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at Mox

🏢 About Mox

Mox is a San Francisco-based incubator and supporter of early-stage projects and ventures, with a focus on AI safety. Alongside Manifund, it runs community organizations that fund and coordinate AI safety efforts, from fellowships to events. Working here means directly shaping the AI safety ecosystem and supporting high-impact projects at their earliest stages.

About This Role

This is a cluster of open roles across Mox and Manifund, spanning program leadership, events, engineering, editorial, finance, and chief of staff positions. You could lead AI safety event programming, build community software, publish research features, or coordinate alignment research efforts. The common thread is supporting fellowship, incubator, or accelerator programs in AI policy, rights, or movement building.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve coordinating with team members across time zones, advancing a program or event, and tackling a mix of strategic and hands-on tasks. You could be reviewing fellowship applications, debugging community software, or drafting a research feature, all while keeping the mission of supporting AI safety at the forefront.

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🎯 Who Mox Is Looking For

  • Generalist background with a track record of wearing multiple hats in fast-paced, early-stage environments.
  • Demonstrated interest or experience in AI safety, alignment, or adjacent fields like AI policy, rights, or movement building.
  • Strong execution skills: able to independently drive projects from concept to completion with minimal oversight.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities, comfortable working remotely with a distributed team.
  • Flexibility to adapt to different role responsibilities as needs evolve, with a bias toward action and learning.

📝 Tips for Applying to Mox

1

Apply to the role that best matches your strengths, but mention in your application that you're open to other positions if you have overlapping skills—Mox values generalists.

2

Highlight any experience you have with AI safety community building, event organizing, or program management, even if it's volunteer or side-project work.

3

For technical roles, showcase projects where you built tools for communities or nonprofits, especially if they relate to coordination, funding, or research.

4

For editorial or program roles, provide writing samples or event portfolios that demonstrate your ability to communicate complex AI safety ideas to diverse audiences.

5

Emphasize your ability to work remotely and asynchronously, as Mox is remote-friendly and likely has a distributed team.

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your specific interest in AI safety and why you want to support early-stage projects and community organizations.', "Concrete examples of how you've successfully managed programs, organized events, or built software in a resource-constrained environment.", 'Your ability to be a generalist and adapt to different roles as needed, with evidence from past experiences.', 'Any familiarity with Mox, Manifund, or the broader AI safety ecosystem, showing you understand their mission and approach.']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Explore Mox's website and any public materials to understand their incubation model and the types of projects they support.
  • → Look into Manifund's funding platform and recent grants to see what kinds of AI safety projects they back.
  • → Read about the AI safety community's key organizations and current debates to contextualize Mox's work.
  • → Find and follow any blog posts, podcasts, or talks by Mox or Manifund team members to understand their culture and priorities.
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💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Your understanding of the AI safety landscape and the role of community organizations in advancing the field.
2 Past experiences where you led a program, event, or project from start to finish, and the impact it had.
3 How you prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities in a fast-changing environment.
4 A time you had to learn a new skill or domain quickly to get a job done.
5 Your approach to collaboration and communication in a remote, asynchronous setting.
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Applying with a generic resume that doesn't clearly connect your skills to any of the listed roles—tailor your application to at least one specific area.
  • Showing a lack of genuine interest in AI safety; it's a mission-driven organization, so passion for the cause matters.
  • Assuming the role is fully defined; Mox values flexibility, so being rigid about responsibilities or title can be a turn-off.

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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