Communications Associate

Communications Associate 

Location: San Francisco, CA (Required), travel-ready

Team: Communications

Reports To: Co-Founder / Communications Partner

Experience: 3 to 7 years

About Laude

Laude Institute is a nonprofit research organization built by and for computer scientists who ship their research. We back impact-driven researchers turning breakthrough ideas into open-weight models, open-source infrastructure, and real-world tools. Our goal is to accelerate the most important research and get it into people's hands faster.

On the Institute side, we are funded by individual technologists and anchored by a $100M commitment from Andy Konwinski. On the Ventures side, our inaugural $150M fund is backed by top institutional LPs and 50+ of the world's leading computer scientists.

About the Role

We're hiring a Communications Associate to plug into every corner of our communications and marketing work. This is an early-days role on a small, ambitious team, and the right person will grow with it.

You'll work directly with the Co-Founder / Communications Partner across editorial content, social media, podcast production, events, and community programming. You'll be essential to making every channel run, and there is real room to build, take on more, and leave your mark. We're looking for someone with a lot to prove and the drive to prove it: a generalist who moves fast, figures things out, and brings genuine curiosity about AI and frontier research to everything they do. If you're spikey in one or two areas, even better.

This role is part editorial assistant, part associate producer, part marketing manager, part community builder, and part operational glue. The communications function is central to what we do, and this role sits at the heart of it. You'll work directly with the co-founder, have proximity to world-class researchers, and shape how a breakthrough institution tells its story from the earliest days. This role is the entry point to an enormous next career chapter for the right person.

This role is based in San Francisco. You'll be in our lab most days and will travel, including internationally, to support convenings and events.

What You'll Do

Comms team operations

• Support the operational layer of the team: maintaining trackers, organizing files, updating calendars, managing tools, and keeping deliverables and workstreams on schedule; this includes supporting the Co-Founder / Communications Partner directly with scheduling, correspondence, or other administrative tasks that free up capacity for higher-leverage work

Editorial and content

• Plug into content production across formats, including newsletters, researcher profiles, blog posts, and event coverage, drafting, editing, and fact-checking under direction

Social media

• Contribute to our social presence by drafting posts, sourcing content, scheduling, and flagging opportunities across platforms

Podcast production

• Support guest scheduling, coordination, prep materials, recording logistics, and distribution, including highlight and repurposed content

Events and community

• Assist with event production, including logistics, promotion, asset coordination, day-of support, and travel to live and virtual convenings

Gifting and swag

• Coordinate researcher and community gifting, manage swag inventory and fulfillment, and support outreach moments that strengthen relationships

PR support

• Assist with drafting materials, coordinating timelines, and supporting press workflows as needed

Who You Are

• Administratively excellent. You keep meticulous track of moving pieces, build systems, and notice when something is about to slip before it does.
• A strong writer. You write with clarity and range and edit with a sharp eye. You make complex topics accessible without losing precision.
• Excited about AI. You follow what's happening in the field, care about the research, and are energized by being close to it.
• Quick to learn and figure things out. You pick up new tools, formats, and contexts fast and don't need a playbook for every situation.
• A generalist with spikes. You're comfortable across the stack and genuinely good at most things, with one or two areas where you're exceptional.
• High-output and low-ego. You take pride in execution, not credit, and you're as comfortable prepping a run-of-show as drafting a researcher profile.
• Detail-oriented at pace. You catch errors before they go out and hold the details without slowing down.
• Hungry to grow. You have a lot to prove and the ambition to back it up. You see an early-stage role not as a stepping stone but as an opportunity to build something.
• In San Francisco and ready to travel. Including internationally.

Experience

3 to 7 years across some combination of communications, marketing, editorial, production, or administrative support. Backgrounds in journalism, publishing, podcast or event production, executive assistance, or early-stage startups are all relevant. We care about how you work and the quality of your output more than the precise shape of your resume.

Nice to Have

• Genuine interest in or familiarity with AI, machine learning, or computer science
• Actively integrating AI tools into your own workflows, not intimidated by new technology and always looking for ways to work smarter
• Experience supporting podcast or editorial content production
• Experience contributing to a social media account or content series
• Visual sensibility: Canva, Figma, or close collaboration with design
• Familiarity with PR workflows and press cycles
• Exposure to technical or research-driven organizations

To Apply

Tell us who you are and what draws you to Laude. Include 1 to 2 writing samples that reflect your style and range. Links to published work, social accounts you've contributed to, content series, or collaborative projects are welcome.

Compensation

Salary range $90,000 to $130,000 plus equity based on experience.

• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k)
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid parental leave
• In-person role based in our San Francisco lab, with travel as needed