Remote Editorial Jobs in USA

Who We Are :

Builders Network is on a mission to equip a majority of Americans to overcome toxic polarization and effectively solve our toughest problems. We tackle this challenge by illuminating the causes and effects of toxic polarization; demonstrating what it looks like when citizens, elected officials, and other leaders work across lines of difference to solve problems; and activating Americans with proven methods, skills, and inspiration to become more effective problem solvers. In addition to more than 3.2 million followers committed to constructively engaging across lines of difference and solving problems in their own lives and communities, Builders is supported by 260+ ideologically diverse leaders across a variety of industries — from business, entertainment, and sports to faith, academia, and national defense. To learn more, visit Builders Movement - Official Site .

Our distributed, remote team strives to co-create a workplace grounded in our values of curiosity, compassion, and courage. Our organization moves quickly, with opportunities to execute big, bold ideas and to be entrepreneurial, resourceful, and relentlessly solutions-oriented as we navigate a deeply complex social and political challenge by iteratively testing new models and learning as we go. Successful team members are creative, possessing the ability to proactively generate ideas both independently and collaboratively. We are each accountable for our results and how those are achieved.

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What You’ll Do :

You will contribute to formulating the editorial direction and brand voice for copy and long-form writing. You will be responsible for end-to-end ownership of our email newsletter and SMS offerings suite, focusing on channel growth, audience engagement, and delivering copy with insightful, creative excellence. You will pitch, manage, and / or originate all creative for our newsletter product(s) and blog, including long-form pieces worthy of premium publications. Your long, and short-form contributions will provide insights to motivate our community to fulfill our mission in a relatable and accessible style. You’ll look at real-time political and pop culture events with an eye for the angle that helps depolarize America AND catch popular attention to move our message into the mainstream. You will work with the Director of Content to incorporate our Movement Partners and special programs, share movement wins, and curate relevant content from our community, the depolarization field, and across the web. You will serve as a content creator, curator, copywriter, and copy editor to ensure our blog and newsletter advance our mission, deepen our subscriber and follower connection to the movement, and elevate our editorial voice and tone. You will also work with the Head of Media to incorporate audience data and insights into editorial decisions, ultimately driving growth and retention.

How You’ll Do It :

• Guide the overall direction of email content, including newsletter topics and subject lines, to attract readers based on audience data and industry best practices.
• Originate and write social media copy for text heavy channels like X and LinkedIn.
• Contribute to evolving the organization's brand voice
• Be responsible for long-form posts to “The Feed” (our blog) and newsletter and write about complex topics in a digestible and accessible yet nuanced way.
• Develop relevant, timely, creative ideas that help scale our movement’s reach and impact, utilizing trending memes, topics, and sounds from the daily news cycle, politics, social issues, and pop culture.
• Integrate insights and concerns related to polarization on a global level into our newsletter product(s) by finding fresh and uniquely Builders angles on widely-covered news and events.
• Expand our mission within Texas by writing on topics relevant to the state's social and political dialogue.
• Be responsible for all copy and workflow for Builders newsletter product(s), including writing original copy, pitching, maintaining the publishing calendar, adjusting the layout and flow of the product(s) in response to up-to-date marketing data, outreach, workflow for guest contributors and leading initiatives to develop readership.
• In partnership with the Head of Media, set an email product strategy (e.g., if / when to expand to more than one newsletter per week, how to communicate to different audience segments) and refine it based on metrics and growth strategy.
• Expand and improve the existing Builders newsletter as a primary channel for awareness and engagement.
• Collaborate with social / digital, curriculum, comms, movement, and partnerships teams to develop an email programming calendar and ensure cohesion across workstreams.
• Monitor and manage emails from the Builders community that are sent in response to newsletter content.

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EEO :

At Builders Network, we are committed to an inclusive workplace where diversity in all its forms is championed. Builders Network is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity, or veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. For applicants with disabilities, our recruiting team will actively work with you to accommodate any needs in order for you to be able to interview at your best.  We will keep any medical information you provide confidential and separate from the rest of your application.