Deputy Editor, Development Communications

Stand Together; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting

Health and dental plans

Wellness and mental health support

Job summary

Stand Together in Arlington, Virginia, seeks a Deputy Editor to lead Development Communications for Americans for Prosperity, The LIBRE Initiative, Concerned Veterans for America, and related efforts. You will oversee the editorial calendar, workflows, review cycles, deadlines, approvals, and handoffs, and directly manage writers focused on donor-facing content.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of editing and content strategy, strong editorial judgment, and experience managing complex editorial

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in editing, writing, content strategy, communications, or publishing.
• Direct people-management experience.
• Strong editorial judgment with ability to improve structure, clarity, tone, and audience relevance.
• Experience managing complex editorial calendars, workflows, and cross-functional projects.
• Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills translating policy and priorities into donor-facing content.
• Strong stakeholder-management skills and ability to use insights to improve execution.
• Willingness to contribute to Stand Together's values and culture.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage a team of writers focused on Development Communications, creating a culture of editorial excellence, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Lead editorial workflow and process improvements across intake, prioritization, assignments, review cycles, approvals, deadlines, and handoffs.
• Edit, shape, and occasionally write donor-facing content, including donor emails, proposals, pitch decks, direct mail packages, polling memos, and stewardship updates.
• Own the content calendar for grassroots partners and initiatives, ensuring donor-facing content is planned, prioritized, assigned, and delivered on deadline.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Fundraising Strategy, Policy, Legal/Compliance, Creative, and Grassroots teams to ensure content is accurate, strategically aligned, and polished.

Skills

Editing

Writing

Content strategy

People management

Editorial calendars

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Stand Together in Arlington, Virginia, seeks a Deputy Editor to lead Development Communications for Americans for Prosperity, The LIBRE Initiative, Concerned Veterans for America, and related efforts. You will oversee the editorial calendar, workflows, review cycles, deadlines, approvals, and handoffs, and directly manage writers focused on donor-facing content.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of editing and content strategy, strong editorial judgment, and experience managing complex editorial