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Who will take the OpenAI CCO job?

May 29, 2026
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Hey besties,

Full disclosure: I've been in build mode, creating something new and exciting for our OTR members (and, of course, a bit for you all too). I've been deep in code and QA instead of group chats, but couldn't miss the chance to share what's been floating around this week. 👇️

📨 Pitch perfect: Garth Corfield of The Telegraph shares exactly how he decides which press pitches to read (and which go straight to spam). Media friends, please keep doing this!

🤳 Exec Comms Supreme: Father of content job posts Noah Greenberg loves to share how companies are making interesting hires, and this week's feature is DoorDash. $200k for "a fight promoter meets growth hacker meets clip merchant." Off the top of my head I can't connect execs-on-Twitter to food delivery, but long live comms jobs!

đź‘€ Still hiring: I want to hear from you: would you take the still-unfilled CCO job at OpenAI? (And what would be your first move — and why is it paying publishers?)

Related: I've been seeing a flurry of top-notch roles opening up on my feed. Job hunters… is that cold market warming up?

📆 Add to cal: Heading to NY Tech Week? Me neither (womp), but for those who are, here's a list from events queen Amanda Coffee of the top comms and media events.

 
 

Chat soon,
Gab Ferree
Founder & Your Comms BFF, Off the Record

PS: Last week’s most-clicked was Workshop’s Jamie Bell’s unique internal comms ideas.

 

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