Frontier AI Policy Communications Lead

Americans for Responsible Innovation; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Discretionary PTO

401(k) match

Wellness stipend

Internet stipend

Home office setup stipend

Professional development

Job summary

Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI) seeks a Communications Manager for Frontier AI Safety to drive public understanding and policy momentum on urgent AI governance questions. The role sits at the intersection of communications, government affairs, and policy, translating complex ideas into compelling narratives that shape how lawmakers, journalists, and the public understand AI.

Reporting to the VP of Communications, you will develop media strategies, draft statements, and coordinate

Qualifications

• 4–5+ years of experience in policy communications, public affairs, or policy advocacy.
• Strong writer with the ability to translate complex policy issues into clear, compelling language.
• Experience working on technology and AI policy.
• Proven ability to engage with media and contribute to successful communications campaigns.
• Sound judgment and comfort operating in fast-moving, high-stakes policy environments.
• Previous professional engagement on artificial intelligence and its societal impacts.

Responsibilities

• Manage proactive and reactive media communications for a portfolio of issues related to frontier AI risks.
• Work closely with ARI’s policy, government affairs, and coalitions teams to design strategic media campaigns in support of policy objectives.
• Draft, edit, and pitch media statements and exclusives with national news outlets.
• Monitor the media and policy landscape and identify opportunities for ARI to engage quickly and effectively.
• Develop shared communications templates, rapid-response toolkits, talking points, and narrative frameworks that provide support across the AI safety community.
• Help partners develop rapid-response plans that identify spokespeople, messaging, and approval flows for key scenarios (preemption threats, export-control rollbacks, safety incidents, etc.).
• Publish timely online commentary in coordination with the policy team and ensure ARI is there first in key moments of public debate.
• Sustain a drumbeat of coverage and content that builds momentum and focuses policymaker attention on priority issues.

Skills

Policy communications

Public affairs

Policy advocacy

Media engagement

Written communication

Job description

Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI) seeks a Communications Manager for Frontier AI Safety to drive public understanding and policy momentum on urgent AI governance questions. The role sits at the intersection of communications, government affairs, and policy, translating complex ideas into compelling narratives that shape how lawmakers, journalists, and the public understand AI.

Reporting to the VP of Communications, you will develop media strategies, draft statements, and coordinate