Account Executive

WD & Associates, Inc.

Account Executive providing strategic oversight for direct marketing fundraising in nonprofit organizations. Managing client relationships and delivering effective legacy giving marketing strategies.

Posted 5/26/2026full-timeRemote • California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $75,000 - $83,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Account Executive, Legacy provides strategic oversight for direct marketing fundraising programs for a portfolio of several nonprofit organization clients.
Serve as a client relationship manager and work within a team to deliver direct marketing fundraising programs.
Have experience in legacy giving and legacy marketing.
For small-mid clients, draft client annual plans with Account Lead support.
Draft expenses for annual plans with Account Lead support.
Interpret and present program and project results.
Oversee client’s annual expenses.
Provide strategic oversight of client marketing fundraising projects, understanding their role in advancing overall client program strategy.
Oversee production management and creative process for projects.
Draft and assist in presenting strategy decks with support from Account Lead.
Oversee execution of year-long direct marketing schedules.
Direct and guide copywriters and designers to ensure creative for each project is aligned with overall project and program strategy.
Manage account and production team service delivery to the client, including problem-solving and accountability for errors.
For integrated clients, coordinate with offline and digital to draft multi-channel campaigns and wrap-up decks.
Serve as liaison with client contacts, ensuring day-to-day service satisfaction.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum years of experience required: 7 years in nonprofit fundraising and/or advocacy with at least 2 to 4 years in nonprofit planned giving fundraising and marketing
Proficiency working on multiple projects simultaneously
Working knowledge of Microsoft products (Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Demonstrated effective use of digital tools to manage internal and external workflow and communication (including email, chat, zoom, and online workflow tool)
Production knowledge
Additional preferred experience & knowledge: Multi-channel experience, particularly in digital marketing preferred
Donor-facing experience in Planned giving fundraising experience helpful/preferred
Experience with or curiosity for exploring the ethical use of AI tools and agents

Benefits

Comp & perks

Participation in our Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP), which allows every employee-owner to share in the growth and prosperity of the company
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
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)

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Hard Skills & Tools

nonprofit fundraisinglegacy givinglegacy marketingmulti-channel campaignsproduction managementdigital marketingproject managementstrategic oversightcopywritingclient relationship management

Soft Skills

problem-solvingaccountabilitycommunicationteam collaborationclient service satisfactionpresentation skillsorganizational skillsstrategic thinkinginterpersonal skillsleadership