Comms Lead

Slingshot AI•New York, NY

1d•$140,000 - $180,000

About The Position

Slingshot AI is hiring its first in-house Comms Lead to serve as editor-in-chief of the company’s public communications. The role will turn research, safety work, clinical expertise, and user experiences into compelling stories that help shape public understanding of AI and mental health. The Comms Lead will identify timely stories, own the publishing cadence, write most of the content, and decide what to publish and when. Content may include written pieces, short videos, headlines, LinkedIn posts, panel talks, pitches to reporters, research write-ups, and press releases. The role will also work with outside support for pitching and placement when useful and brief video producers as needed. The position involves tracking developments across internal teams and relevant cultural conversations; finding fresh, audience-relevant angles in research and other company material; publishing consistently and quickly across relevant channels; building relationships with reporters; making the company’s safety approach, clinical frameworks, trial results, and people more visible; supporting founders, researchers, and clinicians in their own communications; and developing core messages, particularly around safety. Communications should support business goals such as signups, B2B leads, and fundraising visibility while making complex technical and clinical information accessible.

Requirements

Strong editorial taste and urgency; able to distinguish compelling stories from ineffective marketing content.
Ability to connect communications work to business goals, including signups, B2B leads, and fundraising visibility.
Ability to quickly understand complex technical systems and clinical research and translate them into accessible stories.
Strong writing skills, including the ability to write technical blog posts and clear, audience-friendly explanations.
Ability to develop scripts and briefs for video production.
Ability to bring in and manage freelancers, editors, or agencies where appropriate.
Interest in and belief in the mission of making mental health support more accessible and in technology’s potential impact.

Responsibilities

Track emerging work across internal teams and relevant external conversations, and maintain a list of stories to tell publicly.
Identify compelling or surprising findings in research, user stories, safety work, and other company material, and connect them to relevant audiences and conversations.
Write and publish content consistently and quickly across channels, including blog posts, research write-ups, LinkedIn posts, short videos, and press releases.
Own existing reporter relationships and work with reporters; bring in outside support for pitching and placement when useful.
Make the company’s safety approach, clinical frameworks, trial results, and other evidence visible.
Support founders, researchers, and clinicians in publishing and speaking about their areas of expertise.
Develop core company messages and communicate them across channels, formats, and surfaces.
Translate the company’s safety evidence into clear answers to questions from people in the field.
Brief video producers and manage freelancers, editors, or agencies where appropriate.