Society, Safety & Responsibility - Writer​/Communicator

Please include a cover letter when applying, along with your portfolio, or relevant examples of your writing, telling us what motivates you to join Google Deep Mind and how you can contribute to our mission.

This is an opportunity to join an outstanding team of people in a complex, mission-driven company. We’re keen to hire a talented Writer to join our Society, Safety and Responsibility (SSR) external communications team. The SSR communications team is dedicated to cementing trust and confidence in Google Deep Mind (GDM) as the leader ushering AGI safely and responsibly. We operate at the critical junction of technology and society, covering a broad mandate that includes safety and responsibility (cybersecurity, model safety, and AI ethics), public policy, and AGI readiness.

Our mission is to articulate how we identify risks, mitigate potential harms, and ensure our technologies benefit humanity.

Artificial Intelligence could be one of humanity’s most useful inventions. At Google Deep Mind, we’re a team of scientists, engineers, machine learning experts and more, working together to advance the state of the art in artificial intelligence. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, and collaborate with others on critical challenges, ensuring safety and ethics are the highest priority.

We are looking for an exceptional writer and communicator to join our team in Mountain View or New York, reporting to the Society, Safety and Responsibility communications lead. In this role, you will be responsible for creating a wide range of written material to clarify our approach to AI safety and AGI preparedness for key opinion formers and the public.

As a key member of our Society, Safety and Responsibility comms team, you will partner closely with our Safety, Ethics, and Policy teams to translate rigorous technical safety evaluations and policy positions into clear, trustworthy communications. You will not just be reporting on safety work; you will be a contributor to the global conversation on what it means to build AGI responsibly via blogs, op-eds, talking points, speeches, case studies, social media and more.

• Safety & Responsibility:
  In collaboration with colleagues, document and explain our work in model safety, AI ethics, and responsibility in ways that are clear and accessible to a wide global audience.
• AGI Readiness:
  Articulate for societal leaders and the general public our long‑term vision for how and why AGI will benefit humanity; explain how we assess and mitigate AGI risks; and clarify our deployment policies.
• Regulation and governance:
  Ensure that our views on regulation and AI governance are shared clearly and consistently across all of our written materials and communications.
• Translation and Clarity:
  Synthesize dense technical information (e.g., model architectures, safety methodologies, red‑teaming results, evaluation benchmarks) into clear, concise content that is suitable for technical and generalist audiences, and which builds trust without oversimplifying the challenges.
• Manage a multi‑format, multi‑platform editorial pipeline:
  Develop editorial strategy and manage production across multiple formats and platforms. Draft all communications in line with Google Deep Mind editorial principles and styles. Manage approvals and post content including GDM blogs, corporate and executive social media, op‑eds, speeches, video explainers etc.

In order to set you up for success as a Society, Safety & Responsibility - Writer / Communicator at Google Deep Mind, we look for the following skills and experience:

• Experience:
  
  5+ years in policy communications, technical writing, or journalism, with a specific focus on AI safety / responsibility , technology policy, cybersecurity. Experience with storytelling and content creation across different media -- multimedia, visual storytelling, social media, blogs is preferred. Strong writing and research skills, with an emphasis on quality and detail. Fluency in use of AI tools to research and accelerate your work is a plus.
• Technical Fluency: A strong ability to read and…