Communications Officer (Media Relations)

We're hiring a Communications Officer focused on media relations to help shape how Coefficient Giving's work is understood by the public, policymakers, and potential partners. We're looking for a mission-driven candidate with strong news judgment, excellent writing, and an instinct for building trust with journalists. You'll serve as a spokesperson for the organization and own much of our day-to-day press work — pitching and placing stories, fielding inquiries, preparing staff for media opportunities, and helping us respond quickly and thoughtfully when our work is covered in the news — while maintaining our commitment to rigor and accuracy.

Coefficient Giving (formerly Open Philanthropy) is a philanthropic funder and advisor. Since 2014, we’ve directed over $5 billion in grants as part of our mission to help others as much as we can with the resources available to us. It's also a pivotal moment for Coefficient Giving: we gave around $1 billion last year, and are on track to more than double our giving this year. We work with a range of donors who share our commitment to cost-effective, high-impact giving. Our current funds include Science and Global Health R&D, Navigating Transformative AI, Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness, Abundance & Growth, Farm Animal Welfare, and more.

We’re proud of our track record:

• We jump-started the field of AI safety and security and have played a vital role in addressing other existential threats, such as mirror bacteria.

• Our grants to evidence-backed global health programs have saved over 100,000 lives, and our farm animal welfare grants have improved the lives of over 3 billion animals.

• We supported late-stage clinical trials for the R21 malaria vaccine, now being scaled to protect millions of kids globally.

• We were the earliest major funder of the YIMBY movement to build more housing. Our grantees have led the charge on major wins like City of Yes in New York, and SB 79 in California, which will enable hundreds of thousands of new housing units.

This role will focus primarily on media relations: how our work is covered, who covers it, and how well that coverage reflects what we actually do. You'll work to secure accurate, high-quality coverage across the breadth of our portfolio and to be a calm, credible point of contact for reporters. This role will report to Sharon Yang, Senior Communications Officer, who is based in New York.

For a look at what being on our small but growing communications team is like, see Sharon’s entry in our “Day in the Life” series.

Responsibilities may include:

U.S.-based Communications staff are typically employed by Coefficient Giving LLC, which is not a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. As such, this role is unlikely to be eligible for public service loan forgiveness programs.

We may use AI to assist in the initial screening of applications, including to detect whether candidates have used AI models in drafting their application. Decisions are always made by a human on our team.

If you have any questions about our use of AI tools, you can email jobs@coefficientgiving.org.