Associate Director, Donor Relations and Advancement Communications Specialist

5 days ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States Art Institute of Chicago Full time
Job Summary

The Art Institute of Chicago is seeking a highly skilled Associate Director, Donor Relations and Advancement Communications to join our team. This role will play a key part in developing effective storytelling that connects with individual and institutional donors' motivations for giving and shares the impact of philanthropy at all levels.

Key Responsibilities
  • Create, edit, and repurpose content that engages, educates, stewards, and cultivates current individual, institutional, and alumni donors for organizational fundraising initiatives and priorities.
  • Develop narrative content for proposals, reports, and other stewardship and cultivation materials in collaboration with the Director of Corporate, Foundation and Government Relations.
  • Collaborate with internal partners across the organization and department to develop key messages for various programs and engagement plans for top prospects.
  • Serve as the primary liaison for the Office of Advancement to the School's Office of Marketing and Communications.
  • Manage multiple projects simultaneously and keep a comprehensive plan of all work in progress.
  • Develop and maintain 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.
  • Manage development and revision of department resources including but not limited to case statements, templates, and messaging framework.
  • Manage project assignments for a student worker.
  • Perform other related work as needed to support the goals and priorities of the department.
Requirements
  • 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.

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