Full-Time
Director of Public Engagement
Posted on 6/4/2025
Center for AI Safety
51-200 employees
Nonprofit researching AI safety, policy, advocacy
Compensation Overview
$140k - $170k/yr
San Francisco, CA, USA
In Person
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- Strong background in campaign strategy, media production, and public communication
- Ability to serve as a spokesperson and coordinate external appearances and media opportunities
- Experience designing and leading multi-channel public awareness strategies
- Ability to set KPIs and report on the performance of campaigns
- Experience identifying target audiences and tailoring messaging approaches to maximize reach and impact
- Ability to align public engagement efforts with research, field-building, and policy goals
- Experience advancing brand and narrative strategy
- Willingness to experiment with new tones while maintaining alignment with CAIS’s core values of credibility, impact, and scientific rigor
- Ability to collaborate with research, field building, policy, and executive teams to ensure consistent messaging
- Experience developing partnerships with media outlets, influencers, nonprofit organizations, and advocacy groups
- Experience sourcing and managing external vendors
- Serve as a spokesperson for CAIS and coordinate external appearances and media opportunities.
- Design and lead a multi-channel public awareness strategy around AI existential risk.
- Set KPIs and report on the performance of campaigns and initiatives.
- Identify target audiences and tailor messaging approaches to maximize reach and impact.
- Align public engagement efforts with CAIS’s research, field-building, and policy goals.
- Advance CAIS’s brand and narrative strategy.
- Experiment with new tones and approaches while maintaining alignment with CAIS’s core values of credibility, impact, and scientific rigor.
- Collaborate with research, field building, policy, and executive teams to ensure consistent messaging.
- Develop partnerships with media outlets, influencers, nonprofit organizations, and advocacy groups.
- Source and manage external vendors (e.g., video editors, PR firms) as needed.
CAIS is a San Francisco-based nonprofit focused on reducing AI’s societal risks through safety research, building a community of researchers, and promoting safety standards. It works by conducting research, fostering collaboration across academia, government, industry, and the public, and issuing influential statements and guidance to shape policy and public understanding. It differentiates itself through a multidisciplinary approach and emphasis on safety standards and policy influence rather than products or commercial aims. Its goal is to mitigate AI risks while guiding responsible progress so that AI’s benefits are realized safely.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
N/A
Founded
2022
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- WEKA powers CAIS Compute Cluster, boosting large-scale safety research.
- CAIS Global Statement signed by 600 experts shapes AI risk discourse.
- CAIS field-building expands AI safety researcher community effectively.
What critics are saying
- Stanford Center outcompetes CAIS using university prestige and resources.
- NIST CAISI dominates standards, sidelining CAIS nonprofit advocacy.
- OpenAI safety claims erode donor funding for CAIS by 2026.
What makes Center for AI Safety unique
- CAIS provides free GPU-accelerated compute cluster for AI safety researchers.
- CAIS sponsors California SB 1047 for frontier AI models safety.
- CAIS offers Intro to ML Safety course and philosophy fellowships.
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Benefits
Flexible Work Hours