Director, Content

Houston, TX or Washington, D.C. Posted: 05.15.2026

Arnold Ventures ( AV ) is aphilanthropy 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, AV is working to improve the lives of American families, strengthen their communities, and promote their economic opportunity.

The Communications team seeks to be an accelerant for AV ’s philanthropic and policy missions. We work to strengthen AV ’s brand and reputation, inform the public debate, and advance AV ’s policy and advocacy goals.

The Director, Content will define AV ’s voice and produce written and other content that advances AV ’s mission. This role serves as the organization’s senior writer and editor, setting and maintaining editorial standards across owned content – including thought leadership, op‑eds, and related advocacy materials, social media, and more. The Director will help to define AV ’s overall content and channel strategy, in partnership with other communications and AV leaders.

The Director will also manage anetwork of freelancers and partner with communications leaders and executives across AV .

This individual will report to the Executive Vice President, Communications, and will be based in AV ’s Houston, TX , or Washington, D.C. office.

• Serve as the senior editorial voice, writing and editing forthe 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 anetwork of writers, including freelancers, and set strategy and drive quality outputs across adistributed 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’s operating model and workflows, including using AI and other tools to optimize content production

• At least 10 years of experience in journalism, content strategy, communications, brand writing, or arelated field, with arecord of high‑quality work across formats and audiences
• High tolerance for ambiguity and comfort working in adynamic, 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 adistributed production model
• Strong editorial judgment and strategic instincts; athought partner who can shape content strategy, not just execute
• Experience working in or developing strategies for creative formats (e.g., media, visual storytelling)

The salary range for this position will be $ 160 , 000 -$ 200 , 000 .

AV is committed to providing arobust 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 awinter break from December 24 to January 1 ), ahybrid policy that includes four days in office and one flexible day for remote work, and asummer schedule with alternating Fridays off beginning on Memorial Day and ending on Labor Day;

paid parental leave; a 401 k retirement savings plan with an employer match, profit‑share contribution, and immediate vesting; pre‑tax transit benefits; aprofessional development stipend; acharitable giving stipend; and an employee assistance program. In addition, are location bonus is available for…