Senior Director of Development and Marketing

Easterseals of Southeastern Pennsylvania • Philadelphia, PA

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About The Position

The Senior Director of Development and Marketing reports to the CEO and leads fundraising, marketing, and development infrastructure for Easterseals of Southeastern Pennsylvania. The role is responsible for achieving organizational revenue targets, strengthening financial sustainability, expanding external partnerships, and building awareness and engagement through marketing and communications. It also leads and manages development and marketing teams and promotes a culture of philanthropy throughout the organization.

The position oversees fundraising across major gifts, annual giving, campaigns, special events, capital fundraising, and planned giving; donor and prospect relationships and stewardship; corporate partnerships and sponsorships; and foundation and grant strategy. It leads marketing, digital, media, public relations, content, storytelling, and public-facing campaigns, in partnership with the Chief of Staff on public relations execution. It also oversees CRM, reporting, analytics, KPIs, dashboards, compliance, and performance tracking. Other related administrative tasks and assigned duties may be required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5–8+ years of experience in fundraising and development, with some marketing leadership.
• Proven ability to generate significant revenue and lead high-performing teams.
• Demonstrated ability to grow contributed revenues in excess of $1 million.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Suite and related development software.
• Strong communication and external relationship-building skills.
• Excellent writing and organizational skills.
• Reliable transportation to travel to various locations as required.
• Must provide all required clearances for the position.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree.
• CFRE credential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute fundraising strategies across major gifts, annual giving, campaigns, special events, capital fundraising, and planned giving.
• Own and achieve organizational revenue targets and develop the fundraising pipeline.
• Manage a portfolio of high-value donors and prospects.
• Build and oversee donor stewardship systems to maximize retention and lifetime value.
• Deliver measurable fundraising outcomes and support financial sustainability.
• Develop and secure corporate partnerships, sponsorships, and cause-marketing initiatives.
• Expand revenue through strategic alliances and community-based engagement.
• Represent the organization in revenue-related external settings.
• Partner in building foundation and grant strategy, pipeline, and submissions.
• Align proposals with programmatic outcomes and funding priorities.
• Ensure compliance, reporting, and performance tracking.
• Lead marketing, digital, media, and public-facing campaigns.
• Translate organizational strategy into external messaging and campaigns.
• Build brand awareness, audience engagement, and market positioning.
• Oversee content, storytelling, and social media, and partner with the Chief of Staff on public relations execution.
• Lead development infrastructure, including CRM, reporting, and analytics.
• Establish KPIs, dashboards, and accountability systems.
• Build and manage high-performing development and marketing teams.
• Drive a culture of philanthropy throughout the organization.
• Perform other related administrative tasks as required and other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• The organization is a 501(c)(3) for public service loan forgiveness eligibility purposes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior