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OpenAIOpenAISan Francisco, CA

Communications Manager, Monetization

Senior communications leader shaping OpenAI's global narrative on ads and monetization. Define strategy, lead product launches, build media relationships, advise executives, and partner cross-functionally with Product, GTM, and Marketing to scale the business with trust.

$297k – $330k/yr
Hybrid12+ YOECommunications

About the job

Responsibilities

  • Define and lead communications strategy for OpenAI’s ads and monetization initiatives, from global narrative development through launches and sustained storytelling.
  • Build a clear, differentiated story about how OpenAI approaches ads, including the value it creates for users, businesses and the broader ecosystem.
  • Partner closely with Product, GTM and Marketing to deliver coordinated campaigns across earned, owned, and social channels in support of business outcomes.
  • Own media engagement and build trusted relationships with leading business, technology and advertising press.
  • Advise senior leadership on positioning, messaging, launch strategy, and how to proactively shape industry conversations.
  • Translate complex product, technical and commercial decisions into clear, accessible communications for a range of audiences.
  • Establish messaging, operating rhythms and communications systems that keep teams aligned as the business grows.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of communications experience, with deep experience in ads and monetization at a high-growth technology company.
  • Strong press instincts and relationships, with a track record of shaping narratives and landing impactful coverage with business and industry media.
  • Exceptional editorial judgment and taste.
  • Skilled at advising senior executives and navigating high-visibility environments with calm and clarity.
  • Can move fluidly between setting a strategic vision and executing the details.
  • Experience working in highly cross-functional, matrixed organizations, with strong instincts for alignment across product, GTM, and marketing.
  • Highly collaborative leader who can align diverse stakeholders behind a unified story.

Skills

Communications StrategyMedia RelationsNarrative DevelopmentStakeholder AlignmentExecutive AdvisingCross-Functional CollaborationPress EngagementMessagingEditorial Judgment