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.
• Please find videos of a previous 5-week trial on our Youtube channel.
• 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
• 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
• Strong technical ability or prior experience in creating video content (optional but beneficial)

Benefits

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