Head of Communications
A nonprofit grantmaking organization advancing OpenAI's mission of ensuring AGI benefits all humanity through AI-related scientific, resilience, economic, and community programs.
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About OpenAI Foundation
OpenAI Foundation is the nonprofit mission-governing entity that controls OpenAI Group PBC. It funds and operates programs focused on life sciences and curing diseases, AI resilience, civil society and philanthropy, and AI's economic impact.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will lead internal and external communications, including media relations, thought leadership, executive visibility, issues management, and employee communications. You will shape organizational strategy, support senior leaders' public positioning, handle press inquiries, and serve as a media liaison and spokesperson.
Requirements
- Develop and execute communications strategies that explain the benefits of artificial general intelligence to the public
- Have 15 or more years of communications-strategy experience
- Understand the media industry landscape and have hands-on top-tier media relations experience
- Maintain established media contacts and build relationships with media outlets worldwide
- Use communications measurement and analytics tools
- Understand social media and digital media
- Operate globally with sensitivity to cultural nuances
Responsibilities
- Lead internal and external communications
- Develop communications strategy and organizational vision
- Partner with senior leaders on external positioning
- Mentor executives and spokespeople
- Develop response plans for time-sensitive press inquiries
- Serve as the primary media liaison and spokesperson
- Represent the organization at media and corporate events