Senior Writer

Job Description

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. 

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 on the Grassroots Editorial Team, you’ll play a key role in crafting clear, concise, and compelling communications that empower millions of people across the country to advocate for policy changes that get results.  

You’ll write across platforms for Stand Together and key partners like Americans for Prosperity (AFP), AFP Action, The LIBRE Initiative, and Concerned Veterans for America, helping to drive societal change through effective storytelling that emphasizes aligning the key institutions of government to their proper roles. 

This role requires 5+ years of relevant experience in grassroots politics, journalism, or political communications — including elections-related work— and the ability to translate complex ideas into clear narratives and a strong understanding of tone and audience. (Additional experience is a plus.)   

You’ll need to be entrepreneurial, feedback-friendly, results-oriented, and have a strong eye for accuracy and brevity. You must also demonstrate a clear understanding of the political and electoral landscape and our diverse stakeholders’ nuanced messaging, while continually honing your craft, and helping others do the same by: 

• Helping shape editorial strategy for key programs and partners, identifying opportunities to strengthen messaging consistency and impact across channels. 

• Providing editing, coaching, and mentorship to other writers, strengthening quality, voice, and speed to execution. 

• Serving as a strategic partner to internal stakeholders (elections, policy, government affairs, etc.), clarifying goals, advising on approach, and aligning content to priorities. 

• Write high-impact content, including emails, blog posts, direct mail, reports, and event communications that inspire grassroots advocates and donor audiences. 

• Develop messaging that clearly conveys Stand Together’s and AFP’s perspectives on key issues like elections, the economy, health care, immigration, and the role of government. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including elections, policy, and government affairs teams, to inform communications strategy and align content with organizational goals. 

• Adapt to evolving priorities with a self-driven, entrepreneurial mindset and a commitment to results, including the creative destruction of outdated systems. 

• Deliver persuasisive content on tight deadlines while maintaining accuracy, clarity, and consistency. 

• 5+ years of writing experience in grassroots advocacy, journalism, or political communications, including elections-related work, along with exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills and a demonstrated ability to create persuasive content that supports fundraising, campaign, and marketing goals. 

• Proven ability to simplify complex policy and strategic concepts into compelling, audience-tailored narratives across formats and platforms, aligned with brand voice and content strategy. 

• A collaborative, cross-functional mindset, with experience navigating fast-paced, matrixed environments, defining deliverables, managing competing priorities, and consistently meeting deadlines. 

• Strategic insight and entrepreneurial drive, with a deep understanding of the state and federal policy landscape, and the ability to connect daily writing tasks to long-term organizational impact. 

• Strong alignment with Stand Together’s vision and culture, demonstrating humility, integrity, and a passion for innovation, transformation, and principled problem-solving in everything you do. 

• 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.  

• 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:  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. 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.