Narrative Operations Director

Company: Clock Tower X

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Job Summary

We are seeking a Narrative Operations Lead (War Room Director) to run a real-time narrative and communications operation.

This is not a content role.

This is not a social media role.

This is an operations role responsible for running a daily system that defines, aligns, and distributes messaging across all channels.

You will oversee a structured daily cadence that includes defining the narrative each morning, aligning messaging across media, internal teams, and partners, driving content production and distribution, and responding to breaking developments in real time.

This role sits at the center of the operation and ensures messaging is clear, consistent, and executed with speed and discipline.

Why Join Us

This role offers the opportunity to operate at the center of a high-impact communications system shaping real-time political and cultural conversations.

Your work will directly influence how key issues are framed, discussed, and understood across multiple channels and audiences.

You will be part of a team that values faith, discipline, clarity, and purpose, and believes that strong ideas executed consistently can shape the future of the country.

Responsibilities

Daily Narrative Leadership

Produce and own the Daily Narrative Brief, setting the message, tone, and priorities for each day

Define how key issues should be framed and understood across media and social channels

Ensure messaging is simple, clear, and repeatable across all outputs

Operational Execution

Run the daily War Room cadence from briefing through distribution and review

Ensure all teams are aligned around the same messaging throughout the day

Maintain structure, timing, and consistency across all outputs

Drive execution with a focus on speed, clarity, and discipline

Real-Time Response

Monitor political, cultural, and media developments throughout the day

Identify when narrative shifts or breaking events require response

Develop and deploy messaging quickly, targeting 15–30-minute response windows when needed

Adjust narrative direction as events unfold

Team Management

Manage a lean team of 10–15 people across content, distribution, intelligence, and engagement

Assign priorities, enforce deadlines, and maintain accountability

Ensure each function operates within a clear system and produces consistent output

Remove bottlenecks and maintain operational speed

Performance Optimization

Review daily performance and identify what messaging is resonating

Use data and feedback to refine narrative framing and content direction

Scale successful messaging patterns into future cycles

Continuously improve system performance over time

Qualifications

• Thinks in systems, not individual pieces of content
• Works with speed, clarity, and discipline under pressure
• Is decisive and comfortable owning outcomes
• Understands how narratives form and spread in real time
• Is aligned with Christian values and right-leaning political principles
• Prefers execution and results over creative expression
• Can manage both strategy and day-to-day operations simultaneously