Annual Giving Campaigns Lead

C001 New Jersey Institute of Technology; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Assistant Director of Annual Giving at New Jersey Institute of Technology manages the project execution, production logistics, and timelines for all annual fundraising solicitations, reporting directly to the Director of Annual Giving. This role serves as the central project manager for the department's direct marketing campaigns across mail, email, and digital channels.

You will analyze appeal data, assure data quality, and produce reports for impact analysis, coordinating with internal

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 2-4 years experience preferred.
• Experience in higher education or nonprofit fundraising, including annual giving, direct response marketing, or PM.
• Experience with fundraising software such as GiveCampus; CRM like Raiser’s Edge a plus; Google Suite proficient.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel; data-focused with attention to detail.
• Organized, proactive, able to manage multiple projects; PM tools like Monday.com preferred.
• Occasional night and weekend hours for events.

Responsibilities

• Manage the overall solicitation project timeline to ensure timeliness and impact.
• Maintain the annual solicitation production calendar across channels and stakeholders.
• Lead cross-functional tracking to meet strict launch deadlines.
• Coordinate writing, design, and data approval workflows to move production steps.
• Collaborate with Operations to enforce workflows and data updates.
• Coordinate with direct mailhouse and vendors to produce appeals.
• Serve as liaison to external print shops and mailhouses; obtain production quotes.
• Audit data transfers to vendors for accuracy and timeliness.
• Coordinate data requests, segmentation, and donor arrays.
• Review proofs for formatting and data accuracy; ensure high-quality output.
• Track appeal expenses and ROI; support data-driven decisions.
• Support digital solicitation opportunities and online giving forms.
• Assist the Director and Associate Director on major campaigns like RollTech, Giving Day, Giving Tuesday.

Skills

Attention to detail

Project management

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

GiveCampus

Raiser’s Edge

Google Suite

Microsoft Office

Excel

Monday.com

Job description

The Assistant Director of Annual Giving at New Jersey Institute of Technology manages the project execution, production logistics, and timelines for all annual fundraising solicitations, reporting directly to the Director of Annual Giving. This role serves as the central project manager for the department's direct marketing campaigns across mail, email, and digital channels.

You will analyze appeal data, assure data quality, and produce reports for impact analysis, coordinating with internal