At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead EMEA communications for start-ups and B2B, managing campaigns and media relations.
- Company: OpenAI is dedicated to ensuring AI benefits all of humanity through responsible deployment.
- Benefits: Hybrid work model with three days in the London office and international travel opportunities.
- Other info: Role based in London; background checks will be conducted as per applicable law.
- Why this job: Join a small, high-impact team shaping the future of technology and innovation.
- Qualifications: Professional PR experience in technology or business communications across multiple channels required.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 70000 £ per year.
About the Team
OpenAI’s Communications team is responsible for helping people understand our technology, our mission, and the impact AI can have when deployed safely and responsibly. Across EMEA, we work closely with business, start-up, developer, product, marketing, global affairs, and policy teams to tell clear, credible stories about how OpenAI is helping organisations build, scale, and solve meaningful problems. The EMEA B2B Communications team is small, fast-moving, and highly cross-functional. We support some of OpenAI’s most important external audiences, including founders, developers, enterprises, technical communities, journalists, creators, and policymakers. Our work spans proactive storytelling, media relations, executive communications, launches, events, case studies, and campaigns that build awareness, understanding, and trust.
In this role, you will:
- Support start-up, developer and B2B communications for OpenAI across EMEA.
- Report to the Head of B2B Communications EMEA.
- Build awareness, understanding and trust with founders, developers and business audiences.
- Work cross-functionally and partner with OpenAI’s start-up, B2B, developer relations, marketing, product, communications and global affairs teams.
- Lead the day-to-day delivery of the EMEA communications programme for OpenAI’s start-up and B2B teams.
- Manage and support the delivery of creative, proactive communications campaigns, launches and events across multiple channels.
- Oversee a programme of events, media engagements and influencer activations across EMEA.
- Help prepare briefing materials, talking points, and media engagement plans for OpenAI spokespeople.
- Build and maintain relationships with journalists, creators and influencers across business, technology, developer, start-up and venture capital communities across EMEA.
You might thrive in this role if you:
- Have professional PR experience (agency or in-house), with expertise in technology, business, start-up or developer communications.
- Possess strong creativity and proactive media and influencer relations skills.
- Have experience supporting a busy media relations team and senior spokespeople.
- Are comfortable working cross-functionally with various teams.
- Are ambitious, deeply curious about technology, and excited by the next frontier in how businesses are built and how developers create.
Additional Information
The role is based in London and follows a hybrid work model of three days in the office per week. Must be willing to travel internationally when required.
About OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.
Start-up Communications Manager, EMEA employer: OpenAI
OpenAI, located in London, focuses on safe AI deployment for global benefit. The team values diverse perspectives and offers a hybrid work model, fostering innovation in technology. Join a mission-driven company committed to solving global challenges through AI.
