Marketing & Partnerships Manager

The Responsible Decentralized Intelligence Foundation (RDIF) studies AI agent capabilities and safety through research, evaluations, and open benchmarking. The Marketing & Partnerships Manager will lead marketing initiatives, develop external partnerships, and support community engagement and events to grow RDIF’s presence and ecosystem.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute integrated marketing strategies for RDIF research initiatives/publications and community events
• Manage RDIF's social media presence across platforms, creating engaging, accurate, and audience-specific content
• Develop and execute targeted email outreach campaigns to partners, researchers, and community members
• Write compelling copy for newsletters, website announcements, research briefs, and social media
• Design and coordinate visual marketing assets for digital channels (social, web, email, event promotion)
• Track, analyze, and report on marketing performance (e.g., views, sign-ups, research downloads, engagement) and iterate based on data
• Manage RDIF's email newsletter strategy, including subscriber growth and campaign performance
• Lead outreach and engagement strategy with industry partners, research institutions, AI labs, and collaborators
• Research and identify high-potential partnership opportunities aligned with RDIF's research mission and goals
• Prepare partnership materials including decks, one-pagers, and proposals
• Coordinate partnership discussions and follow-ups with external stakeholders
• Maintain and nurture long-term relationships with key research and industry partners
• Support promotion and execution of RDIF events (e.g. meetups, Agentic AI Summit, virtual workshops etc.)
• Engage with RDIF's global community across online platforms (e.g., newsletters, social media, Discord, etc.)
• Assist with on-site and virtual event coordination as needed
• Build and activate community engagement strategies

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 1–5 years of experience in marketing, partnerships, business development, or a related role
• Strong writing and storytelling skills, with attention to clarity, precision, and audience
• Proven experience managing social media and creating digital content
• Experience with email marketing platforms and campaign management
• Familiarity with marketing analytics, growth metrics, and common marketing tools
• Ability to create visual assets using tools such as Canva, Figma, or Adobe
• Experience in partnership development and business development
• Highly proactive, self-motivated, and comfortable taking initiative without detailed instructions
• Organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; comfortable engaging with senior leadership and external partners
• Genuine interest in AI safety, AI security, AI evaluation, and frontier AI systems
• experience in tech, AI research is a plus