Head of Brand and Editorial

The role

The Head of Brand and Editorial will unify brand, communications, and editorial work. You will set the creative and strategic vision and lead teams to communicate scientific discoveries and the Arc story.

What you will do

• Own and articulate the vision for Arc's story across media, web, brand, publications, and internal communications
• Serve as a partner to founders and scientific leaders to translate expertise into creative direction
• Lead and develop Communications and Scientific Publications teams into a unified function
• Communicate scientific discoveries with accuracy, clarity, and impact
• Set standards of taste and sophistication across all output
• Develop Arc's brand in scientific and AI talent markets
• Foster relationships with reporters to drive media strategy
• Define the framework to measure effectiveness of brand and editorial efforts
• Collaborate with multiple teams on internal communications

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree in a field applied to marketing and communications
• 15+ years of experience in communications, brand, marketing, and/or editorial roles
• Significant experience leading and developing teams and managing other managers
• Track record of setting communications or brand strategy for a technically sophisticated organization in AI, computing, biotechnology, life sciences, or other deep technical domains
• Demonstrated success partnering with founders, executives, and/or researchers
• Exceptional writing and editorial judgment
• Proven ability to operate strategically while remaining hands-on
• Comfort in a fast-paced, rapidly scaling organization
• Experience engaging with complex technical topics

Nice to have

• Previous work at frontier AI labs, technology startups, biotech, life sciences, or academic/research institutions
• Experience managing relationships with media at the national and trade level
• Familiarity with scientific publishing and the norms of academic communication

Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus
• Compound Cash Grant Program (CCGP) providing multi-year cash grants in semi-annual installments

About the company

Arc Institute is an independent nonprofit research organization at the interface of artificial intelligence and biology. It is based in Palo Alto and partners with Stanford University, UC Berkeley, and UC San Francisco.