Head of Communications & Editorial Strategy — Earned Media

Builders Movement; United States; Hybride; USD 150 000 - 210 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive pay

Health insurance

PTO 25 days

401K match

Remote-friendly

Gift matching

Make impact

Résumé du poste

Builders is seeking a communications leader to own the earned media strategy and editorial direction across national and Texas media. You will oversee traditional PR and expand into CRM, SMS, social, and campaign messaging, building trusted relationships across political media landscapes on both sides of the aisle.

Reporting to the CMO, you will lead the earned media operation, drive coverage, manage the editorial calendar for newsletters, blog, and SMS, and mentor writers and freelancers in a

Qualifications

• 7–10 years in PR or communications, with most in earned media
• 2+ years leading strategy or managing people
• Established relationships with political/civic reporters and editors
• Experience advising senior leaders on reputation and rapid response
• Exceptional writing, editing, and editorial judgment under deadline
• Servant leadership style with team-building experience
• Tech-forward with fluency in AI tools
• Comfort in fast-moving, entrepreneurial environments
• Genuine enthusiasm for cross-partisan mission

Responsabilités

• Set and own the communications strategy across earned media, editorial, and organizational priorities
• Lead crisis and rapid-response communications across channels
• Develop messaging frameworks for campaigns and evergreen content
• Lead and develop communications and editorial teams and freelancers
• Own the communications tech stack and promote responsible use of AI tools
• Report on coverage, share of voice, and audience impact to inform decisions
• Lead proactive earned media pitching and secure coverage nationally and in Texas
• Build relationships with journalists, producers, and editors across political spectra
• Define and operationalize Builders lens for balanced, solution-oriented commentary
• Oversee newsletters, blog, and SMS calendars and align with owned content

Connaissances

Earned media strategy

Team leadership

Crisis communications

Editorial judgment

AI tools in PR

Writing & editing

Media relations

News/political landscape

Cross-partisan credibility

Outils

PR tech stack

Description du poste

Builders is seeking a communications leader to own the earned media strategy and editorial direction across national and Texas media. You will oversee traditional PR and expand into CRM, SMS, social, and campaign messaging, building trusted relationships across political media landscapes on both sides of the aisle.

Reporting to the CMO, you will lead the earned media operation, drive coverage, manage the editorial calendar for newsletters, blog, and SMS, and mentor writers and freelancers in a