Account Director
Venatus
Senior Account Executive, Direct Mail
WD & Associates, Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • California, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $85,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- The Senior Account Executive is responsible for the senior-level strategic management of direct marketing fundraising programs for a portfolio of nonprofit organization clients.
- Act as the primary point-of-contact for client accounts and guides day-to-day program and team management to deliver direct marketing fundraising programs.
- Develop client annual plans in coordination with the Vice President
- Prepare and interpret reports/analysis that evaluate client direct marketing fundraising programs with recommendations for improvements in alignment with client goals
- Select donor segments for renewal and appeal mailings
- Ensure agency reporting is in alignment with client bookkeeping/reporting
- Understand and present internal and industry benchmarking reports to clients
- Develop year-long and multi-year program strategies aligned with client goals
- Oversee implementation of client’s annual plan
- Provide guidance on production management and creative process for projects
- Prepare, finalize and present strategy decks
- Manage a high-functioning team
- Draft copy and/or work with copywriters and designers to develop program content in alignment with project and program strategy
- Liaise with client contacts to ensure their satisfaction and enhance client relationships
- Travel to meet with clients as necessary
Requirements
- Minimum years of experience required: 9
- In the following areas: Nonprofit fundraising and/or advocacy; direct marketing, including telemarketing, online and/or grassroots organizing
- Required experience & knowledge: Direct marketing, especially fundraising and/or advocacy
- Experience in strategic and production management of direct marketing projects
- Working knowledge of Microsoft products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Demonstrated effective use of digital tools to manage internal and external workflow and communication (including email, chat, zoom, and online workflow tool)
Benefits
- A starting floor of $85,000, with performance evaluations and review of salary at least annually
- Participation in our Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP), which allows every employee-owner to share in the growth and prosperity of the company
- Employer-sponsored and paid core benefits: Health (multiple carrier options), Dental, Life Insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), employer-matching FSA dollars
- 35% employer share of cost for dependent health insurance
- Additional optional benefits with employee share of cost: Vision, Medical & Dependent Care FSA, Commuter benefits, Pet Care Plan
- 401(k) with automatic employer-sponsored contributions equal to 3% (“automatic” means there is no match—MWD contributes regardless of employee’s deferrals, and there is no vesting period)
- Equalized profit sharing
- Paid Time Off, including: 13 company holidays
- Early release every Friday and on days preceding company holidays
- Vacation time – starting at 15 days per year (increases over tenure)
- Sick Leave – 1 day per month
- Personal time – 3 days per year
- Paid Parental Leave – 8 weeks
- Volunteer Leave – 3 days per year
- Philanthropic Fund with corporate match for employee charitable contributions, and other opportunities for staff-directed corporate donations
- Access to industry conferences & professional development opportunities
- A remote-first work environment with access to offices for local staff (Berkeley | DC)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
direct marketingfundraisingstrategic managementproduction managementreport analysiscopywritingprogram strategy
Soft skills
client relationship managementteam managementcommunicationguidancepresentation skills
