Safety Transparency Editor (Safety Systems)

TL;DR

Safety Transparency Editor (Safety Systems): Own editorial quality of OpenAI’s safety transparency artifacts and systems, with an accent on translating high-stakes technical safety work into clear, rigorous public explanations. Focus on shaping narrative structure for system cards and related materials, exercising judgment about context and uncertainty, and using AI-assisted workflows to scale consistency and speed.

Location: San Francisco

Salary: $284K–$315K + Offers Equity

Company

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company focused on safely building and deploying general-purpose AI.

What you will do

• Serve as the narrative DRI for system cards and related transparency artifacts from initiation through publication.
• Partner with Safety Programs, researchers, evaluators, red-teamers, policy experts, legal partners, and communications/launch teams to translate technical findings into public-facing materials.
• Write clear, precise explanations of highly technical safety topics for external audiences while preserving rigor and nuance.
• Shape editorial structure and narrative arcs, including caveats and where uncertainty remains, to strengthen public understanding.
• Improve repeatable editorial processes, templates, and publication workflows.
• Use AI tools to accelerate drafting, synthesize sources, prepare reviewer packets, and improve consistency across artifacts; support related transparency surfaces as needed.

Requirements

• Exceptional writer and editor who can make highly technical topics understandable without sacrificing precision.
• Strong editorial judgment to identify the narrative thread in complex, ambiguous material and communicate uncertainty responsibly.
• Ability to synthesize diverse inputs into structured, publication-ready artifacts and work closely with technical experts.
• Comfort owning complex projects end-to-end with strong execution instincts and accountability.
• Deep, practical experience using AI tools in day-to-day work to automate and improve editorial workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on role focused on rigor, intellectual honesty, and earning trust through accuracy.
• Collaboration across technical safety, policy, legal, and communications stakeholders.
• Opportunity to build AI-assisted workflows and systems to scale transparency output quality and efficiency.
• Compensation includes $284K–$315K plus equity.

Hiring process

• Interviews focused on editorial judgment, technical communication, and experience producing high-quality safety transparency materials.
• Discussion of how AI-assisted workflows would be applied to improve consistency, quality, and scalability.