Associate Director of Development

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage on-air membership drive efforts
• Work cross-departmentally with membership, marketing, finance, WFMT hosts, producers, and leadership
• Create and plan new member incentives including donated experiences and events
• Conceptualize and produce original thank-you gifts including merchandise and music albums
• Identify, strategize, and execute special fundraising opportunities for on-air membership drives, including the annual one-day drive
• Develop and manage on-air copy and messaging
• Manage WFMT Development Manager Challenge gifts and Bach to School
• Manage special projects by working closely with other members of the team
• Solicit and acknowledge donors
• Identify and execute creative, donor-focused stewardship opportunities
• Participate in events regularly
• Manage planning and logistics of WTTW and WFMT special events as needed
• Co-manage membership drives
• Ensure thank-you gift orders are fulfilled in a timely manner
• Manage Bach to School program
• Stewardship of WFMTs sustainer member program

Portfolio Management

• Manage the stewardship, cultivation, and solicitation of donor portfolio with 25-50 major donors
• Staff leadership on meetings and communications with donor portfolio
• Participate in face-to-face meetings and craft ongoing touch points
• Directly report to the Development Project Manager