About the Role
Humans in Control is hiring a Founding Video & Social Lead, our first dedicated digital hire. You will build our social presence and grow our supporter base from zero.
This is a video-first role. Short-form video is how most people will first meet us, so your instincts for hooks, pacing, story, and what makes a clip feel human are the heart of the job. You will run our social channels day to day: making content, posting, testing, and growing an audience. The role will also help turn that audience into action, from signups to events to supporters.
We are looking for an on-camera creator who can also manage social, or a strong social manager who is ready to step in front of the camera. A passion for advocacy and for communicating AI risk is a plus. Strong writing is a bonus.
About Us
Humans in Control is a nonpartisan grassroots organization. We work to keep people, not a handful of AI companies, in charge of our future.
We bring together parents, workers, veterans, faith leaders, small business owners, and neighbors from across the political spectrum around one idea: powerful AI is being released while the companies building it write their own rules and answer only to themselves.
This is one of the few issues where most Americans already agree, no matter how they vote. The harms are already here, from deepfakes of real teenagers to scams that clone a loved one's voice, and they don't stop here – even the CEOs of the companies building AI admit they can't fully control it.
We organize people to demand commonsense rules from the politicians who are not taking action.
What You'll Do
Social Content & Video
Produce and test short-form video: explainers in front of the camera, rapid-response clips, calls to action, event recaps, and real stories from our community
Run our social presence across the platforms our audiences use (likely TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts, Facebook, and X), and grow our following
Create images and social copy for posts across platforms
Build repeatable video formats that help people understand what's happening with AI and what they can do about it
Find and coach on-camera voices from our network of supporters and coalition partners
Track what's working across channels and use it to make better content
Coordinate with our communications, organizing, and operations team so your work supports what's happening on the ground
Co-own the organization's digital strategy, including digital ads and budget.
Digital Mobilization
Own the welcome/nurture journey for new signups (email + SMS) that drives a first action
Send communications that move supporters to act – action alerts, "call your rep," event RSVPs, turnout pushes
Build and run digital action campaigns: petitions, click-to-call, online RSVP, shareable actions
Track conversion and drop-off across the activation funnel; iterate to improve it
What We Are Looking For
Comfortable and effective on camera – being a regular on-screen presence is central to this role, not an occasional ask.
Hands-on experience producing short-form video: scripting, shooting, editing, captioning, and publishing
Strong instincts for what makes people stop scrolling, trust the speaker, and get the point
Experience running social channels and growing an audience
A gift for making complex things simple, relatable, and worth acting on
Good judgment communicating in a genuinely nonpartisan way with a politically mixed audience: conservatives, moderates, independents, Democrats, Republicans, parents, workers, veterans, faith communities, and rural and working-class people
A bias toward testing, learning, and shipping
Genuine interest in the risks of powerful AI and in keeping people in control of it
Ideal Candidates Bring
Experience growing an audience through short-form video (TikTok, Reels, Shorts) or social content
Experience turning digital attention into signups, event turnout, calls, volunteer recruitment, donations, or other concrete action
Experience creating content for politically mixed, conservative, moderate, faith-based, parent, veteran, rural, working-class, or non-expert audiences
Experience identifying and developing volunteer or community-leader on-camera voices
Experience with online-to-offline organizing, event turnout, volunteer recruitment, or distributed actions
Experience with advocacy communications, political communications, and/or digital strategy
Strong writing for social, email, and action-oriented copy
Experience with email, texting, digital ads, or audience testing
Understanding of AI risks
Experience in a small, fast-moving organization or campaign environment
Why This Role Matters at HIC
This is HIC's first digital hire. There is no playbook to inherit; you'll help build it. Most digital advocacy work is built for one half of the country. This one isn't. The principle we're organizing around – that powerful technology shouldn't be released into the public without rules – is one most Americans already share, regardless of how they vote. Success in this role is not measured mainly by views, likes, or follower counts. Success means helping HIC build a growing base of reachable people who understand the issue, trust the organization, and take action.
Reporting Structure
This role reports to the Communications Director. The Communications Director leads overall communications strategy, messaging, editorial standards, and approvals. You will own weekly digital execution – producing, posting, drafting, sending, testing, and iterating within those editorial rails – and are responsible for helping turn digital attention into supporter growth and action. You'll have real ownership and room to build.
Location
Remote, U.S.-based position. Must be authorized to work in the United States. Some evening and weekend availability may be required for rapid-response moments, major campaign pushes, live events, or time-sensitive digital opportunities. Occasional travel will be required and will be reimbursed.
Compensation
Salary range: $75,000–$95,000, based on experience.
Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, and a 401(k) plan.
Candidates should be prepared to share examples of short-form video, social media, digital content, email/SMS, digital campaign, audience-engagement, or organizing work.
