The need
Anthropic is hiring: Head of Copy, Creative Studio
Location: San Francisco, CA
Employment type: Full-time
Compensation: $320,000 - $400,000 USD annual salary
Function: Marketing, Public Relations, Writing / Editing
Industry: Research Services / AI
Source: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4416700800/
About Anthropic
Anthropic's mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. The company wants AI to be safe and beneficial for users and society as a whole. The team includes researchers, engineers, policy experts, business leaders, and creative teams working together to build beneficial AI systems.
The Creative Studio is Anthropic's in-house creative team responsible for brand expression across Anthropic and Claude. The team cares about craft, making things by hand, and using AI when it makes sense.
About the role
This role sits at the intersection of brand strategy, creative leadership, and storytelling. You will own the full spectrum of voice, tone, and written creative across both the Anthropic and Claude brands across marketing, including web copy, social, product launches, campaigns, and more.
You will build and grow a team of talented writers and content strategists, and partner closely with fellow Creative Directors to deliver creative work that is polished, emotionally resonant, and strategically strong.
Key responsibilities
Define and evolve brand voice:
- Define and continuously refine voice and tone frameworks for both Anthropic and Claude.
- Ensure the brands are distinctive and appropriate across developers, enterprise buyers, and the general public.
- Partner with marketing strategists and Creative Directors to integrate voice and tone across channels.
Lead creative strategy and writing:
- Own creative strategy and writing for marketing campaigns, product launches, web content, social media, video content, and more.
- Raise the creative bar with work that is surprising, precise, and intentionally human.
Build and develop a team:
- Hire, mentor, and grow a team of writers and content strategists.
- Foster a culture of craft, creative ambition, and collaborative excellence.
- Establish clear creative processes and feedback loops that help the team work at speed and scale.
Partner across the Creative Studio:
- Work with Creative Directors across Product, Enterprise, Web, Video, and Growth.
- Serve as a key creative partner to marketing leadership.
- Translate strategic intent into prompting frameworks, feedback systems, and quality bars that scale.
You may be a good fit if you have:
- 12+ years of experience in creative leadership, with a strong background in creative strategy, copywriting, and content.
- A portfolio showing exceptional writing craft and the ability to lead creative vision at scale.
- Deep experience defining or evolving brand voice and tone.
- Proven experience building and leading creative teams.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with designers, product teams, communications, engineers, and senior stakeholders.
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on creative work.
- Genuine curiosity about AI and its impact on the world, with the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and warmly.
Strong candidates may also have:
- Experience working within or alongside a technical or scientific organization.
- Comfort translating complex subject matter into accessible creative.
- Familiarity with the AI industry landscape.
- Experience in a creative studio or in-house creative environment at a high-growth technology company.
Logistics
- Minimum education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
- Location-based hybrid policy: Anthropic currently expects all staff to be in one of its offices at least 25% of the time; some roles may require more office time.
- Visa sponsorship: Anthropic states that it does sponsor visas, though not every role or candidate can be sponsored.
Candidate safety note
Anthropic notes that legitimate recruiters only contact candidates from @anthropic.com email addresses. Candidates should be cautious of emails from other domains and should verify openings through anthropic.com/careers when unsure.