# Policy Communications Manager

**Company:** [Anthropic](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/anthropic)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, New York, NY
**Role:** Communications
**Salary:** $255k – $255k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Policy Communications, Issues Management, Executive Communication, Media Relations, Corporate Governance Communications, Regulatory Communications, Thought Leadership, Crisis Communications, Stakeholder Management, Technical Writing
**Posted:** 2026-06-11

> Drive external communications for AI security, governance, and responsible scaling programs. Partner with security, legal, and governance teams to communicate about corporate structures, regulatory frameworks, and transparency commitments.

## Job Description

## Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute communications strategies for Anthropic's approach to AI security, governance, and responsible scaling
- Drive external communications about Anthropic's corporate governance, including the Long-Term Benefit Trust and public benefit corporation status
- Serve as a trusted communications partner to security, product, legal, governance, and RSP leaders on sensitive, fast-moving matters
- Develop proactive communications around emerging regulatory frameworks and transparency obligations, including public reporting commitments and disclosure requirements
- Manage reactive inbound media requests on complex security and governance topics
- Build and maintain relationships with journalists and influencers covering security, corporate governance, and technology policy
- Prepare executives for media interviews, speaking engagements, and public appearances; develop thought leadership opportunities
- Write blog posts, statements, talking points, and other communications materials that explain security, governance, and responsible scaling work clearly and accessibly
- Support reactive communications efforts with speed, accuracy, and sound judgment

## Requirements
- Experience in policy communications, including managing communications around complex security or governance topics
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex technical topics accurately for broad audiences
- Experience in issues management and developing reactive communications under pressure and tight timelines
- Strong executive management skills and proven ability to work seamlessly across technical and non-technical teams
- Track record of building media relationships
- Results-oriented, high-agency working style with bias toward flexibility and impact
- Comfort operating in new terrain where technology is evolving quickly and the right communications approach may not yet exist
- Deep commitment to ensuring that transformative AI systems are developed safely

## Preferred Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in policy communications, ideally at a high-growth technology company
- Experience communicating about corporate governance, regulatory affairs, or oversight structures
- Existing relationships with security, governance, and tech policy reporters and influencers

## Compensation & Benefits
- Annual Salary: $255,000

## Logistics
- Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
- Location-based hybrid policy: Staff expected in office at least 25% of the time
- Visa sponsorship available

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