Associate Director for Donor Relations and Communications
About The Position
The Associate Director for Donor Relations and Communications develops and produces fundraising and stewardship materials for individual major donors and broader audiences, supporting the College of Arts and Sciences’ fundraising success. The role contributes to the University’s upcoming comprehensive fundraising campaign by translating College campaign priorities into compelling narratives and engagement opportunities, and by delivering integrated communications across digital platforms and channels. The position develops and executes content that advances fundraising and campaign priorities, manages the team’s full-time public communications specialist, and gathers, interprets, and shares information about College priorities and more than 1,000 donor-established funds. It communicates the importance of private support for the College and places special emphasis on campaign priorities and demonstrating the impact of previously committed gifts.
Requirements
- Demonstrable skills in Microsoft Office, WordPress, and Adobe Creative Suite.
- Experience in higher education, nonprofit, or advancement/fundraising communications and marketing.
- Experience developing content related to fundraising campaigns, donor engagement, and/or stewardship.
- Familiarity with digital publishing platforms and content management systems.
Nice To Haves
- Direct experience in development communications in higher education, especially within a fundraising campaign.
- Knowledge of graphic design principles.
- Experience working with printing and design vendors.
- Demonstrable skills in Microsoft Office, WordPress, and Adobe Creative Suite.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute content that advances fundraising and campaign priorities for the College of Arts and Sciences.
- Translate College campaign priorities into compelling narratives and engagement opportunities.
- Contribute to integrated communications across digital platforms and channels.
- Manage the full-time public communications specialist on the team.
- Collect, interpret, and disseminate information about College priorities and the College’s more than 1,000 donor-established funds.
- Communicate accurately, clearly, efficiently, and effectively the importance of private support for the College.
- Write targeted proposals for gifts of $100,000 and up.
- Write news and feature stories and other materials for publication.
- Communicate the College’s priorities for the next pan-university campaign and show the impact of previously committed gifts.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
