Editor, Editorial – Development

Standtogether; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health and dental plans

Wellness and mental health support

Flexible time off

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

Stand Together in Arlington, VA seeks an Editor, Editorial – Development to serve as a senior editorial partner to Development and Fundraising. This role focuses on expertise, judgment, and elevation to shape donor-facing work that is clear, compelling, and strategically sound.

Editors develop subject-matter fluency, embed with key stakeholder groups, and coach writers to strengthen products and overall quality across priority issue areas.

Qualifications

• Significant experience editing high-stakes communications for senior leaders, donors, or partners.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply subject-matter expertise across assigned issue areas and funding priorities.
• Serve as an embedded editorial partner to Development and Fundraising teams.
• Edit and elevate drafts produced by writers—strengthening structure, clarity, argumentation, and narrative flow.
• Coach writers through thoughtful feedback that improves both the work and the underlying thinking.
• Ensure donor‑facing materials are accurate, aligned, and audience‑appropriate before reaching senior leaders or external partners.

Skills

Editorial judgment

Coaching writers

Stakeholder management

Storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America's boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country's biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.

As an Editor, Editorial – Development, you will serve as a senior editorial and strategic partner to Development and Fundraising teams. This role is less focused on writing volume and more focused on expertise, judgment, and elevation — shaping donor‑facing work to ensure it is clear, compelling, and strategically sound.

Editors develop deep subject‑matter fluency in priority issue areas, embed with key stakeholder groups, and coach writers to strengthen both individual products and overall editorial quality.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply subject‑matter expertise across assigned issue areas and funding priorities.
• Serve as an embedded editorial partner to Development and Fundraising teams.
• Edit and elevate drafts produced by writers—strengthening structure, clarity, argumentation, and narrative flow.
• Coach writers through thoughtful feedback that improves both the work and the underlying thinking.
• Ensure donor‑facing materials are accurate, aligned, and audience‑appropriate before reaching senior leaders or external partners.

Qualifications

• Significant experience editing high‑stakes communications for senior leaders, donors, or partners, ideally in philanthropy, nonprofit, mission‑driven, or complex stakeholder environments.
• Strong editorial judgment and narrative instincts, paired with comfort working through dense feedback, multiple reviewers, and evolving direction.
• Experience developing subject‑matter expertise and applying it to persuasive communications.
• Comfort influencing across teams and working closely with senior leaders.
• Proven ability to coach writers and elevate others’ work product.
• Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.
• A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.
• Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non‑hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents.
• Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.

Our Values

Our culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management (PBM), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom‑up empowerment. PBM empowers employees to be entrepreneurial, innovate, and continually drive transformation.

We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. That is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, and respect.