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# Associate Creative Director at Stand Together

- **Company:** Stand Together
- **Location:** Arlington, VA
- **Compensation:** $125k–$150k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-04-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-15
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/standtogether/69b55ce2-2747-4bd9-929e-f8ea88eb91c6

## 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.

We are looking for a concept-driven, strategically minded Associate Creative Director (ACD) to help drive high-profile creative campaigns for the Stand Together brand and its network of partners, including globally recognized names in music, sports, lifestyle, and film. In this role, you will blend vision, content strategy, and innovative thinking with a deep understanding of storytelling and its ability to move audiences. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a culturally significant impact while advancing our mission-driven goals through exceptional creative work.

## What You Will Do

- Support the Creative Director as a hands-on leader for each project, collaborating with cross-functional leaders to ensure work is strategic and best-in-class.
- Partner with art directors, designers, and video producers to deliver creative concepts and executions that go beyond informing or entertaining—our goal is cultural resonance. We're not selling a product; we're creating paradigm shifts.
- Support creative efforts throughout the lifecycle of campaigns and partnerships, providing guidance and oversight to ensure excellence.
- Strategize platform-specific executions, ensuring concepts thrive across digital, social, video, print, and events.
- Provide hands-on guidance to junior and mid-level creatives, helping them refine concepts and sharpen execution.
- Write persuasive, engaging, and on-brand copy across a variety of channels (digital, social, video, experiential, print).
- Translate complex ideas into simple, powerful messages that resonate with audiences.
- Lead brainstorming sessions, pitch concepts, and present ideas with confidence to both internal teams and clients.
- Infuse our philosophy and principles into stories and creative expressions that deeply connect with audiences.

## What You Will Bring

- 7+ years of experience in a conceptual creative role at an agency, publisher, media company, in-house at a brand, or similar organization.
- A strong portfolio including video, OOH, print, digital, social, and longform work samples.
- Strong presentation/pitching skills to generate support from internal stakeholders and external partners.
- Superior writing skills, with an ability to crystallize complex ideas clearly and concisely.
- Strong communication skills to nurture senior cross-departmental relationships.
- A solutions-first mindset.
- Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's [vision and principled approach](https://standtogether.org/our-vision-and-principles) to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our [culture](https://standtogether.org/careers/our-culture), which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect.

Standout Candidates Will Bring

- Branding and its various expressions.
- Navigating a matrixed organization with multiple stakeholders.
- Experience with behavior change campaigns.

## What We Offer

- [Competitive benefits](https://standtogether.org/careers/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.

## About Stand Together

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Stand Together is a philanthropic community that partners with America’s boldest changemakers to tackle the root causes of the country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division.
- **Entity Type**: Private philanthropic community (nonprofit)
- **Headquarters**: Arlington, Virginia, USA
- **Founded**: 2003
- **Founders**: Charles Koch (founder) and Brian Hooks (Chairman & CEO)

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Philanthropy, social impact, community organizing, policy advocacy
- Target customers: Nonprofit leaders, social entrepreneurs, grassroots policy activists, Fortune 50 CEOs, philanthropists, civil rights leaders, and other changemakers (B2B/B2C for impact)
- Mission: To move toward a society where everyone has the opportunity to live a life of meaning and succeed by benefiting others.

## Products & Services
Stand Together does not offer commercial products; instead, it provides a comprehensive support ecosystem for partners:
- **Funding & Resources**: Access to capital and in-kind support for partner organizations.
- **Network & Peer Community**: A unique network of thousands of changemakers, including Fortune 50 CEOs, NFL legends, Grammy-winning musicians, and grassroots activists.
- **Principle Based Management™ Playbook**: A proven framework for applying bottom-up empowerment and long-term value creation to transform lives and society.
- **Independent Organizations**: The community includes more than 20 independent organizations and brands (e.g., Americans for Prosperity, The LIBRE Initiative, Stand Together Foundation, Stand Together Trust, Stand Together Music, Sports & Entertainment) that focus on specific issues and activities.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private philanthropic community)
- **Key Metric**: Founder Charles Koch has donated nearly $8 billion to nonprofit causes over his lifetime; the community partners with thousands of nonprofit leaders and Fortune 50 CEOs.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Charles Koch, Brian Hooks, and a broad network of changemakers including NFL legends, Grammy-winning musicians, civil rights leaders, and Fortune 50 CEOs.
- **Growth Signals**: Offices in 38 states; new 175,000-square-foot headquarters in Arlington, VA with state-of-the-art conference rooms, a professional recording studio, and expansive event spaces; community includes 20+ independent organizations.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unique Network & Scale**: Access to an unparalleled cross-sector network (nonprofits, Fortune 50, entertainment, grassroots) that enables comprehensive solutions.
- **Principle Based Management™**: A distinctive management philosophy that empowers individuals and organizations to create long-term value and attract top talent.
- **Long-Term Investment Horizon**: Focus on sustainable, root-cause solutions rather than short-term fixes, backed by decades of philanthropic commitment.
- **Bottom-Up Empowerment**: Culture of principled entrepreneurship where success is defined by value created for others.

## Strategic Focus
- Expanding partnerships across diverse issues (education, economic opportunity, community renewal, toxic division) to drive systemic change.
- Applying and disseminating the Principle Based Management™ framework to more partners and organizations.
- Scaling the community’s impact through new initiatives and collaborations with policy activists, business leaders, and cultural influencers.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Principle-based organization emphasizing dignity, openness, bottom-up empowerment, mutual benefit, and self-actualization. Employees are empowered to think entrepreneurially, not bureaucratically, and to use their unique gifts to solve problems.
- **Work Environment**: Offices in 38 states, with a new 175,000-square-foot headquarters in Arlington, VA designed for collaboration and creativity. Remote and hybrid options are available depending on the role (some positions listed as remote, many as on-site).
- **Growth & Development**: Focus on personal growth, meaningful collaboration, and lifelong learning. Employees are supported to refine skills and discover new ways to contribute.
- **Impact**: Work alongside colleagues, social entrepreneurs, and principled leaders who wake up every day believing in people and driving long-term, sustainable change.
- **Perks**: State-of-the-art conference rooms, professional recording studio, event spaces; a community that includes 20+ independent organizations offering diverse career paths.

## Sources
1. [standtogether.org/careers/our-culture](https://standtogether.org/careers/our-culture)
2. [standtogether.org/about-us](https://standtogether.org/about-us)
3. [jobs.lever.co/standtogether](https://jobs.lever.co/standtogether)
4. [standtogether.org/careers/job-listings](https://standtogether.org/careers/job-listings)
5. [standtogether.org](https://standtogether.org)

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