Responsibilities

• In this role, you will create educational videos on foundational topics in AI alignment targeted at a mathematically mature audience. The videos should be technically substantive while being crafted well enough to reach a wide audience.
• You may get loosely inspired by well-known Youtube channels like Veritasium, Numberphile, Physics Girl, or 3Blue1Brown.
• This is a solo role: you'll handle research, scripting, animation, recording, and editing yourself.
• - Understand the kind of technical talent we want to attract to Iliad-led programs like the Iliad Intensive, Fellowship, conferences, or to our affiliated organizations
• - Interface with Iliad’s outreach team to strategize about the types of videos that work in various media; they handle publishing and distribution
• - Work with AI alignment researchers to make their work accessible in video form
• - Ensure the videos are so accessible that they can reach a wide audience, while being technically compelling even to the most serious audience
• This role is initially fixed-term for 3 months and can develop into a permanent full-time position if it proves valuable. The role can significantly expand in scope and may become an entire video team. As the first hire, you have ownership over the entire video strategy and the ways that the potential team develops over time.
• As Iliad is growing quickly, your role may adapt to changing needs of our program and Iliad as a whole.

Requirements

• A university degree in mathematics, physics, theoretical computer science, or a closely related field
• Knowledge of the AI alignment field comparable to having completed parts of the Iliad Intensive
• Evidence of the ability to craft compelling narratives, ideally in the form of videos

Preferred

• A broadly general skillset that can be applied to many tasks
• Comfort working in a fast-moving organization where priorities and roles will change
• Curiosity and ability to use AI to augment, improve, and automate various aspects of your own work
• If you are technically strong and think you might learn video production quickly, please apply even if you have no prior experience.

Benefits

• Time Off: 25 days paid vacation annually
• Flexible Working Hours
• Team Retreats: We have occasional in-person team retreats