Communications Generalist

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Metaculus

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Artificial Intelligence • Science • Social Impact

Metaculus is a platform that provides trustworthy forecasting and modeling infrastructure for forecasters, decision-makers, and the public. It creates forecasts in key areas such as biosecurity, AI progress, nuclear security, and climate change, aiming to improve research, decision-making, and policy. Metaculus offers forecasting tournaments where participants can predict real-world events and win prizes. It engages in collaborations with non-profits and other organizations to enhance forecasting capabilities and contributes to understanding complex global challenges.

11 - 50 employees

Founded 2015

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🔬 Science

🌍 Social Impact

📋 Description

• Media relations (primary): research targets, draft/send pitches, follow up, and maintain reporter relationships; aim for regular, credible placements. • Announcements & updates: draft site announcements, feature updates, and support on regular newsletters. • Social collaboration: propose and draft posts, threads, and replies across major platforms; run small experiments; and vary tone appropriately—from credible, stable pillar-of-community to playful/pugnacious when useful. • Press releases: prepare and place when warranted. • Provide copy-editing and drafting assistance on documents such as reports, briefs, and partnership materials.

🎯 Requirements

• Strong existing network of journalists/editors and recent, demonstrable placements; confident pitching across science/tech/politics. • Strong writing and editing; fast turnaround on clean, accurate copy. • Numerate; comfortable with probabilities/forecasts and writing about results accurately (no deep math required). • Ideally, has knowledge of forecasting and/or prediction markets, and can communicate these topics clearly. • Operates independently with light oversight; organized and responsive. • Nice to have: experience posting from brand accounts; familiarity with data-driven or scientific communication.

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual salary range of $90,000 - $140,000 USD, depending on experience. • insurance costs, depending on country. In the US, we reimburse up to the legal maximum under a QSEHRA plan. • In the US, we offer a 401k plan for employees. • We provide generous parental leave; at a minimum (though it depends on jurisdiction) 14 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents and 6 weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents. • We encourage our employees to meaningfully engage with and attend technical conferences and community events. • We offer travel opportunities for regular in-person working sessions and team retreats in the US and Europe.