Associate Director, Donor Relations and Advancement Communications
Company: School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Location: Chicago
Posted on: October 20, 2024
Job Description:
Associate Director, Donor Relations and Advancement
Communications Job Category: Advancement Requisition Number:
ASSOC002396 Posted: August 16, 2024 Employment Type: Full-Time
Locations Lakeview Building -SAIC 116 S Michigan Ave Chicago, IL
60603, USA For more than 150 years, the School of the Art Institute
of Chicago (SAIC) has been a leader in educating the world's most
influential artists, designers and scholars. Located in downtown
Chicago with a fine arts graduate program consistently ranking
among the top four graduate fine arts programs in the nation by
U.S. News and World Report, SAIC provides an interdisciplinary
approach to art and design as well as world-class resources,
including the Art Institute of Chicago Museum, on-campus galleries
and state-of-the-art facilities.We offer a competitive,
comprehensive benefits package:
- Generous paid time off
- Paid holidays (up to 14 days)
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Generous parental, caregiver, and medical leave benefits
- Competitive retirement plan (up to 9% matching
contribution)
- Tuition remission and Tuition Exchange Program
- Great employee discounts
- Complimentary general admission to participating cultural
institutionsBasic Function: The Associate Director, Donor Relations
and Advancement Communications, is a key content development expert
and donor relations consultant for the Office of Advancement,
partnering with colleagues to develop effective storytelling that
connects with individual and institutional donors' motivations for
giving and shares impact of philanthropy at all levels. As a key
member of the Donor Relations, Advancement Communications, and
Events team, the Associate Director plays a key role in enhancing
the overall stewardship and engagement of donors to SAIC.DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Creates, edits, and repurposes content that engages, educates,
stewards, and cultivates current individual, institutional, and
alumni donors for organizational fundraising initiatives and
priorities under guidance from the Director, Donor Relations,
Advancement Communications, and Events.
- Serves as key partner to the Director of Corporate, Foundation
and Government Relations to develop narrative content for
proposals, reports, and other stewardship and cultivation
materials.
- Collaborates with internal partners across the organization and
department to develop key messages for various programs and
engagement plans for top prospects.
- Serves as the primary liaison for the Office of Advancement to
the School's Office of Marketing and Communications.
- Manages multiple projects simultaneously and keeps a
comprehensive plan of all work in progress.
- Develops and maintains positive working relationships with
School leadership and colleagues, including but not limited to
colleagues in Finance, Student Financial Services, Marketing and
Communications, President's Office, and others.
- Manages development and revision of department resources
including but not limited to case statements, templates, and
messaging framework.
- Manages project assignments for a student worker.
- Performs other related work as needed to support the goals and
priorities of the department.REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in non-profit management,
consulting, grant writing, journalism, or related field
required.
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Experience managing multiple projects from inception to
execution demonstrating exceptional time management, research,
focus on overall messaging, and cross departmental communication
required.
- Experience managing confidential information with discretion
and tact required.
- Experience creating content for a variety of audiences and
mediums strongly preferred.
- Excellent writing skills and strong attention to detail.
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
characterized by the ability to listen, speak, and write
effectively.
- Work collegially and collaboratively in a team setting.
- Self-motivated with the ability to take initiative.
- Demonstrated strong project management skills prioritizing
workflow and independently follow through with collaborators.
- Experience with frontline fundraising preferred.
- Experience using Raiser's Edge and Adobe InDesign strongly
preferred.
- Demonstrated interest in the Arts and the mission of the School
of the Art Institute of Chicago.If you happen to have a portfolio
of previous work to share, we welcome your submission. We will be
asking for a writing prompt of the candidates that move forward in
the interview process.
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