Head of Brand & Communications

Goodfire•San Francisco, CA

2d•$250,000 - $400,000•Onsite

About The Position

Goodfire is an AI interpretability research lab focused on building interpretability agents and infrastructure to understand, monitor, and align AI models. The company believes AI is the most consequential technology of our time and aims to advance the research and technology needed to fully understand and align AI so humanity can trust superintelligence. Goodfire is a public benefit corporation founded by researchers from OpenAI and Google DeepMind, headquartered in San Francisco, and has raised over $200M from leading investors. This role is responsible for owning how the world understands Goodfire's mission to solve interpretability and alignment, build frontier safety infrastructure, and deploy its technology. The Head of Brand & Communications will set the strategy for telling the company's story across various channels, including X, press, blogs, and executive communications. The goal is to shape how the field perceives Goodfire, build trust, and attract top talent and partners. The ideal candidate has deep fluency in the AI landscape, exceptional storytelling ability, excellent taste, high agency, has shaped company narratives, built an influential public presence, and produced impactful public communications.

Requirements

Deep fluency in the AI landscape.
Exceptional storytelling ability.
Excellent taste.
High agency.
Experience shaping companies' narratives.
Experience building an influential public presence.
Experience producing public communications.

Responsibilities

Own Goodfire's brand and communication strategy, including defining narrative, positioning, and voice.
Define what Goodfire says, where it says it, and how it establishes itself as a leader in AI interpretability and alignment.
Own and execute Goodfire's social media strategy to build a distinctive, high-credibility presence and increase awareness.
Translate complex research into engaging content such as threads, essays, blog posts, and explainers for technical audiences.
Lead communications across all channels, including social media, press, blogs, and the company website.
Drive measurable inbound demand and recruiting interest through brand and content efforts.
Shape Goodfire's external narrative regarding its capabilities, their importance, and the future of the AI field.
Lead agency partnerships and build relationships with journalists, researchers, and influential voices in the AI community.
Partner with founders and researchers to amplify their voices, develop their social presence, and translate their ideas into public-facing content.