ROLE
The Wichita Art Museum’s Annual Giving Manager is responsible for establishing and maintaining the museum’s fundraising strategies and campaigns. This position also works to actively maintain and build upon the organization’s relationships with donors, corporations, volunteers, and board members. The ideal candidate will be able to juggle many competing priorities, executing complex projects—often involving multiple internal stakeholders and will be passionate about people, ideas and art.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
This position is responsible for:
• Maintaining content and data for all development materials including direct mail fundraising appeals, campaign-specific, and project-specific solicitation materials
• Supporting the development and implementation of a monthly giving program
• Planning and executing Annual Fund campaigns using print, electronic, and other fundraising media
• Cultivating and stewarding mid-level membership and annual donor base and strengthening relationships with current members below the major donor level
• Meeting annual donation goals for donors who contribute less than $5,000 annually
• Collaborates with the Director of Development and team on an Annual Giving strategy as part of the organization’s fundraising priorities and strategies
• Collaborates on strategy to meet fundraising goals for membership, contributions, exhibitions, and event
• Responsible for a portfolio of 200+ prospects; cultivation and stewardship of targeted prospects for annual gifts ranging from $1,000-$5,000, including, but not limited to membership, exhibition host committee, and operational giving
• Responsible for the Museum’s Patron Member Circle ($1,000-$2,500), including cultivation and stewardship, member events, renewals and acquisition
• Activates strategies around upgrading general members into the Murdock Society
• Manages Affiliate Giving Groups such as Womens Giving Circles or Print Club
• Supports sponsorship campaigns for affiliate events
• Manages the Annual Fund Appeals, and other campaigns such as Giving Tuesday, working with development team to identify prospects, create planning documents, timelines, and collateral materials
• Tracks and analyzes donation appeal data to determine effectiveness
• Provides timely fundraising, donor, and portfolio reports as requested
• Various other responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor
QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION: Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, or related field.
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
8+ years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge of best practices and strategies for public relations, advertising, branding, website tracking and metrics, social media, videography and photography, email marketing and communications, CRM database, SEO, mobile engagement platforms, e-commerce, including website optimization, email acquisition strategies and customer conversion.
SKILLS/ABILITIES:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, superior editorial and copywriting skills, experience with print production and project management, track record of high-quality earned media placements, familiarity with trends in social media and digital marketing, experience with CRM systems and data-driven decision making, experience in museums, arts or other non-profit organizations preferred.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION
TALKING: Ability to speak effectively and communicate clearly
AVERAGE HEARING: Ability to hear average conversations at a standard level in an office/gallery environment around other visitors
REPETITIVE MOTION: The employee is regularly required to type and/or handle cleaning equipment throughout the day
FINGER DEXTERITY: The employee is regularly required to use their hands to demonstrate art-making activities
AVERAGE VISION: Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color
vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus with 20/20 vision (with or without the assistance of eyeglasses/contacts)
PHYSICAL STRENGTH: The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds (unassisted) as well as stand, sit, bend, kneel, squat, and walk for long periods of time
WORKING CONDITIONS
General professional indoor museum environment with climate control and adequate lighting. Occasional hours worked during evenings and weekends in order to meet organizational needs and deadlines.
MENTAL ACTIVITIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to deal with a variety of variables under only limited
standardization.
LANGUAGE ABILITY: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents. Ability to communicate clearly.
INTENT AND FUNCTION OF JOB DESCRIPTIONS
Job descriptions assist organizations in ensuring that the hiring process is fairly administered and that qualified employees are selected. They are also essential to an effective appraisal system and related promotion, transfer, layoff, and termination decisions. Well-constructed job descriptions are an integral part of any effective compensation system.
All descriptions have been reviewed to ensure that only essential functions and basic duties have been included. Peripheral tasks, only incidentally related to each position, have been excluded. Requirements, skills, and abilities included have been determined to be the minimal standards required to successfully perform the positions. In no instance, however, should the duties, responsibilities, and requirements delineated be interpreted as all-inclusive. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is possible that requirements may be modified to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. However, no accommodations will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which impose undue hardships on the organization.
Job descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts. The organization maintains its status as an at-will employer. Employees can be terminated for any reason not prohibited by law.
ABOUT US
The Wichita Art Museum opened in 1935 and is home to the Roland P. Murdock Collection, one of the premier collections of American art. With a nationally distinguished collection, the museum is a public/private partnership, owned by the City of Wichita and managed by the Wichita Art Museum, Inc. The Wichita Art Museum connects people, ideas and art through remarkable experiences.