# Government Partnerships Communications Lead

**Company:** [OpenAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openai)
**Location:** Washington, DC
**Role:** Communications
**Salary:** $234k – $260k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Media Relations, Communications Strategy, Government Partnerships, Public Policy, Cybersecurity, National Security, Biodefense, Stakeholder Management, Risk Mitigation, Technical Translation
**Posted:** 2026-07-24

> Lead communications for OpenAI's government partnerships and public-sector AI work, developing media campaigns, customer stories, and external narratives on topics like cybersecurity, biodefense, and national security. Requires 7+ years in communications, policy judgment, and cross-functional collaboration.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Developing and executing communications plans that educate press, policymakers, customers, and the public about OpenAI's government partnerships and public-sector work.
- Building proactive campaigns and customer stories that demonstrate how AI can improve public services, strengthen government workforces, and support critical missions.
- Supporting communications across priority areas including cybersecurity, biodefense, national security, science.
- Building deep relationships with national, state, local, technology, policy, and enterprise media and managing inbound requests.
- Partnering cross-functionally with Global Affairs, public-sector go-to-market, legal, product, research, safety, security, and other teams.
- Providing counsel and communications support to senior leaders and partners across interviews, speeches, events, and other public moments.
- Anticipating communications risks and developing thoughtful mitigation and response strategies.

## Requirements
- 7+ years of professional communications and media relations experience, including work on government, enterprise technology, national security, cybersecurity, biodefense, or other highly scrutinized issues.
- Strong track record of driving media campaigns in support of policy, partnership, or business priorities.
- Experience translating complex technical and policy work into clear, credible external narratives.
- Proven success building relationships and collaborating with press, executives, government partners, and cross-functional teams.
- Strong political and policy judgment, high ownership, and comfort operating quickly in an environment with limited structure.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Passion for technology and storytelling.

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