Senior Editor, Brand & Narrative

Stand Together; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Flexible time off

Health and dental plans

Wellness support (Peloton)

Wellness support (Talkspace)

Career growth opportunities

Competitive compensation & bonus

Job summary

Stand Together is a philanthropic community driving social impact. The Senior Editor, Brand & Narrative will supervise a team of editorial specialists and steer content to meet brand standards across channels.

You will work with marketing, communications, and copywriters to implement engaging strategies that resonate with diverse audiences and support KPIs. Ideal candidates bring 7+ years in marketing/communications, publishing, or journalism, with at least 2 years leading a team, and strong

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in marketing and communications, publishing, journalism, and related fields.
• 2+ years supervising a team.
• Proven ability to translate organizational vision and messaging into compelling content.
• Understanding the needs of different audiences and stakeholders and delivering mutually beneficial solutions.
• Highly organized with ability to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Superior written and verbal communication.
• Baseline knowledge of SEO.

Responsibilities

• Review and revise content produced by copywriters to ensure clarity, brand consistency, and quality.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to guide editorial contributions to campaigns and execute with writers/freelancers.
• Collaborate with intelligence and digital teams to track audience data and KPIs and optimize content accordingly.
• Identify gaps and update brand content and style guides.
• Develop cross-functional communication touchpoints to support editorial objectives.
• Collaborate with production teams to publish website content on time with QA standards.
• Liaise with agency partners for content briefs and drafts.

Skills

Content strategy

Team leadership

Editorial editing

SEO basics

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 aSenior Editor, Brand &Narrativeon ourEditorialteam, you willsupervisea team of editorial specialists and drive content to align with brand and messaging standards.The Senior Editor willwork alongside a dynamicteam ofmarketing,communications,andcopywriterprofessionals implementingengaging and effective content strategies that inspire movements of millions of people toparticipatein new and better ways to tackle our country’s biggest problems. These strategies span multiple channels and platforms, including web articles, video publishing assets, paid ads,andorganic socialchannels, among others. The ideal candidate bringsexperience in marketing and communications, publishing, journalism, and/or related fields to support day-to-dayimplementationandlong-term strategicprojects. AsSeniorEditor, you’ll be responsible for working across multiple teams in a highly matrixed organization, liaising with external agency partners, ensuring all content adheres to our brand guidelines, and applying an entrepreneurial mindset to continuously identify opportunities to optimize content against defined goals and KPIs.

How You Will Contribute

Content Editing and Strategy

• Review and revise content produced by a team ofcopywriters, ensuring clarity of messaging, adherence to brand standards (positioning, tone, voice), accuracy (spelling, grammar, punctuation, syntax), and quality assurance.
• Partner with internal stakeholders as marketing campaigns take shape, advising on what editorial can bring to the table – and then executing with your team of writers and/or freelancers.
• Partner with the intelligence and digital teams to track audience data and engagement metrics against KPIs that effectively measure the impact and success of written content; continuouslyidentifyopportunities tooptimizecurrent and future content accordingly.
• Identifygaps and recommend updates to brand content and style guides.

Communication and Collaboration

• Develop communication touchpoints with key stakeholders to ensure an effective two-way flow of knowledge and feedback that best supports and advances contentobjectives.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure final products align with diverse audience interests and perspectives.
• Partner withtheproduction team to ensure that website content is publishedon timeandin accordance withquality assurance standards.
• Liaise with agency partners whereappropriate, including content briefings and drafts.

What You Will Bring

• 7+ years of professional experience in marketing and communications, publishing, journalism, and/or related fields, demonstratingcareer growth and an intimate familiarity with the latestcontentbest practices and trends.
• 2+years ofsupervising a team.
• Proven success in translating organizational vision and messaging into compelling content.
• Demonstrated experience with understanding the needs of different audiences/stakeholder groups and finding mutually beneficial solutions when those needsappear to beat odds.
• A highly organized approach with proven ability to delivertotight deadlines and work within a fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment requiring quick execution and flexibility.
• Superior written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Extreme attention to detail.
• Baseline knowledge of SEO.
• Preference for exposure to agency relations (as a client or agency representative).
• Enthusiasm to contribute to StandTogether'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.

What We Offer

• Competit i ve 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 andTalkspace.
• 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 toshare inthe success you help drive.

Our Values: Working for an organization within the Stand Together philanthropic community is different from many other places. The 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, to innovate, and to 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.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

For this role, the anticipated base salary range is $120,000–$145,000 per year. This role may also be eligible for additional bonus compensation designed to align total compensation with an employee’s overall contribution to the organization.

Our Principles-Based Management™ (PBM) compensation philosophy is grounded in an individualized approach that rewards the long-term value each person creates for the organization. Compensation decisions are informed by a variety of factors, including relevant experience, capabilities, demonstrated skills, role responsibilities, and expected contribution. Consistent with this approach, base salary may vary within or outside of the anticipated range based on these considerations.