ANZ Communications Lead

<div class="content-intro"><h2><strong>About Anthropic</strong></h2> <p>Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.</p></div><h2><strong>About Anthropic</strong></h2> <p>Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.</p> <h2><strong>About the role</strong></h2> <p>Anthropic seeks a highly skilled communicator to lead our communications across Australia and New Zealand. As our first communications hire in ANZ, you will develop and drive effective communications campaigns that advance Anthropic’s position across the region. The role will report to our Corporate Communications lead in the US. The ideal candidate will be a highly strategic thinker with a proven track record of delivering exceptional results, strong market knowledge, and excellent media relations. They should be skilled at working with a wide range of local and global stakeholders to help navigate fast-paced, complex environments.</p> <h2><strong>Responsibilities</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Develop and execute communications strategies to elevate Anthropic’s brand, and effectively communicate our story across Australia and New Zealand.</li> <li>Craft messaging and talking points for major company announcements and milestones.</li> <li>Build strong relationships with journalists and relevant influencers across the region.</li> <li>Partner cross-functionally with a range of teams including sales, marketing, legal, research, and policy.</li> <li>Provide communications counsel to senior stakeholders across the company.</li> <li>Effectively plan for and manage communications risks.</li> <li>Oversee executive interviews and speaking engagements.</li> <li>Manage local agency relationships.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>You may be a good fit if you:</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Have 12+ years of experience working in communications, ideally at a high-growth technology company, in a senior in-house position.</li> <li>Have a strong record of driving communications across Australia and New Zealand, and are equally comfortable driving proactive communications as you are handling reactive issues.</li> <li>Are excellent at media relations and issues management, and have a deep understanding of the political and regulatory landscape across ANZ.</li> <li>Are a superb written and verbal communicator.</li> <li>Have a strong track record of translating complex technical language into compelling, clear messaging.</li> <li>Enjoy working cross-functionally with both technical and non-technical teams.</li> <li>Are excited to translate insights about AI for broader audiences, ranging from the tech press to the general public.</li> <li>Are results-oriented, with a bias towards flexibility and impact.</li> <li>Care about ensuring that transformative AI systems are developed safely.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div class="content-conclusion"><h2><strong>Logistics</strong></h2> <p><strong>Minimum education: </strong>Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience</p> <p><strong>Required field of study:&nbsp;</strong>A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience</p> <p><strong>Minimum years of experience: </strong>Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position</p> <p><strong>Location-based hybrid policy:</strong> Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.</p> <p><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Visa sponsorship:</strong>&nbsp;We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.</p> <p&