Director, Content at Arnold Ventures | Houston, TX | $160K/yr – $200K/yr

Arnold Ventures

Director, Content

Houston, TX (Hybrid)

$160K/yr – $200K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own AV’s editorial strategy and publish high-impact content across leadership, policy, and advocacy audiences.

Must-have: 10+ years in journalism or content with proven leadership of distributed production
Standout: Experience building editorial standards and integrating AI into workflows

Job Description

Responsibilities

Serve as the senior editorial voice, writing and editing for the AV Board, leadership team, and subject matter experts (e.g., opinion pieces, speeches, policy narratives, social copy, and external announcements)
Develop content for advocacy and issue campaigns, major policy moments, and executive visibility initiatives
Build and manage a network of writers, including freelancers, and set strategy and drive quality outputs across a distributed production model
Strengthen AV’s approach to owned content, ensuring any output reflects the organization’s voice, mission, and strategic priorities
Partner on the team’s overall editorial calendar and content pipeline.
Establish and maintain editorial standards, style guides, and other resources that govern quality across the team and external partners, including freelancers
Help embed AI into the communications team operating model and workflows, including using AI and other tools to optimize content production

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
At least 10 years of experience in journalism, content strategy, communications, brand writing, or a related field, with a record of high-quality work across formats and audiences
High tolerance for ambiguity and comfort working in a dynamic, initiative-based environment with shifting priorities and cross-team collaboration
Exceptional writing and editing skills, including executive-level content, opinion and advocacy writing, and narrative work; ability to translate complex policy ideas into compelling narratives
Experience managing writers, editors, or content teams, with the ability to maintain quality across a distributed production model
Strong editorial judgment and strategic instincts; a thought partner who can shape content strategy, not just execute
Experience working in or developing strategies for creative formats (e.g., media, visual storytelling)

Preferred

Experience working in or developing strategies for creative formats (e.g., media, visual storytelling).

Benefits

AV is committed to providing a robust and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our current benefits package includes 100% paid employee premiums for medical, dental, vision, basic life, and short- and long-term disability insurance; 20 days of paid time off, 16 paid holidays (including a winter break from December 24 to January 1), a hybrid policy that includes four days in office and one flexible day for remote work, and a summer schedule with alternating Fridays off beginning on Memorial Day and ending on Labor Day; paid parental leave; a 401k retirement savings plan with an employer match, profit-share contribution, and immediate vesting; pre-tax transit benefits; a professional development stipend; a charitable giving stipend; and an employee assistance program. In addition, a relocation bonus is available for candidates who will move for a position.

Arnold Ventures

3.7 Glassdoor

Arnold Ventures is a philanthropy that supports research to understand the root causes of America’s most persistent and pressing problems, as well as evidence-based solutions to address them. By focusing on systemic change and bipartisan policy reforms, AV works to improve the lives of American families, strengthen communities, and promote economic opportunity. We are a team of more than 100 subject-matter experts headquartered in Houston with offices in New York and Washington, D.C. Our focus areas include Criminal Justice, Higher Education, Health, Infrastructure, and Public Finance.

Founded in 2008

Houston, Texas, USA

184 employees (16 in marketing)

arnoldventures.org

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