# Head of Brand and Editorial

**Company**: Arc Institute
**Location**: Palo Alto, CA
**Experience**: executive
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $215,000 to $265,000
**Category**: Communications
**Industry**: Other

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## Description

Arc Institute is seeking a leader to own its storytelling for its next stage. The Head of Brand and Editorial will unify the brand, communications, and editorial work.

You will set the creative and strategic vision for how Arc speaks to the world, partner directly with the founders and other leaders to shape the communications strategy, and lead the teams that bring it to life every day.

Responsibilities:

- Own and articulate the vision for Arc's story as a new model for scientific institutions and as a producer of meaningful research

- Serve as a trusted partner to Arc's founders and scientific leaders, translating their expertise into clear creative direction and actionable plans for the team

- Lead, integrate, and develop Arc's Communications and Scientific Publications teams into a unified storytelling and editorial function

- Tell the world about Arc's scientific discoveries, leading the team that works closely with researchers to communicate their work with accuracy, clarity, and impact

- Set a high standard of taste and sophistication across all of Arc's output

- Develop Arc's brand in the scientific and AI talent markets

- Foster productive relationships with reporters to drive a proactive media strategy and react to coverage as needed

- Define the framework to measure the effectiveness of Arc's brand, communications, and editorial efforts

- Collaborate with multiple Arc teams on internal communications

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree or advanced degree in a field applied to marketing and communications

- 15+ years of experience in communications, brand, marketing, and/or editorial roles

- A track record of setting communications or brand strategy for a technically sophisticated organization

- Demonstrated success partnering with founders, executives, and/or researchers

- Exceptional writing and editorial judgment

- Proven ability to operate strategically while remaining hands-on in the work

Preferred Qualifications:

- Previous work at frontier AI labs, technology startups, biotech, life sciences, or academic/research institutions

- Experience managing relationships with media at the national and trade level

- Familiarity with scientific publishing and the norms of academic communication

## Skills

### Required
- communications
- brand
- marketing
- editorial
- strategic vision
- team leadership

### Nice to have
- frontier AI labs
- technology startups
- biotech
- life sciences
- academic/research institutions
- media relationships
- scientific publishing

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