OpenAI
Safety Transparency Editor, Safety Systems
$220K–$245K
San Francisco · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Jul 17, 2026
About the job
Own the editorial direction and publication of public-facing materials explaining OpenAI’s technical safety work, while improving the processes and systems used to produce them.
What you'll do
- Lead system cards and related transparency artifacts from initiation through publication, shaping their narrative and editorial structure.
- Partner with technical and other stakeholders to turn safety findings into rigorous, accessible public communications.
- Improve editorial workflows and build AI-assisted systems to make transparency work more consistent and scalable.
What they ask for
- Exceptional writing and editing skills for explaining technical topics accurately and clearly.
- Strong editorial judgment, including handling nuance, context, caveats, and uncertainty.
- Ability to own complex projects and synthesize diverse inputs into publication-ready materials.
- Ability to partner with technical experts and learn unfamiliar domains quickly.
Nice to have
- Experience with frontier AI safety concepts.
Pay
$220K – $245K USD base salary
AI focus
Use AI to support learning, drafting, synthesis, and reviewer preparation, and build workflows that automate repetitive tasks and improve the quality, consistency, and scale of safety transparency artifacts.
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