Director, Texas Rising

Department: Texas Rising

Employment Type: Full-time

Location: Remote TX

Supervisory: Yes

Union Position: No

Pay Grade: Director

Pay Class: Exempt

Texas Rising Director

The Texas Rising Director leads TFN’s flagship youth power-building program, Texas Rising, advancing a statewide strategy that develops young leaders and builds a durable, diverse base aligned with TFN’s three core pillars:

• Public Education & Teaching the Truth
• Religious Freedom & Countering Christian Nationalism
• Fighting for Democracy & Building Civic Engagement

This role is responsible for ensuring Texas Rising serves as a primary pipeline for youth leadership, base expansion, and long-term movement infrastructure across Texas—including intentional growth across HBCUs, rural campuses, and historically underrepresented communities.

Reports to: Chief Program Officer

Primary job responsibilities for this position center on the following (may be modified to include additional duties as assigned):

1. Leadership, Vision, & Strategy

• Set and drive a clear, multi-year strategic vision for Texas Rising that aligns with TFN’s three pillars and organizational win conditions
• Translate TFN’s strategic plan into a youth-centered power-building strategy
• Ensure all Texas Rising programming advances at least one of TFN’s anchor issue areas and/or power building domains
• Identify opportunities where youth organizing can shift narrative, policy, and civic participation across Texas

2. Program Design & Power Building

• Design and implement integrated organizing programs that engage young people (18–30) in:
• Civic engagement and electoral participation
• Issue advocacy aligned with TFN’s pillars
• Leadership development and long-term movement participation
• Build scalable organizing models that connect campus-based work to statewide advocacy campaigns
• Ensure programs explicitly address threats to public education, religious freedom, and democracy in Texas
• Develop leadership pipelines that move participants from engagement → leadership → advocacy

3. Base Expansion & Diversification

• Lead intentional strategies to diversify and expand Texas Rising’s youth base, with a focus on:
• HBCUs and Minority-Serving Institutions
• Rural campuses and communities
• First-generation college students and young people not currently engaged in civic life
• Develop tailored organizing approaches that reflect the unique political, cultural, and geographic contexts of the communities listed above
• Build sustained campus and community presence including, and beyond, traditional urban strongholds
• Establish partnerships with institutions and leaders serving these populations 

• Provide supervision, coaching, and performance management for direct reports, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities
• Build a high-performing team with skills in organizing, leadership development, and issue advocacy
• Foster a culture of accountability, learning, and adaptability   

5. Metrics, Data, & Impact

• Establish and oversee clear metrics that track both program outputs and power-building outcomes
• Measure growth in base size, leadership pipeline, and engagement across priority communities (including HBCUs and rural campuses)
• Track programmatic impact across TFN’s three pillars 
• e.g., issue engagement, voter participation, narrative shift
• Use data to continuously refine organizing strategy

6. Cross-Organizational Integration

• Lead cross-functional collaboration to ensure Texas Rising is fully integrated into TFN’s broader strategy
• Align with Communications team to amplify youth narratives tied to TFN’s strategic agenda
• Partner with Political/Organizing teams on electoral and advocacy strategies
• Coordinate with Development team to articulate impact and support fundraising efforts
• Ensure organization-wide alignment and understanding of Texas Rising’s strategic role in TFN’s power-building model

7. Coalition & External Leadership

• Represent TFN and Texas Rising in key coalition spaces ensuring youth perspectives shape broader movement strategy
• Build and maintain relationships with youth leaders, partner organizations, and institutional stakeholders
• Position Texas Rising as a leading force in youth civic power-building in Texas
• Identify opportunities to influence statewide strategy through youth organizing infrastructure
• Elevate youth voices in public forums, media, and policy conversations

• 5 years of experience in organizing, civic engagement, or related fields
• Demonstrated experience in youth organizing, preferably in Texas, with understanding of the state’s political and cultural landscape
• Proven ability to build and sustain organizing chapters or base-building programs (campus and/or community-based)
• Experience designing and implementing civic engagement, advocacy, or electoral programs 
• Track record of expanding engagement among diverse youth populations, including HBCUs, Minority-Serving Institutions, rural campuses, or other underrepresented communities
• Strong team management and leadership skills, including supervision, coaching, and accountability
• Ability to translate strategy into clear goals, metrics, and execution plans
• Experience working in coalitions and cross-organizational partnerships
• Demonstrated ability to work and effectively communicate cross-departmentally within an organization 
• Strong communication skills, including public speaking and stakeholder engagement
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, inclusion, and youth leadership development
• Alignment with TFN’s mission and core pillars: public education, religious freedom, and democracy

• Experience leading statewide or multi-site organizing programs
• Deep familiarity with Texas youth organizing and movement landscape
• Experience building leadership development pipelines for young people
• Experience integrating organizing with communications, digital, or narrative strategies
• Background in policy advocacy or electoral strategy in Texas

TFN Core Values

We encourage all applicants to review TFN’s Core Values to ensure organizational alignment and to learn about the principles we use in our work, decisions, and culture to advance our mission.

Salary: $75,000 - $90,000 (depending on experience)

100% employer paid medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k) savings plan with employer contribution, paid vacation, personal, sick, and parental leave.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

Texas Freedom Network is an equal-opportunity employer and encourages people of color, ethnic minorities, women, and individuals from the LGBTQ community to apply.