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Senior Writer, Editorial – Development

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 21 May 2026

About the role

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 a Senior Writer, Editorial – Development, you will produce high‑stakes, donor‑facing written materials used by senior leaders and fundraising teams. This role is focused near‑exclusively on writing—turning complex ideas into clear, compelling, and persuasive products that are ready for external audiences.

This is a delivery driven role for a confident writer who thrives in an environment with high stakes, tight timelines, and senior‑level visibility.

How You Will Contribute

Operate comfortably in a fast-moving environment with parallel reviews, evolving inputs, and firm production deadlines.

Manage drafts and revisions across shared documents and source-of-truth materials, incorporating feedback efficiently while maintaining narrative clarity and quality.

Prepare communications for senior internal signers, including C-suite‑ executives, with attention to voice, credibility, and strategic intent.

Write and deliver core products including:

Investment Overviews

Pitch decks and presentation narratives

Customizable proposals for donors and partners

Executive emails and correspondence for senior leaders and partnership advisors

Donor‑facing newsletters and campaign emails.

What You Will Bring

Significant experience writing high-stakes communications for senior leaders, donors, or partners, ideally in philanthropy, nonprofit, mission-driven, or complex stakeholder environments.

Proven ability to own a communications stream end to end, from strategy and framing through execution and revision.

Strong editorial judgment and narrative instincts, paired with comfort working through dense feedback, multiple reviewers, and evolving direction.

Experience collaborating across functions such as events, marketing, fundraising, or partnerships.

Confidence writing for senior internal signers and navigating voice, tone, and positioning accordingly.

Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail, especially in deadline-driven, multi-workstream contexts.
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.