Content Creation Manager, US Strategic Partnerships

International Justice Mission • Virginia - Hybrid, VA

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

International Justice Mission (IJM) is seeking a Content Creation Manager, US Strategic Partnerships to lead the creation of high-quality donor materials for mid, major and principal donors within U.S. Strategic Partnerships. This role is responsible for managing proposal and report writers, overseeing production workflow, and ensuring all donor-facing materials are personalized, compelling, and clearly demonstrate progress and impact. In addition to donor-specific execution, this role leads the content and messaging strategy for all core fundraising assets used across Mid-Level, Major, and Principal donor strategies and portfolios. In close partnership with Global Marketing, Global Resources, Campaign, and Strategic Partnerships Marketing & Enablement, this position ensures donor-facing materials are clear, compelling, strategically aligned, and effective across key audiences.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in fundraising, marketing, communications, content strategy, or donor engagement, preferably within nonprofit or mission-driven organizations.
• Strong experience developing donor communications, proposals, stewardship materials, or fundraising campaigns for high-value audiences.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills with the ability to translate complex information into clear, compelling narratives.
• Demonstrated ability to build content strategies that support donor acquisition, cultivation, stewardship, retention, and upgrade goals.
• Experience managing workflows, timelines, and multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Ability to synthesize programmatic, financial, and strategic information into donor-facing materials and fundraising offers.
• Strong judgment, attention to detail, and commitment to excellence.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders, frontline fundraisers, or relationship managers to support portfolio strategies.
• Mature orthodox Christian faith as defined by the Apostles’ Creed.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with CRM systems, sales enablement tools, content workflows, or donor engagement platforms is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead proposal and report writers, managing end-to-end production workflow across donor materials and strategic fundraising content.
• Oversee the development of personalized materials for individual donor households, as well as scalable donor-facing content that supports Mid-Level, Major, and Principal donor strategies.
• Partner with the Director of Strategic Partnerships Marketing & Enablement and Senior Philanthropy Officers to identify priority proposals, reports, donor offers, and engagement materials needed across portfolios.
• Lead the messaging strategy, positioning, and narrative architecture for proposal templates, reporting templates, and donor-facing fundraising materials.
• Support donor engagement initiatives through strategic content for Salesloft cadences, event recruitment, Vision Trip recruitment and experience, donor gatherings, and other key touchpoints across the donor journey.
• Ensure all materials are tailored to donor intent, stage, and strategic engagement goals.
• Establish and uphold standards for narrative clarity, structure, and donor relevance.
• Apply Global Communications fundraising assets and content frameworks to donor materials and broader donor campaigns.
• Provide structured feedback upstream to Global Communications to strengthen asset clarity, usability, and effectiveness based on donor-facing application.
• Partner closely with Global Revenue Resources as a primary source of programmatic, financial, and strategic content that informs donor-facing materials.
• Collaborate to identify and prioritize the proposals, reports, offers, and funding opportunities most relevant to Mid-Level, Major, and Principal donor strategies.
• Translate programmatic insights, financial data, cost equivalencies, Impact Investment Opportunities, and future product information into clear, compelling donor-facing narratives.
• Ensure all donor materials accurately reflect program progress, outcomes, strategic priorities, and approved source content.
• Help create a strong feedback loop between donor engagement needs and future product or proposal development opportunities.
• Maintain ongoing alignment between donor-facing strategy and enterprise-wide funding priorities.
• Apply the shared Philanthropy donor lifecycle framework across Mid-Level, Major, and Principal donor strategies and portfolios.
• Ensure content, campaigns, and donor materials align to donor stage, engagement strategy, relationship progression, and fundraising priorities.
• Partner with Senior Philanthropy Officers, Partner Engagement Officers, and internal stakeholders to tailor messaging and materials based on donor intent, readiness, and next best action.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen donor movement through the pipeline by aligning content strategy to key moments of cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, retention, and upgrade.
• Help create greater consistency across donor journeys while allowing for personalization where relationship strategy requires it.
• Own the production process for proposals, reports, campaign materials, and key donor communications.
• Establish clear workflows, timelines, and quality control standards across all donor-facing materials.
• Ensure consistency, accuracy, strategic alignment, and excellence across all outputs.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, scalability, and effectiveness of donor content production.
• Shape and refine processes that enable strong collaboration across Strategic Partnerships, Global Marketing, Global Resources, and Campaign teams.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision benefits
• Monthly commuter and parking benefits in the DC metro area
• Retirement benefit options
• Paid leave starting at 23 days
• 12 holidays (plus early release the day prior)
• Daily, quarterly, and annual community spiritual formation
• Robust staff care resources

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed