Strategic Communications Director - Remote, Open-Source

OpenMined; New York (NY); Remote; USD 139,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

403(b) retirement plan

Open Source contribution

Fully remote work

Flexible paid time off

Flexible work hours

Job summary

OpenMined is seeking its first Director of Strategic Communications to shape how we tell our story to the press, policymakers, the AI research community, and through our Executive Director. You’ll report to the VP of Growth & Impact and collaborate with leadership, research, policy, and marketing teams.

You will own the external voice, write technical content, and plan major announcements with partners. Remote-first role, US-based with quarterly travel possibilities.

Qualifications

• 4+ years leading communications (press, narrative, announcements) for a technical, ideally AI-focused, research and/or policy organization.
• Has worked as a software engineer, or has equivalent hands-on technical depth: can use open-source software and write content with technical roots.
• Handled public technical claims that experts examined and challenged, including fast responses and corrections.
• Wrote for, or ran communications for, a senior leader with a public profile.
• Writes clearly and explains technical work without over-claiming.
• Placed stories with technology, AI, science or policy press.

Responsibilities

• Own OpenMined’s narrative and external voice across press, policy and the research community.
• Write technical content and build out writers or an editorial team as needed.
• Plan and run communications for major announcements, including joint announcements with partner organizations.
• Build a network of outside experts who can reproduce and vouch for our results, and brief them before releases.
• Build relationships with technology, AI and policy reporters, and secure coverage based on demonstrated results.
• Support the Executive Director’s public voice, positions and speaking calendar.
• Prepare spokespeople for interviews, panels and policy roundtables.
• Lead fast, accurate responses to questions and criticism on X, Hacker News, Reddit and GitHub, and run the process for correcting public claims.
• Keep messaging consistent across OpenMined and its separately branded products, in partnership with marketing.

Skills

Communications leadership

Technical depth

Technical writing

Executive communications

Press placement

Job description

OpenMined is seeking its first Director of Strategic Communications to shape how we tell our story to the press, policymakers, the AI research community, and through our Executive Director. You’ll report to the VP of Growth & Impact and collaborate with leadership, research, policy, and marketing teams.

You will own the external voice, write technical content, and plan major announcements with partners. Remote-first role, US-based with quarterly travel possibilities.