Builders

Communications

• 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.

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Director, Communications – Editorial Strategy