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Senior Director of Direct Marketing and Participation - University Advancement

Washington University (West Campus), Clayton, Missouri💼 Full-time💰 $96,000–$96,000🗓 2026-08-24 → 2026-09-27

Core

Leads a team to develop and execute sophisticated multi-channel, university-wide direct marketing fundraising strategies to increase and diversify donors and philanthropic dollars, with an emphasis on the annual fund.

Role type

Senior Director of Direct Marketing and Participation

Builds

University-wide fundraising campaigns (Annual Fund, Giving Day, Loyalty Society, etc.)

Domain

Higher Education / Nonprofit Fundraising

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Strategic planning, Data analysis, Team management, Multi-channel marketing, Donor segmentation, Campaign execution, Technology oversight, Data hygiene, Stakeholder collaboration

Preferred skills

Higher education fundraising experience, Complex multi-channel campaign implementation, Relationship building, Project management, VanillaSoft, ClickUp, Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Technologies

VanillaSoft, ClickUp, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Engagement Center systems, Data analytics systems

Responsibilities

Develop strategic plans for donor acquisition and retention; Approve direct marketing materials and messages; Collaborate with Advancement departments on campaigns; Oversee technology vendors and data systems; Manage a team of six; Monitor ROI and report on fundraising results

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership

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