Director, Communications – Editorial Strategy

🔥 18 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $120k - $150k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🗣️ Communications

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Builders

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2021

🤝 Non-profit

📚 Education

📱 Media

Non-profit • Education • Media

Builders is a cross-partisan nonprofit movement that works to reduce political polarization by equipping citizens with inspiration, educational resources, media content, and convening programs that foster constructive dialogue and collaborative problem-solving. It runs initiatives such as the Builders Crash Course for students, the Builders BBQ Challenge, the Builders Toolkit, Citizen Solutions, and a media arm that produces content (videos, editorials, podcasts, and “Power Rankings”) to spark constructive conflict and promote civility. Builders mobilizes an online network and hundreds of movement partners across business, media, faith, sports, academia, and public service to build common-ground solutions.

📋 Description

• Set and own Builders' communications strategy, aligning earned media, editorial, and organizational priorities with clear goals and measures of success. • Serve as the judgment-setter on if, when, and how Builders engages in cultural, political, and civic conversations at the national and Texas levels. • Lead crisis and rapid-response communications, aligning messaging across channels during key news cycles. • Develop messaging and communications frameworks for dedicated campaigns and evergreen content across all channels. • Lead and develop communications and editorial team members and freelancers. • Own the communications tech stack and champion the thoughtful use of AI tools. • Report on coverage, share of voice, and audience impact, using data to make strategic decisions. • Lead proactive earned media operations, identifying story angles, shaping pitches, and securing coverage across national outlets and key regional markets, especially Texas. • Monitor news and culture cycles to identify reactive opportunities and respond quickly. • Build creator relationships as an earned media channel in partnership with the Social team. • Expand relationships with journalists, producers, and editors covering politics, civic life, and solutions-oriented news. • Define and operationalize the “Builders lens”: balanced, solution-oriented, values-driven commentary. • Distill complex policy and political issues into compelling, non-partisan content. • Lead the editorial calendar for Builders and Builders TX newsletters, blog, and SMS, and contribute to social channels.

🎯 Requirements

• 7-10 years of PR or communications experience, with the majority in earned media (pitching, placing, and managing press) and at least 2 years leading strategy or managing people. • A proven pitching track record, including placements in national and major regional outlets. • Established relationships with political, civic, and national news reporters, producers, bookers, and creators, with credibility across the political spectrum. • Deep familiarity with beats, outlets, and fault lines shaping civic life. • Experience advising senior leaders on communications strategy, reputation, and rapid response, including supporting executive spokespeople or public figures in media contexts. • Exceptional writing, editing, and editorial judgment, including drafting or editing pitches, press releases, op-eds, and reactive statements under deadline. • Experience managing team members or freelancers and building a high-performing function. • Fluency in the modern PR tech stack, including AI tools. • Comfort operating in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment where priorities shift. • Genuine enthusiasm for Builders' cross-partisan mission. • Familiarity with the Texas political and media landscape, including key outlets, reporters, and civic players. • Experience building or growing a trusted editorial voice, publication, or newsletter, including audience analytics. • Experience in nonprofit, advocacy, or civic sector communications.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive annual compensation • Excellent health, dental, and vision insurance with company coverage options of 100% • 25 days Paid Time Off (20 personal, 5 sick) • 401K with company match • Flexible, remote-friendly work environment • Charitable gift matching program • The opportunity to make a real impact through your day-to-day work

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