Lead the creation and ongoing execution of Jack’s brand platform across all channels.
• Translate technical research on economics, societal impacts, AI safety, and frontier capabilities into narratives accessible to diverse audiences.
• Prepare Jack and other Institute leaders for media interviews, podcast appearances, congressional hearings, and speaking engagements.
• Build and maintain relationships with media across technology, economics, national security, labor, and general interest verticals.
• Create high-quality content across formats—blog posts, research summaries, briefing documents, talking points, social content, and innovative digital formats.

Requirements

• Have 10+ years of experience in communications, with significant depth in executive communications, thought leadership, or public interest/policy communications.
• Have a track record of translating complex, technical, or academic research into public narratives that reach audiences well beyond specialist communities.
• Have built and executed brand platforms for senior executives, thought leaders, or public intellectuals—and have managed their day-to-day communications logistics.
• Are equally comfortable crafting high-level messaging strategy and producing content under deadline.
• Have strong media relationships across a range of verticals—technology, economics, national security, policy, and/or general interest.
• Are intellectually curious about AI’s impact on the economy, society, national security, and the future of work.

Nice to have

• Can embrace the “weird” - AI is a new field where the unexpected and unusual happens all the time.
• Are excited about using AI tools in your own workflows to multiply what a small team can do.
• Care deeply about AI safety, responsible technology development, and hirify.global’s public benefit mission.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Optional equity donation matching.
• Generous vacation and parental leave.
• Flexible working hours.
• Lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues.