Communications Associate
Title: Communications Associate
Location: Berkeley, California
Employment type: Full-time (in-person)
Compensation: $80,000 - $98,000 per annum, depending on experience and qualifications, with a competitive benefits package
Reporting structure: Reports to Director of Public Affairs
Contact: careers@evitable.com
Application form: link
Rolling Application; Priority deadline: November 23, 2026
About Evitable
A small number of companies are racing to build superhuman AI. They are doing it openly and at enormous scale, and admit they do not know how to control what they are building. Most Americans have not yet had the chance to understand what deploying these systems means for their jobs, their families, and their future, let alone been given a say.
Evitable was founded by David Krueger, one of the earliest and most credible voices on the risks of advanced AI. A professor of computer science who has spent over a decade at the forefront of the field, David initiated the landmark Statement on AI Risk, the single sentence signed by the field's leading scientists that put extinction-level concern on the global agenda. He co-authored the paper that introduced the concept of "gradual disempowerment," and served as a founding research director at the UK's AI Security Institute, which he left to do what he believed mattered most and was missing: taking the warning directly to the public.
The risks posed by AI are immense and range from mass unemployment to mass surveillance, and even human extinction. But none of this is inevitable. Building ever more powerful AI depends on trillions of dollars in investment, a concentrated supply chain, and government cooperation. That makes it a choice, a deliberate project that can be stopped. The public has a right to know what is being built and to decide whether it should be built at all.
Evitable exists to secure an immediate, indefinite, international moratorium on advanced AI development. We do that by informing the public and building a broad, nonviolent movement behind it.
About the Role
Evitable’s founder has spent years convincing experts to take AI risk seriously, and our communications team now brings that warning to the public. As Communications Associate, you will keep the team's media work running every day. You will track the news, build media lists, manage schedules, and support the administrative work a fast-moving team relies on.
You will report to the Director of Public Affairs and support multiple colleagues at a time. You will also help build our communications systems from scratch, since Evitable is an early-stage organization. This role suits someone interested in communications and PR who is comfortable managing multiple responsibilities. This role is a communications administrative role with room to grow.
What You Will Own
Support the team with research and other administrative projects as priorities shift.
Monitor news coverage of AI risk and AI policy each day, and send a regular digest to the communications team.
Assist with reporting and analysis on metrics for public relations and social media efforts.
Log press coverage of Evitable and David, and gather historical coverage since Evitable’s founding.
Vet inbound media requests, track them, and route them to the right person on the team.
Coordinate interview scheduling and logistics as the point of contact for producers and reporters.
Draft interview briefing documents on the outlet, the reporter, likely questions, and recent coverage.
Provide executive support to David and the Director of Public Affairs, including calendar management, note-taking, and follow-up on action items.
Help the Communications Manager draft and manage social media content, and respond to comments and messages from Evitable's online community.
Keep Evitable's contact database accurate, build audience segments for email sends, and track subscriber and supporter growth.
Keep public-facing materials updated.
What Success Looks Like in Your First 90 Days
By day 30, you send the AI news digest to the communications team every weekday by 9:30 a.m. Pacific, and you log all press coverage of Evitable and David within one business day of publication.
By day 45, you route every inbound media request within four business hours, and you manage logistics for all of David’s interviews, with a briefing document ready at least 24 hours before each one.
By day 60, you deliver the first monthly coverage report on reach and accuracy, clean up the contact database, and set up audience segments for email sends.
By day 90, you’ve built media lists for at least three announcements or pitches, respond to community comments and messages within one business day, and report monthly subscriber and supporter growth.
What We Are Looking For
Essential
Strong writing with clean grammar and spelling, shown in deliverables like interview briefing documents. You write your own work without AI tools.
Comfort in an administrative-heavy role and the ability to support several colleagues under deadline pressure, along with a clear interest in growing your communications career.
Comfort building systems and processes from scratch.
You follow the news and are interested in AI risk issues.
You're curious, organized, proactive, and detail-oriented. You also use good judgment and discretion, adapt quickly, work well under pressure, and welcome feedback.
Preferred
A track record of supporting a senior colleague or client, including scheduling and serving as a point of contact.
Junior experience at a PR firm, communications agency, or in politics, where you handled media monitoring, media list building, and coverage reporting and analysis under the direction of a senior colleague. The pace and range of agency and political work suit this role well.
Experience with Critical Mention, which we use, or a similar media monitoring tool.
Junior or entry-level experience with social media or email platforms, or a willingness and interest in learning them.
Compensation and Benefits
$80,000-$98,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications. Benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance; a 4% 401(k) match; life and long-term disability insurance; professional development and commuter stipends; and unlimited paid time off. This is a full-time, in-person role based in Berkeley, CA.
Work Authorization
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.
The hiring process is not fixed but includes:
1. Initial Application. Submit your resume/CV and the application form. We review every application against a consistent rubric.
2. Working Interview (~1 hour, unpaid). Rather than a traditional interview, we ask you to complete a short practical exercise that reflects the day-to-day work of the role. It gives us a clear picture of how you think and work, and a realistic sense of what the job looks like.
3. Short Interview (~30 min). A relaxed conversation about your motivation and fit, plus anything we want to explore from your working interview.
4. Paid Work Test. A deeper, scoped task based on real Evitable work, paid for your time and assessed against a consistent rubric.
5. On-Site Interview. You will meet the team and key stakeholders in structured conversations tied to the role and our values.
6. Reference Checks. We speak with two professional references, with questions tailored to the role and your background, before any offer.
Updated Nov 10, 2026