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Salary: USD 265,000 - 295,000 / annual
Anthropic is seeking a strategic communications professional to lead messaging for its Safeguards (Trust & Safety) work, focusing on making AI safety and responsible development accessible to everyday users, media, policymakers, and researchers.
In this role, you will develop and execute communication strategies that explain Anthropic's safety measures and product safety work, including new model launches and harm mitigation efforts around child safety, well-being, and mental health. You will manage crisis communications, provide counsel to stakeholders on potential risks, and lead cross-functional projects aligning safeguards, research, product, policy, and legal teams around shared messaging. You'll craft messaging for major company announcements that resonate with both technical and non-technical audiences, build relationships with journalists and influencers, and oversee executive interviews and speaking engagements.
This is a unique opportunity to shape how a leading AI company communicates about safety at a critical moment in the industry. The role requires translating complex technical information into engaging campaigns and editorial, moving fast, thinking critically, and collaborating across diverse teams on complex issues.
Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco, working on reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. The company operates as a cohesive team on large-scale research efforts, valuing impact and communication skills. Current hybrid policy expects staff in office at least 25% of the time, though some roles may require more.
**Requirements:**
- 8+ years of experience in communications, ideally at a high-growth technology company with consumer-facing products
- Strong record of building proactive communications campaigns resonating with diverse audiences
- Excellent ability to translate complex technical language into compelling messaging for everyday users
- Superb written and verbal communication skills
- Excellence in media relations and issues management
- Experience working with research teams and cross-functional collaboration with technical and non-technical teams
- Results-oriented with bias toward flexibility and impact
- Commitment to ensuring transformative AI systems are developed safely
**Preferred qualifications:**
- Experience in AI, technology policy, trust and safety communications, user safety, or research-driven environments
- Background working with technical teams including researchers, engineers, or product developers
- Track record of crisis communications or managing sensitive issues in the public eye
- Experience communicating about emerging or controversial technical topics
- Understanding of the AI safety, security, or responsible technology ecosystem
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and professional experience in a field relevant to the role
