Assistant Director of Communications

WISCONSIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC•Milwaukee, WI

1d•$65,000 - $65,000•Onsite

About The Position

Wisconsin Conservatory of Music is pleased to be adding a brand-new position to its Advancement team. The Assistant Director of Communications implements strategy for all WCM publicity, video content, photography, and written communications. Working collaboratively with WCM vendors, including a digital marketing agency, the ADOC supports enrollment and fundraising goals and builds awareness about WCM to current and potential students, donors, alumni and volunteers. Hold to the Conservatory’s mission of "Inspiring individuals and communities through exceptional music-making, accessible to all.” Embrace the Conservatory’s values of Excellence, Inclusion, Empathy, and Integrity. Play a central role in advancing WCM’s mission by developing communications inspiring, equipping and activating internal and external stakeholders Ensure consistent philanthropic and programmatic messaging, branding, and themes throughout all channels. Develop and implement integrated communications plans for transformational gift announcements within philanthropy channels. Attend select WCM recitals, concerts, external events, recruitment, and partner site classes to capture content for distribution. This will include 3-5 night/weekend events per month on average. Manage vendor and consultant relationships on behalf of WCM, especially photographers, videographers, and editors. Ensure WCM content is captured, edited, and distributed in a timely fashion. Create and implement a comprehensive PR strategy for WCM’s programs and initiatives. Manage press list. Work with digital marketing consultants as needed. Serve as a trusted communications advisor to multiple senior executives, creating compelling internal content across channels, leadership events, and engagement campaigns, as well as ghost-writing emails, talking points, and scripts. Work with Assistant Director of Development to create, review, and distribute, high-impact donor-facing communications. Work with grant writer as needed to create reports and/or supplemental materials for proposals Collaborate with Education colleagues to ensure enrollment periods are well publicized and supported. Work with colleagues in all departments to ensure building signage and artwork is dynamic and up to date. Occasionally provide basic graphic design assistance. Help manage contracted graphic designer workflows. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Strong storyteller, writer, and editor
Experienced in utilizing data-informed strategies
Collaborative, strategic, creative and solutions minded
Knowledge of photography and videography, including editing
Knowledge of basic graphic design principles.
Working knowledge of fundraising communications principles, donor engagement, and stewardship best practices.
Exceptional organizational, analytical, project management, and communications skills.

Nice To Haves

Canva experience a plus.

Responsibilities

Implements strategy for all WCM publicity, video content, photography, and written communications.
Supports enrollment and fundraising goals and builds awareness about WCM to current and potential students, donors, alumni and volunteers.
Develops communications inspiring, equipping and activating internal and external stakeholders.
Ensures consistent philanthropic and programmatic messaging, branding, and themes throughout all channels.
Develops and implements integrated communications plans for transformational gift announcements within philanthropy channels.
Attends select WCM recitals, concerts, external events, recruitment, and partner site classes to capture content for distribution (3-5 night/weekend events per month on average).
Manages vendor and consultant relationships, especially photographers, videographers, and editors.
Ensures WCM content is captured, edited, and distributed in a timely fashion.
Creates and implements a comprehensive PR strategy for WCM’s programs and initiatives.
Manages press list.
Works with digital marketing consultants as needed.
Serves as a trusted communications advisor to multiple senior executives, creating compelling internal content across channels, leadership events, and engagement campaigns, as well as ghost-writing emails, talking points, and scripts.
Works with Assistant Director of Development to create, review, and distribute, high-impact donor-facing communications.
Works with grant writer as needed to create reports and/or supplemental materials for proposals.
Collaborates with Education colleagues to ensure enrollment periods are well publicized and supported.
Works with colleagues in all departments to ensure building signage and artwork is dynamic and up to date.
Occasionally provides basic graphic design assistance.
Helps manage contracted graphic designer workflows.
Other duties as assigned.