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Communications Associate   Location: San Francisco, CA (Required), travel-ready Team: Communications Reports To: Co-Founder / Communications Partner Experience: 3 to 7 years About Laude Laude is a research organization built by and for computer scientists who ship their research. We back impact-driven researchers turning breakthrough ideas into open-source infrastructure and real-world tools. Our goal is to accelerate the most important research and get it into people's hands faster. We are funded by individual technologists and anchored by a $100M commitment from Andy Konwinski. Our inaugural $150M ventures fund is backed by top institutional LPs and 50+ of the world's leading computer scientists. Our community is a who's who of AI and computer science researchers from the most advanced labs in the world, and we convene them regularly to push the frontier forward together. About the Role We're hiring a Communications Associate to plug into every corner of our communications and marketing work. This is an early-days role on a small, ambitious team, and the right person will grow with it. You'll work directly with the Co-Founder / Communications Partner across editorial content, social media, podcast production, events, and community programming. You'll be essential to making every channel run, and there is real room to build, take on more, and leave your mark. We're looking for someone with a lot to prove and the drive to prove it: a generalist who moves fast, figures things out, and brings genuine curiosity about AI and frontier research to everything they do. If you're spikey in one or two areas, even better. This role is part editorial assistant, part associate producer, part marketing manager, part community builder, and part operational glue. The communications function is central to what we do, and this role sits at the heart of it. You'll work directly with the co-founder, have proximity to world-class researchers, and shape how a breakthrough institution tells its story from the earliest days. This role is the entry point to an enormous next career chapter for the right person. This role is based in San Francisco. You'll be in our lab most days and will travel, including internationally, to support convenings and events. What You'll Do Comms team operations Support the operational layer of the team: maintaining trackers, organizing files, updating calendars, managing tools, and keeping deliverables and workstreams on schedule; this includes supporting the Co-Founder / Communications Partner directly with scheduling, correspondence, or other administrative tasks that free up capacity for higher-leverage work Editorial and content Plug into content production across formats, including newsletters, researcher profiles, blog posts, and event coverage, drafting, editing, and fact-checking under direction Social media Contribute to our social presence by drafting posts, sourcing content, scheduling, and flagging opportunities across platforms Podcast production Support guest scheduling, coordination, prep materials, recording logistics, and distribution, including highlight and repurposed content Events and community Assist with event production, including logistics, promotion, asset coordination, day-of support, and travel to live and virtual convenings Gifting and swag Coordinate researcher and community gifting, manage swag inventory and fulfillment, and support outreach moments that strengthen relationships PR support Assist with drafting materials, coordinating timelines, and supporting press workflows as needed Who You Are Administratively excellent. You keep meticulous track of moving pieces, build systems, and notice when something is about to slip before it does. A strong writer. You write with clarity and range and edit with a sharp eye. You make complex topics accessible without losing precision