Communications Manager, Research

Anthropic$185K — $255K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of communications experience, preferably in science or deep-tech storytelling.
  • Proven ability to craft communications campaigns that engage diverse audiences.
  • Strong skills in translating complex technical topics into understandable messaging.
  • Expertise in media relations with tech and science journalists.
  • Experience collaborating directly with researchers and scientists on complex topics.
  • Comfortable navigating communication in high-uncertainty environments.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement communications strategies that articulate research findings clearly.
  • Lead the narrative and media strategy during major research publication launches.
  • Create opportunities for executive thought leadership in AI safety.
  • Establish and maintain relationships with key journalists and influencers in the AI space.
  • Act as a trusted communications partner to research leaders and senior stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Optional equity donation matching.
  • Generous vacation and parental leave.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • A collaborative office environment in San Francisco.
Full Job Description
We're seeking a strategic communications professional to join our team and drive external storytelling for Anthropic's research and model training work. This role will be the primary external comms partner to our model research and training teams that cover areas like Interpretability, Alignment, and Model Welfare - some of the most distinctive and technically deep research work happening in AI. In this role, you'll craft compelling narratives that make frontier AI research and safety work more accessible and meaningful to journalists, policymakers, the broader research and safety community, and the public. The ideal candidate is a creative storyteller with strong proactive and reactive muscle, has a genuine curiosity about science and research, and the judgment to navigate nuanced, novel topics with care. You should be able to move fast, think critically, and collaborate across a wide range of technical and non-technical teams. This is a unique opportunity to shape how one of the world's leading AI labs communicates about the fundamental science of AI safety at a crucial moment for the field. What you'll do • Develop and execute communications strategies across our research portfolio, including interpretability, alignment, model welfare, and model training, turning dense technical work into stories that resonate with distinct audiences. • Lead launch moments for major research publications, papers, and milestones, owning the narrative, media strategy, and cross-functional rollout. • Create thought leadership opportunities for research executives to build their profiles as leading voices in AI safety through speaking engagements, bylines, conferences, and media. • Build and maintain relationships with key science and technology journalists, research-focused outlets, and influencers in the AI and ML space. • Serve as a trusted comms partner to research leads and senior stakeholders You may be a good fit if you • Have 8+ years of experience working in communications, ideally with significant time spent on science, research, or deep-tech storytelling. • Have a strong record of building proactive communications campaigns around technical or scientific work that resonated with a diverse range of audiences. • Excel at translating complex technical concepts into compelling messaging. • Are excellent at media relations, including with reporters who cover tech, science and research rather than just business or product news. • Have experience working directly with researchers, scientists, or engineers on a variety of topics • Are comfortable operating in areas of genuine uncertainty - where the science is evolving, the stakes are high, and there may not be a right answer yet. • Want to be part of a fast-paced, small, experienced, and impactful team. • Are results-oriented, with a bias toward flexibility and impact. Strong candidates may have • Experience in science communications, academic research communications, or deep-tech comms • Experience building executive brand and thought leadership programs - positioning technical leaders as credible, visible voices in their field through speaking, media, and owned content strategies. • Background working directly with research teams, academic labs, or R&D functions at a technology company • A track record of launching research papers, scientific findings, or technical reports to press and public • Experience communicating about emerging or philosophically novel topics where public understanding is limited and the risk of misinterpretation is high • Familiarity with the AI safety and alignment landscape The annual compensation range for this role is listed below. For sales roles, the range provided is the role's On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. Annual Salary: $185,000-$255,000 USD Logistics Education requirements: We require at least a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices. Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.

About Anthropic

Anthropic is an artificial intelligence research lab that focuses on developing AI systems that are safe, reliable, and trustworthy. The company was founded in 2019 by Dr. Yoshua Bengio, a leading AI researcher and winner of the Turing Award. Anthropic's research is focused on developing AI systems that can learn from small amounts of data, reason about complex systems, and interact with humans in a natural way. The company is based in New York City and has a team of experienced AI researchers and engineers.
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