Description

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We are launching a new highly ambitious bipartisan social movement called "Humans First" (which will be a 501c3 and affiliated 501c4) in order to ensure the AI serves ordinary people, not a small AI elite. We are currently hiring for a number of senior roles, and are looking for experienced, ambitious people to fill them. We already have advisers and interested partners from across the political spectrum, and are looking to build up genuine power to confront the AI elites and ensure the security, liberty and flourishing of all Americans.

The Campaign and Strategy Director will report directly to the Executive Director, whilst maintaining a large degree of strategic autonomy. They will play the key role in setting much of the overall strategy of the organization, leading the campaign teams that include the other senior roles. The Campaign and Strategy Director will have a significant budget at their disposal to carry out their vision for the organization.

This role is responsible for developing, coordinating, and continually refining a comprehensive organizational strategy that aligns base-building, coalition development, digital engagement, and public education efforts. The Campaign and Strategy Director will work closely with senior team members across these workstreams to ensure cohesive planning, strong cross-functional communication, and timely execution. This role involves synthesizing information from multiple teams, identifying opportunities and risks, and adjusting strategy in response to external developments. The Campaign and Strategy Director will also support staffing decisions, help identify potential partners or advisors, and provide high-level guidance to both senior and junior team members across the initiative.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategy: Lead the conceptualization and ongoing refinement of the movement’s overarching strategy, integrating base-building, coalition, digital, and outreach considerations into a unified, actionable plan. Ensure effective communication and coordination across workstreams so that initiatives reinforce one another.
• Initiative Leadership: Design major initiatives and programs, and continually iterate on these based on feedback, engagement metrics, and real-world developments. Lead, or supervise the team members who lead, these initiative teams, drawing on staff and volunteers across the organization.
• Strategic Adaptation: Ensure the overall strategy is regularly updated based on evidence gathered from the field, data analysis, and external developments. Identify risks and opportunities early and adjust approaches accordingly.
• Maintaining Broad Appeal: Ensure that strategy and execution reflect the organization’s commitment to engaging a wide, diverse, and bipartisan audience. Anticipate and respond to developments that could challenge balance or neutrality.
• Team Building: Support recruitment and help identify strong candidates, advisors, and partners who can contribute to strategic development or program execution.
• Generalist Leadership: Provide strategic guidance and accountability to other senior movement roles. For any high-priority strategic areas not clearly owned by another leader, this role assumes responsibility until adequately staffed.

Benefits:

• Health insurance for you and your dependents
• 401K plan + 4% matching
• Unlimited PTO
• Lunch and dinner at the office
• Annual Professional Development Stipend
• Access to some of the top talent working on technical and conceptual research in AI safety

Requirements

• Strategic Leadership: Demonstrated ability to design, lead, and execute organization-wide strategy for mission-driven initiatives, social movements, advocacy efforts, or large-scale public engagement programs. Experience (8-12 years) setting direction across multiple workstreams and aligning diverse teams around a unified plan.
• Movement Building Experience: Strong understanding of grassroots growth, lessons from past movements, and how to design strategies that avoid common pitfalls.
• Cross-Functional Integration: Ability to synthesize insights from organizing, coalition-building, digital engagement, and external trends into a coherent, organization-wide strategy.
• High-Level Judgment: Proven ability to make sound decisions in uncertain, fast-changing environments, including determining what information is needed to guide strategic choices.
• Leadership & Management: Experience leading senior staff, supporting cross-team alignment, and providing direction to both senior and junior team members.
• Broad-Audience Collaboration: Comfort working within a politically diverse environment and developing strategies that resonate across varied viewpoints.
• Execution & Drive: Strong commitment to achieving organizational goals with a pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach.