Assistant Development Director (Nonprofit Marketing & Communications)

Responsibilities

• Lead the organization's marketing and communications strategy to increase brand awareness, donor engagement, volunteer engagement, church partnerships, and community support.
• Serve as the primary marketing advisor to the Director of Development by translating fundraising priorities into integrated marketing and communications strategies.
• Provide strategic oversight of all marketing projects by managing workflows, editorial calendars, campaign schedules, priorities, and cross-functional coordination.
• Provide leadership, coaching, performance management, and professional development for the Marketing & Communications team.
• Direct creative strategy and approve major communications, ensuring consistency with organizational brand standards and messaging.
• Oversee marketing support for fundraising campaigns, donor engagement initiatives, volunteer recruitment, organizational events, and public awareness campaigns.
• Lead brand management, messaging frameworks, communications planning, crisis communications, and executive messaging.
• Lead marketing operations including technology, digital asset management, marketing systems, workflow processes, and continuous process improvement.
• Develop and manage the marketing budget; oversee agencies, photographers, videographers, designers, printers, and media partners.
• Establish marketing KPIs and dashboards; analyze campaign performance and recommend strategic improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Business, or related field.
• 5–7 years of progressive leadership experience.
• Exceptional project management and organizational skills.
• Experience leading integrated marketing campaigns and supervising staff.

Preferred

• Experience with nonprofit fundraising communications preferred; Virtuous experience desirable.