Director, Alumni and Advancement Communications

Evanston, IL (On-site)

$110K/yr – $120K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own cross-channel alumni communications strategy and messaging for Kellogg's alumni and donors, aligning ARD goals with IMC to drive engagement and revenue.

  • Strategic ownership: audience segments, goals, channels, and timing for alumni communications.
  • Story and asset development: craft overarching messaging and targeted content for dean’s touchpoints.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Working closely with Alumni Relations and Development, set the strategy for communications efforts to increase engagement of alumni community. This includes identifying audience segments, communication goals and strategies as well as determining the most effective communication channels/vehicles and timing for deployment.
  • Lead the development of overarching messaging for Kellogg’s alumni and donors as well as targeted messages for audience segments.
  • Oversee the strategy and execution of print, digital and face-to-face alumni and development communications (e.g., fundraising proposals, , stewardship reports, white papers, website content, alumni social media channels, and talking points for gift officers, and others).
  • Responsible for producing compelling proposals and gift agreements to entice donations to the school.
  • Develop new communications vehicles, from concept through execution
  • In partnership with the Senior Director, lead the content development strategy for the dean’s touch points with alumni and donors, including written communications as well as event talking points etc.
  • Develop and employ relevant analysis and metrics to demonstrate the effectiveness of the marketing and communications initiatives. (Follower growth on social channels, website traffic, participation in events, email metrics)
  • Analyze and refine marketing and communication processes in order to achieve continuous improvement.
  • Contribute to achievement of revenue goals set annually by overall ARD team
  • Work with IMC team to collaborate, inform and continually deliver consistent, compelling communications.
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Northwestern University

Northwestern is one of the nation’s premier research universities, combining innovative teaching and pioneering research in a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary, and diverse environment. Northwestern provides both students and faculty exceptional opportunities for intellectual, personal, and professional growth in beautiful settings, with two campuses located on Lake Michigan: a 240-acre campus in Evanston, minutes north of Chicago, and a 25-acre campus in downtown Chicago. A third campus in Doha, Qatar was founded in 2008. For more information visit http://www.northwestern.edu

Founded in 1908
Evanston, Illinois, USA
17K employees (763 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
6.4M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.5M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42.9%
Direct
47.2%
Referral
8%
Social
0.9%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~16.7K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
513 (3% of company)
Median Career Experience
17.5 years
Median Tenure
7 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Funding

Total Funding
$98M
Last Raise
$34M
Grant, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Oct 2024
    Grant
  • Oct 2024
    Grant • $34M
  • Nov 2023
    Grant • $20K

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