Communications Lead
Epoch AI
📍 Remote (Global) 🕔 Full Time
⌛ 02/03/2025 💰$80-110K USD
Epoch AI is rapidly growing and advising key players on AI's trajectory, but our research isn't reaching all the decision-makers and public audiences it should. We're looking for a communications specialist to change that—someone who can sharpen and shape our messaging, expand our reach, and ensure our insights drive discussions about AI's future.
The person in this role will manage and grow our public presence and own expanding our audience. Ideally, you've built an engaged following before or managed communications for research organizations. You should be deeply familiar with AI governance discussions and skilled at turning complex research into compelling narratives.
The successful candidate will report to María de la Lama, head of operations at Epoch. As communication is central to our mission of informing the public about the trajectory and impact of AI, this role requires close collaboration with our entire team.
This role is fully remote and we expect to be able to hire in many countries. If you are unsure whether we can hire in the country you are based in, please email careers@epoch.ai. While we welcome applicants from all time zones, we strongly prefer candidates who can maintain significant overlap with UTC–8 (Pacific Time), as most of our staff work in this time zone.
Key Responsibilities
You'll be the main point person for communications at Epoch. You'll have scope to pick the priorities, but our current sense of the most important responsibilities, in rough order of importance, are:
Research communication and editorial oversight: Work with researchers to turn technical papers and analyses into blog posts, tweets, newsletters, and other formats. Help researchers refine their writing and develop and maintain style guidelines, and ensure all content meets Epoch AI's high standards for technical accuracy and accessibility.
Social media management: Develop and execute our content strategy across X, LinkedIn, and other platforms. Craft compelling posts and threads that make our research accessible, grow our following, and establish Epoch AI as an authoritative voice in AI progress discussions. Run advertising compaigns.
Podcast and multimedia content: Direct the creation and promotion of video materials (e.g. podcast episodes) and other multimedia content that effectively communicates our research, including coordinating with our product designer on visual assets.
Media and promotion: Build and maintain relationships with journalists and content creators. Pitch our research findings to media outlets and cultivate strategic partnerships to expand Epoch's reach and visibility. Systematically track media mentions and coverage.
Website content and SEO: Work closely with our product designer to develop and execute our website content strategy. Collaborate on information architecture and oversee SEO efforts to ensure our research is easily discoverable by relevant audiences.
Public appearances and response coordination: Help the organization manage our public image, develop response strategies for sensitive situations, and support the team as required for public appearances.
We realize these are potentially too many responsibilities, and we’d encourage you to partly rely on the rest of the team or find and manage contractors to own some of them.
What we are looking for
We understand it would be unusual to find someone that meets all of the criteria below. If you don’t tick all these boxes but think you would be a great fit, please apply anyway! We think you would be a great candidate for this role if you:
Are deeply embedded in current discussions about the development of AI, and are very familiar with Epoch's research focus on empirically tracking and forecasting AI progress (e.g., you can explain our key research contributions and how they fit into the broader AI landscape).
Are skilled at and have a proven track record in communicating complex topics compellingly and effectively. This may be reflected, for example, in having grown an audience and/or managed successful social media campaigns, ideally in a related technical field.
Have exceptional writing skills, with a demonstrated ability to grasp complex technical concepts, make them accessible to different audiences, and communicate about them in an engaging way.
Have an ownership mindset—you can drive high-level planning while also being comfortable with hands-on execution, obsessing over every detail and taking initiative to do whatever is needed for impact. This includes having creative problem-solving skills and a growth mindset for trying new approaches and channels.
Are highly organized with strong project management skills and attention to detail.
Can be occasionally flexible with your schedule—our research team is global and sometimes communication needs pop up outside regular hours. We fully encourage taking time off in lieu to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
We understand we might not find someone that meets all of these criteria. If you don’t tick all these boxes but think you would be a great fit, please apply anyway!
What We Offer
Compensation
Annual salary between $80,000 and $110,000 USD, pro-rated by contract length.
Salaries are not restricted to USD, and contracts and payments are usually in local currencies. Conversions from USD are based on a 1-year-average exchange rate that is updated in contracts annually.
Other Benefits
Fully remote environment, including flexible work hours and schedules for most roles.
Competitive global benefits program, including:
Comprehensive health insurance program, including supplemental benefits specific to a local country, as available and mandated by local law.
Life insurance and pension plan, if applicable in your country.
Generous paid time off (PTO) leave, including:
We don’t set a specific limit on paid time off per year, and protect a minimum of 30 days off per year (including public local holidays and vacation time), pro-rated by contract length.
Unlimited (within reason) personal and sick leave
Parental leave - up to 6 months of a combination of paid and unpaid parental leave during the first 2 years after child's birth or adoption, for permanent staff.
A flexible and generous expense policy for you to spend on equipment and a large range of productivity tools or learning/development opportunities you might find valuable, subject to regulations and manager approval.
Paid work trips, including 3 staff retreats per year and relevant conferences.
Access to our very well-equipped offices in Berkeley, California, including paid meals, snacks, gym, and more.
All staff, independently of where they are based, have access to the office for at least 20 days each year.
A supportive team who is excited about the work we are doing and is aligned with our mission.
Other benefits as allowed at the discretion of Epoch’s leadership and local availability.
About Epoch AI
Epoch AI is a research institute that investigates trends in machine learning and the economic consequences of AI. Our mission is to develop a comprehensive, publicly accessible knowledge base on AI that informs policymakers, industry leaders, and society at large.
We strive to achieve both rigour and accessibility in our work, as exemplified by some of our most successful projects, including our database of AI models and our AI trends dashboard. Our expertise in AI is demonstrated by our body of research, including our work on compute trends (IJCN 2022), data scarcity (ICML 2024), and algorithmic progress (NeurIPS 2024). You can read more about our work and mission on our website and in this TIME profile.
Please email careers@epoch.ai if you have any questions about this role.
Additional Information
Please email careers@epoch.ai if you have any questions about this role, accessibility requests, or if want to request an extension to the deadline.
While we welcome applicants from all time zones, we prefer candidates who can maintain significant overlap with UTC–8 (Pacific Time), as most of our staff work in this time zone.
Please submit all of your application materials in English and note that we require professional level English proficiency.
For this position we prefer candidates who can travel: we hold three retreats per year, during which we record podcast episodes and coordinate other communication efforts.
Epoch is committed to building an inclusive, equitable, and supportive community for you to thrive and do your best work. We’re committed to finding the best people for our team, so please don’t hesitate to apply for a role regardless of your age, gender identity/expression, political identity, personal preferences, physical abilities, veteran status, neurodiversity or any other background.
About Epoch AI
Epoch AI is a research institute leading the investigation of artificial intelligence's trajectory and societal impact. Our mission is to develop a comprehensive, publicly accessible knowledge base on AI that informs policymakers, industry leaders, and society at large.
We strive to achieve both rigour and accessibility to our work, as exemplified by some of our most successful projects, including our database of AI models and our AI trends dashboard. Our expertise in AI is demonstrated by our body of research, including our work on compute trends (IJCN 2022), data scarcity (ICML 2024), and algorithmic progress (NeurIPS 2024). You can read more about our work and mission on our website and this Time profile.
