Engagement & Philanthropy Communications Specialist

At Children’s Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best.

Through the generous support of our friends and partners in the community, our exceptional doctors, nurses and care providers achieve the impossible every day. Our foundation provides a guidebook for giving, and ensures careful stewardship of all gifts.

Our foundation is staffed with experts who guide donors through the many ways to support the care we give to kids. We work every day to ensure their wishes are honored.

We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day, please apply today.

Please follow this link for a closer look at what it’s like to work at Children’s Wisconsin: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatcw/

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Support all communication aspects of the Foundation’s philanthropic work spanning Annual Giving,  Corporate Engagement, Events, and Volunteer and Grateful Families programs, as well as the Foundation’s Board of Directors. Serve projects and stakeholders from end to end, and partner with internal and external partners to complete the body of work. Responsible for drafting, implementing and optimizing communications strategies/tactics that drive giving and increase brand awareness of Children’s Wisconsin as a premier cause. This role spans digital and traditional channels and tactics that support the Foundation’s Annual Giving, Corporate Engagement and Philanthropy, Children’s Miracle Network, and Volunteer and Grateful Families programs, as well as the Foundation’s Board of Directors. This role will see projects through to completion in partnership with the Children’s Wisconsin System Marketing team, as well as outside vendors.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
 

• Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, marketing or advertising required, with a portfolio of communications samples demonstrating mastery.
• 5 years of experience in communications, marketing and/or nonprofit required, with demonstrated experience in both digital and traditional channels.
• Experience using email marketing/marketing automation platforms to design and deploy mass emails and manage digital campaigns and email lists.
• Proven ability to initiate, plan, organize, direct and control projects with a minimum of direction.
• Experience using a CRM database to manage donation forms and auto-responders.
• Demonstrated strategic planning and content strategy experience as well as ability to execute.
• Proven track record of prioritizing workload and the ability to manage and deliver multiple projects in a fast-paced environment in both collaborative and independent environments.
• Solution-oriented, proactive and adaptable.
• Ability to pull and analyze data in order to develop reports and make optimization recommendations.
• Ability to successfully interact with, build strong relationships with and obtain information from a wide range of people, including fundraising, medical and finance staff, as well as donors and patient families.
• Experience using the Microsoft Office Suite – esp. Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Basic HTML/CSS experience required.
• Basic proficiency with Adobe Photoshop and general print production principles required.
• Experience with simple video capture and editing highly desirable.

Children's Wisconsin is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. We treat everyone with dignity, respect, and fairness. We do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by the law.