About Builders
Builders is a non-partisan movement of millions, uniting Americans across lines of difference, grounded in the belief that curiosity, compassion, courage, and creativity can move us beyond division. Founded by Daniel Lubetzky, our community spans 5M+ citizens, 650M video views, and 400+ movement partners including José Andrés, Katie Couric, Adam Grant, Lonnie Ali, and Karl Rove. Through a growing ecosystem of content, tools, partnerships, and activations, we turn civic engagement into meaningful action, empowering people to participate, collaborate, and deliver real-world impact to enact lasting change.
About the Position
Builders is searching for a communications leader who is already operating in what comes next. This role leads traditional comms/PR and extends into all communication verticals, including CRM, SMS, social, and key campaign messaging. We are looking for a plugged-in leader in the news, politics, media, or lifestyle space who has mastered the fundamentals of earned media and brings deep, trusted relationships across the political media landscape on both sides of the aisle.
Reporting to the Chief Marketing Officer, you will own Builders' communications and editorial strategy and lead its earned media operation, driving coverage across national and Texas outlets, independent media, creator, and emerging platforms.
This is a communications-first role with editorial upside. The editorial scope gives the right leader room to shape how Builders thinks and speaks across channels and strengthen our audience strategy.
Responsibilities
Communications Strategy and Leadership
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, ensuring consistency, clarity, and cross-partisan credibility across all channels.
Lead and develop communications and editorial team members and freelancers, setting a high bar for quality, speed, and voice.
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, not just report metrics.
Earned Media and Pitching
Lead the proactive earned media operation, identifying story angles, shaping pitches, and securing coverage across national outlets and key regional markets, most notably Texas.
Monitor the news and culture cycle in real time to spot reactive opportunities and move credibly and quickly.
Treat creators as a core earned media channel, building relationships to reach audiences traditional press does not, in partnership with the Social team.
Political and Media Relationships
Bring and expand a network of trust-based relationships with journalists, producers, and editors who cover politics, civic life, and solutions-oriented news, positioning Builders as a go-to source for cross-partisan civic stories.
Editorial Voice and Content
Help define and operationalize the "Builders lens": balanced, solution-oriented, values-driven commentary that safeguards organizational reputation and public trust.
Distill complex policy and political issues into compelling content with non-partisan framing that moves audiences beyond "us vs. them" thinking and surfaces common ground.
Lead the editorial calendar for the Builders and Builders TX newsletters, blog, and SMS, and contribute to social channels, aligning earned media moments with owned content.
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…