Deputy Communications Director

Responsibilities

• Draft and edit press releases, statements, op-eds, talking points, and media advisories in AIPN's voice.
• Build and manage relationships with reporters, producers, and editors; pitch stories and field inquiries.
• Help manage rapid response, turning around statements and reactive material quickly as news breaks.
• Staff principals for interviews and media appearances, including prep and messaging.
• Oversee AIPN's social presence in coordination with the Director of Digital Organizing, including content calendars and reactive posting.
• Maintain message consistency and brand voice across earned, owned, and paid channels.
• Partner with the Communications Director on communications strategy, planning, and message development.
• Manage communications projects end-to-end, coordinating across Government Affairs, Digital Organizing, and outside vendors.
• Supervise junior staff, contractors, and freelancers as the team grows.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of communications experience in political, advocacy, government, campaign, agency, or newsroom settings.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to produce clean, persuasive copy under tight deadlines.
• Strong news judgment and a working understanding of how to earn and shape coverage.
• Demonstrated experience managing media relationships and executing rapid response.
• Based in the D.C. area; this is a hybrid role reporting to our Capitol Hill office at least once per week.
• Existing relationships with technology, national-security, or political reporters.
• Experience supervising staff or managing freelancers and vendors.
• Familiarity with social platforms, email tools (Hubspot preferred), and website/CMS administration (WordPress preferred).
• Exposure to AI policy and/or national-security policy.

About AIPN

The AI Policy Network (AIPN) is a bipartisan, independent 501(c)(4) advocacy organization dedicated to preparing America for the era of artificial superintelligence. We provide policymakers with technically grounded perspectives on emerging AI capabilities and risks, with particular focus on ensuring advanced AI systems remain reliable, controllable, and aligned with their intended purposes. Benefits include technology budget, a stipend for health insurance, and unlimited PTO.