Senior Media Manager

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Interview prep

• How you’d shape a media plan for a Claude product launch or safety research story.
• Examples of briefing non-actors (researchers, executives) for efficient takes.
• How you research and fact-check technical AI topics for public media.
• Standards you use when reviewing cuts for brand, accuracy, and production quality.

Fit summary

Strong fit if you can lead complex media productions and translate dense AI work into clear public narratives for a mission-driven SF lab. Less fit if you want remote-only work or pure entertainment directing without technical storytelling.

Day in the role

As Senior Media Manager at Anthropic, you would plan and run media work that explains Claude, safety research, and company news: shot and story framing, research from archives and the web, briefing talent or spokespeople, reviewing cuts against brand and broadcast standards, and coordinating live or recorded pieces for public audiences.

Skills to emphasize

• Saylor Academy — Business & Management courses (free)
• Google Project Management — Skillshop / free intro resources (free)

FAQ from this listing

Is this role remote?

No. The listing is San Francisco, CA with remote marked off, so expect Bay Area presence.

What does Anthropic actually build?

Claude large language models and related tools, with an explicit focus on AI safety research and deployment.

What background matches Senior Media Manager here?

Hands-on media planning, directing, research, and standards review—adapted to tech and science communications rather than only film/TV entertainment.

Occupation tasks (O*NET)

Public-domain labor data — prepare examples for 2–3 of these.

• Plan details such as framing, composition, camera movement, sound, and actor movement for each shot or scene.
• Communicate to actors the approach, characterization, and movement needed for each scene in such a way that rehearsals and takes are minimized.
• Direct live broadcasts, films and recordings, or non-broadcast programming for public entertainment or education.
• Research production topics using the internet, video archives, and other informational sources.
• Review film, recordings, or rehearsals to ensure conformance to production and broadcast standards.
• Study and research scripts to determine how they should be directed.
• Supervise and coordinate the work of camera, lighting, design, and sound crew members.
• Confer with technical directors, managers, crew members, and writers to discuss details of production, such as photography, script, music, sets, and costumes.

O*NET source

Company facts (cached)

Website: anthropic.com

Anthropic, PBC is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It has developed a series of large language models (LLMs) named Claude and has a focus on AI safety. Anthropic was founded in 2021 by former members of OpenAI, including siblings Daniela Amodei and Dario Amodei, who are president and CEO, respectively. The company is privately held but plans to go public. It had an estimated valuation of $965 billion in May 2026, making it the most valuable pure-play AI company in the world.

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Role overview (listing rewrite)

Lead enterprise paid media strategy at Anthropic as our Senior Media Manager, positioned in San Francisco, CA. In this full-time role, you'll direct how Claude reaches organizational decision-makers, owning media investment across paid social, programmatic, video, broadcast, audio, out-of-home, and trade publications. The Opportunity Own Anthropic's comprehensive enterprise paid media strategy, directing channel mix, budget allocation, campaign execution, and measurement. Your work reaches the executives and technology leaders shaping how organizations adopt AI. You'll partner closely with Product Marketing, Growth, Sales, and Marketing Data Science while managing critical agency and vendor relationships that bring our media strategy to life. Key Responsibilities Architect enterprise paid media strategy end-to-end, including channel mix, budget allocation, campaign execution, and measurement Lead planning and buying across paid social, programmatic, video, broadcast, audio, out-of-home, and trade media Develop and defend data-backed perspectives on channel strategy, moving beyond agency recommendations to independent judgment Translate commercial goals into targeted media strategies reaching decision-makers at critical moments in their buying journey Optimize enterprise media budget allocation based on performance data, market dynamics, and strategic priorities Manage agency, vendor, and platform partnerships, holding partners accountable for strategic alignment and execution quality Collaborate with Marketing Data Science to build measurement frameworks—brand lift, attribution, pipeline impact—proving media effectiveness Monitor emerging platforms and competitive media activity in the AI industry to identify opportunities before they become obvious Requirements Extensive experience owning paid media strategy and channel decisions for large-scale B2B and B2C campaigns at meaningful scale Demonstrated expertise planning and buying across awareness and conversion-focused channels; understanding of how each performs differently Independent point of view on media investment decisions, defended with data and business rationale Highly analytical mindset; comfort using data to inform strategy, optimize performance, and demonstrate ROI Proven experience managing substantial media budgets and making strategic trade-offs between competing initiatives Skilled at partnering effectively with media agencies and vendors, holding partners accountable for strategy and execution Ability to translate business objectives into actionable media plans and communicate strategy clearly to diverse technical and non-technical audiences Effectiveness in fast-moving, ambiguous environments, balancing longer-term strategic planning with rapid iteration Collaborative approach working…

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Questions to ask them

• What does success look like in the first 90 days for this role?
• How is the team structured, and who would I work with most?
• What tools and systems does this role use daily?
• Is the work primarily based in San Francisco, CA, hybrid, or fully remote?