OpenAI
Infrastructure Communications Lead
$185K–$300K
San Francisco · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
About the job
Advances data center projects through community engagement, communications, media relations, and energy policy work.
What you'll do
- Partner with permitting and community-engagement teams and support project progress and local community communications.
- Develop narratives explaining data center projects, energy needs, and policy positions; coordinate communications across teams.
- Support energy policy approaches, public affairs initiatives, press engagement, and stakeholder alignment.
What they ask for
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including explaining complex issues to different audiences.
- Practical experience crafting a positive narrative for the data center industry and influencing across teams.
- Experience supporting public meetings, events, and announcements; managing social media messaging and campaigns.
- Media training and experience preparing senior leadership for media; experience in energy policy and connecting policy decisions to infrastructure development.
Nice to have
- Experience running a high-stakes media campaign.
- Experience supporting data center development or comparable energy and infrastructure projects; policy communication experience.
Pay
$185K – $300K USD base salary
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