Digital Director

About Fathom

Fathom is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit whose mission is to find, build, and scale innovative governance solutions for AI that foster public trust in AI, while unleashing the power of American innovation. We are architects of AI oversight, focused on co-designing a better AI future for all.
This requires that everyone – from businesses and NGOs to everyday people – have a say in what that world looks like. Fathom creates solutions that help create a positive future with AI by convening experts, funding research and polling, and building consensus across stakeholders and communities. Learn more: https://fathom.org/

About the Role

Fathom is hiring a Digital Director who will play a key role in strategically growing Fathom’s brand and audience and promoting our organization’s mission by leveraging social media and digital channels. This person will be responsible for mapping and leading a digital strategy to ensure that Fathom’s policy solutions (including IVOs) and our high-impact thought leadership content (including our Substack, the Architecture of AI Governance) reach the right audiences, while growing that audience. This person will also play an essential role in promoting Fathom’s flagship convening event, The Ashby Workshops.
This role requires an understanding of AI, technology, and national and state policy conversations and the ability to quickly understand new and sometimes complex concepts while maintaining a cohesive overarching narrative. The ideal candidate will have a strong instinct for audience engagement, a strategic mindset for amplifying content across platforms, and a hunger for promoting new and high-impact policies . 

Key Responsibilities

Content Creation, Distribution & Social Media:

• Design and execute the strategy for promoting and disseminating content (written content, as well as more conceptual topics that need to be converted into social media copy and other digital collateral) across key channels, primarily focusing on social.
• Manage and create social media content that supports Fathom’s brand, the organization’s policy priorities, and thought leadership.
• Monitor AI and technology, policy conversations, ensuring we are timely and relevant in our social engagement. 
• Work with executives to refine their individual digital presence and increase audience engagement.
• Identify opportunities to leverage breaking news, trends, and industry discussions to position the organization as a leading voice.

Audience Engagement & Growth:

• Develop and implement strategy to grow engagement across LinkedIn, X, and other relevant platforms.
• Build relationships with key industry voices and communities through thoughtful interaction and content positioning.
• Track performance metrics, optimize content based on audience engagement and response, and report on progress to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in digital and social media strategy, audience engagement, content writing, copy editing, and/or communications.
• Strong storytelling skills with the ability to tailor messaging for different formats and audiences.
• Experience managing social platforms in a way that drives meaningful engagement (not just posting but creating conversation).
• Experience building audiences from the ground up, building both niche audiences and for general population consumption. 
• Strong ability to identify and react to relevant trends, breaking news, and industry conversations.
• Proven ability to amplify executive thought leadership and engage key industry stakeholders.
• Politically savvy with an understanding of the interconnected nature of politics and policy.

Compensation

Annual salary: between $150,000 - 180,000, depending on experience