 He is a veteran of 5 presidential campaigns including George W Bush's 2004 re-election campaign, John McCain's 2008 campaign, Mitt Romney's 2012 campaign, and most recently as a senior advisor for Chris Christie's campaign in 2016.Once named one of the “top free-agent GOP operatives” by "The Washington Post," former RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman noted Jones has “fantastic judgment, the respect of the press, good management skills, creativity and a commitment to excellence.”

From 2001 to 2003, Brian Jones was the research director at the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) during the 2002 election cycle.In 2003, Jones left the NRCC and began working at the public affairs firm, Mercury Public Affairs, as the vice president of polling and advertising.