Director – Celebrity Fundraising
Make-A-Wish America
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $115,000 - $133,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Develop long-term Make-A-Wish celebrity engagement in philanthropy: identify objectives, goals, strategies and measures to successfully drive key marketing metrics and deliver revenue target
- Manage pipeline of fundraising opportunities to ensure celebrities are engaged appropriately (considering fit, timing, etc.)
- Develop briefs and objectives for celebrities in conjunction with teams across the enterprise, considering highest and best use of time of resources
- Build and manage relationships with a targeted fundraising portfolio of celebrity supporters as agreed upon with Director, Entertainment & Sports and team to ensure year over year growth of fundraising and wish granting support
- Create and implement framework and guiding principles to navigate and prioritize celebrity-related requests from internal teams in partnership with key stakeholders
- Manage recognition and stewardship strategies for the Entertainment Marketing–managed celebrity portfolio, ensuring timely and meaningful acknowledgment, in coordination with donor care team
- Represent Make-A-Wish at key events and activations involving celebrity supporters, providing high-touch relationship management, ensuring exceptional partner experience, and advancing engagement opportunities that drive mission and revenue goals.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Non-Profit Management, Marketing, Communication, Business or related field required.
- Minimum of 7-10 years of experience, with 5+ years working in or with the Entertainment & Sports industry
- Experience in non-profit PR, marketing or fundraising
- Strong management experience and interpersonal skills with volunteers, donors, and executive team members.
- Strong knowledge of Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Salesforce Experience preferred
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefit package, effective day 1: Medical, Vision*, Dental*, Wellness
- Competitive compensation with annual incentive potential
- Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account Options
- Health Reimbursement Account fully funded by Make-A-Wish America
- Short Term Disability*, Long Term Disability* and Life Insurance
- Additional Insurance Plans: Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance through Figo
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with 5% match after one year of service
- Eligibility for student loan forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
- The organization will send a laptop, 24” monitor, and a docking station/adaptor to new hires
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Hard skills
fundraisingmarketingpublic relationsnon-profit managementcelebrity engagementrelationship managementstrategic planningevent managementstewardship strategies
Soft skills
interpersonal skillsmanagement experiencecommunication skillsrelationship buildingteam collaboration
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Non-Profit ManagementBachelor’s degree in MarketingBachelor’s degree in CommunicationBachelor’s degree in Business