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Director of Account Planning

Stand Together, Arlington, Virginia, United States, 22201

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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.

Millions of Americans face barriers—poverty, addiction, division, family instability—that limit opportunity and well-being. Stand Together supports one of the nation’s most ambitious portfolios focused on strengthening communities. Critical to these efforts is building marketing campaigns that mobilize social entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and everyday citizens to foster a culture of contribution to their local communities.

The Director of Account Planning (internally known as Director of Marketing Strategy) for Strong and Safe Communities plays a pivotal role in defining the strategic foundation behind these marketing campaigns. As the strategic bridge between business leaders and marketing activation teams, this marketing leader will translate organizational priorities into actionable marketing strategies, ensuring all campaigns are grounded in clear objectives, data-driven insight, a coherent theory of change, and measurable outcomes.

How You WIll Contribute

Translate business priorities into actionable marketing strategies and campaign briefs by shaping fundamentals such as marketing objectives, target audiences, value proposition of programs, and measurement plans

Create investment recommendations to align resources to high-impact opportunities

Identify cultural insights and emerging opportunities that inform experimentation

Find new opportunities to test ideas, validate new approaches, and expand how marketing supports organizational goals

Build learning agendas and collaborate with analytics teams to ensure campaigns generate actionable insights

Create and maintain strong working relationships across creative, digital, communications, and analytics teams to deliver integrated marketing efforts

What You Will Bring

10+ years of experience in marketing strategy, brand planning, or brand management

Experience in agency or integrated communications environments preferred

Demonstrated ability to translate organizational goals into marketing strategies

Deep expertise in audience segmentation, positioning, and multi-channel marketing

Experience working across matrixed organizations and aligning senior stakeholders

Strong analytical fluency—able to convert insights and data into strategic direction

Familiarity with nontraditional and influencer-driven marketing (social, podcasting, experiential, etc.) preferred

Exceptional communication and storytelling skills

Comfort operating in ambiguity and building from first principles

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.

What We Offer

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 at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. 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 our employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.

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

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