Responsibilities

• Strategic Fundraising Communications Leadership
• In coordination with the Senior Director of Institutional Advancement, develop and implement a comprehensive communications strategy aligned with Institutional Advancement fundraising priorities, campaign initiatives, and annual revenue goals.
• Provide strategic direction for messaging across Annual Fund, major gifts, stewardship, alumni engagement, and comprehensive campaign initiatives.
• Lead the development and execution of integrated, multi-channel fundraising campaigns that align digital, print, social, and web communications.
• Ensure campaign messaging is audience-centered, data-informed, and consistent with institutional brand standards and style guidelines.
• Develop annual communications goals and performance scorecards to measure campaign effectiveness, donor engagement, and return on investment.
• Digital Engagement, Website Strategy, and Analytics
• Provide strategic oversight of Advancement-related website content, including giving pages, campaign microsites, donor impact stories, and alumni engagement content.
• Partner with Marketing & Communications and web services personnel to ensure Advancement web content aligns with institutional web policies, accessibility standards, compliance requirements, and brand guidelines.
• Monitor and analyze website usage, landing page conversions, email engagement, digital advertising performance, and social media analytics; proactively communicate insights and recommend optimization strategies.
• Develop and implement digital engagement plans that enhance donor acquisition, retention, and stewardship outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, journalism, public relations, or related field required.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in advancement communications, fundraising communications, marketing, digital media, or related field. Experience in higher education preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in: Multi-channel campaign strategy and execution
• Digital marketing and email marketing platforms
• Website content strategy and analytics
• Social media engagement and paid digital campaigns
• Storytelling and persuasive writing
• Project management across multiple concurrent initiatives
• Experience with donor database systems (preferably Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge or similar CRM platforms).
• Working knowledge of content management systems and web content governance.
• Familiarity with website analytics platforms and digital performance reporting.

Preferred

• Experience with donor database systems (preferably Blackbaud Raiser's Edge or similar CRM platforms).
• Familiarity with accessibility standards and brand guidelines.

Benefits

• Mount St. Joseph University offers a wide array of benefit options, to meet the financial, educational, health, and wellness needs of you and your family. Eligibility varies by position and FTE.
• Tuition Remission for you and your family.
• 403b Retirement
• Excellent benefits including medical, employer HSA contributions, dental, vision, life, parental leave.
• Generous PTO.
• 16 paid holidays.
• Competitive salaries.
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative educational environment.
• Professional development opportunities.