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Job type full-time
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Description:
Position title: development communications specialist
Reports to: director of donor relations
Fsla status: exempt
Pay grade & starting salary range: i08 | $53,146.00 - $59,789.50
Position summary: the development communications specialist will provide vision, creativity, and leadership in implementing multi-channel communications strategies that advance the campaign to end hunger in maine by amplifying engagement, investment, and impact for donors at all levelsThe specialist will be a proven thought partner and creative advisor in developing messaging and related collateral that drive fundraising while authentically conveying and incorporating the core values, culture, and brand of the food bankThe specialist will work closely with the director of donor relations, director of communications and marketing, and vice president of development and communications to ensure alignment of cohesive messaging strategies.
Campaign messaging and marketing
In partnership with development and communications leadership, establish and implement a comprehensive multi-channel messaging plan that publicly promotes the campaign to end hunger and its ambitions to end hunger in maine by 2025 to key stakeholder audiences in coordination with general food bank messaging.
Study and learn the key elements of the food bank’s strategic plan and annual operating plans, including an understanding of maine’s meal gap and hunger statistics, and translate that information into messaging and material that supports the campaign.
Listen with curiosity to uncover and tell stories about the impact of the food bank’s work, its partners’ efforts, and mainers experiencing hunger.
Ghostwrite op-eds, quotes, and other content that support the campaign to end hunger for the president, volunteers, and senior leadership.
Draft news releases that are directly and indirectly related to supporting the campaign and its aspirations, including gift announcements.
Manage updates, iterations, and edits to the campaign to end hunger case for support based on campaign and strategic plan progress.
Craft original collateral material as addendums to the case for support throughout the campaign, including one-pagers, charts, graphs, and other inserts; draft base campaign proposals to support leadership gift fundraising.
Envision, project-manage, and curate/create content for a campaign to end hunger web presence; ensure the campaign web page is current and up-to-date throughout the campaign.
Envision, project-manage, and create content for a quarterly campaign newsletter intended to convey the impact and progress of the campaign to key donors and prospective supporters.
Manage the brand of the campaign to end hunger from the point of cultivation/solicitation through stewardship, recognition, acknowledgment letters, and receipting.
Ensure that the campaign and/or its aspirations are appropriately integrated into messaging to different audience segments in existing and ongoing communications channels, such as annual reports, newsletters, appeals, direct marketing, and acknowledgment content.
Creative services, content creation and editorial support
Manage the creation of the annual report, including visioning, content creation, and management of design and printing.
Support annual and mid-level giving through the creation of original appeal letters, impact reports, acknowledgment letters, web content, newsletter and e-newsletter content, and through the editing/review of content created by the food bank’s direct marketing vendor.
Conduct interviews with the food bank’s partner agency staff and clients as needed.
Support the corporate and foundation relations program through the creation of collateral, award announcements, and other material
Support planned giving by supplying marketing partner with original content, donor profiles, and testimonials; regularly review and suggest content/copy edits to planned giving website.
Support major giving through the creation of proposals, powerpoint presentations, and other material.
Support events and community fundraisers through the creation of event invitations, web content, talking points/scripts, video editing, and graphics.
Manage the development and fundraising portion of the food bank’s website.
Uphold a strong and collaborative professional relationship with the communications and marketing team.
Requirements:
Experience, skills, and attributes
2-3 years of direct fundraising communications experience is required; experience in a campaign environment is highly preferred
Proven collaborator and project manager
Superior writing and oral communication skills
Working knowledge of best practices in web design, graphic design, photography, and videography is required in order to convey needs and manage projects with vendors
Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills
Microsoft office computer skills
Strong editing skills
Excellent attention to detail
Curiosity and the desire to persuade through storytelling
Positive attitude and ability to work as part of a team
Other requirements and characteristics
Must have reliable means of transportation.
Occasional in-state travel is requiredMileage reimbursement is offered for the employee`s work-related use of personal vehicles.
Work environment and physical requirements:
The position is sedentary in nature, with extended periods of sittingThe position requires extensive use of a display terminal or computerThe position requires reading, comprehension, and communication abilityThe position requires the use of hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms, and talk and hearVision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderateThe position may have to manage many projects at one time and may be interrupted frequently to meet the needs and requests of donors, clients, and vendorsThe environment may be busy, and the incumbent will need excellent organizational and time, and stress management skills to complete the required tasks.
Gsfb is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individualsAs part of this commitment, gsfb will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodationsIf reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us at hr@gsfb.org with the subject line: request for accommodation
