Senior Manager, Earned Media & Communications

Builders; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health benefits

Remote-friendly work environment

PTO (20 personal, 5 sick)

Job summary

Builders is seeking a communications pro to lead day-to-day earned media, from pitching to press releases, and to own relationships across national outlets, independent media, and creator platforms.

Reporting to the Editorial Director and CMO, you will drive coverage, leverage AI tools, and shape a modern, audience-first PR strategy for a major civic movement.

This role rewards fast writing, strong journalist relationships, and a proactive, tech-forward mindset in a dynamic nonprofit environment.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of PR or communications experience, with the majority of your time spent in earned media – pitching, placing, and managing press.
• A proven pitching track record: you can point to placements you drove in national or major regional outlets, and you know what made them land.
• Ability to build relationships with political, civic, lifestyle, or national news reporters.
• Sharp, fast writing: you can draft a pitch, a press release, or a reactive statement that is clean, on-brand, and compelling without heavy editing.
• Deep familiarity with the national political and media landscape – you know the beats, the outlets, and the reporters who cover civic life.
• Comfort operating in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment where priorities shift.
• An instinct for what’s newsworthy – you read the news constantly and can immediately spot the angle that connects a story to Builders’ mission.
• An overall technology-forward mindset – you bring curiosity to PR tech, including media monitoring, outreach, AI tools.
• Collaborative spirit and enthusiasm for Builders’ cross-partisan mission.

Responsibilities

• Own the daily earned media operation – pitching, securing coverage across national media outlets and key regional markets.
• Monitor the news and culture cycle in real time to spot opportunities for Builders’ voice.
• Draft compelling press releases, media advisories, op-ed drafts, and story memos.
• Develop and maintain a robust media list across national political, civic, and cultural beats.
• Identify and build relationships with podcasters, newsletters, YouTube creators, and social creators.

Skills

PR experience

Pitching

Media relations

Press releases

Story placement

AI tools

Monitoring

Tools

Muck Rack

TVEyes

SmartSuite

Job description

Builders is seeking a communications pro to lead day-to-day earned media, from pitching to press releases, and to own relationships across national outlets, independent media, and creator platforms.

Reporting to the Editorial Director and CMO, you will drive coverage, leverage AI tools, and shape a modern, audience-first PR strategy for a major civic movement.

This role rewards fast writing, strong journalist relationships, and a proactive, tech-forward mindset in a dynamic nonprofit environment.