Associate Director of Development Communications

University of Texas; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 74,096 - 90,561; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas Dell Medical School seeks an Associate Director of Development Communications to provide strategic donor-focused communications, editing and writing for external content and internal messaging.

You will collaborate with faculty, institutional communications, and marketing to produce cases for support, campaign materials, and digital content that align with brand standards and fundraising priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5 years of experience in development-related roles.
• Experience in healthcare or higher education fundraising communications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop donor-focused communications strategy aligned with fundraising priorities.
• Oversee content creation and campaign materials; lead editor and writer for external content and internal communications.
• Collaborate with faculty, institutional communications, and marketing teams to ensure brand-aligned messaging.
• Translate complex academic priorities into donor-ready narratives for cases, proposals, and campaigns.
• Lead development of fundraising cases for support and manage proposal tracking (proposal log).
• Support internal and campus-wide fundraising communications and planning for major campaigns.

Skills

Communicates Effectively

Strategic Mindset

Builds Effective Teams

Decision Quality

Organizational Savvy

Drives Results

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

## Associate Director of Development CommunicationsApplylocations: UT MAIN CAMPUStime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R\_00047261**Job Posting Title:**Associate Director of Development Communications**----****Hiring Department:**Dell Medical School**----****Position Open To:**All Applicants**----****Weekly Scheduled Hours:**40**----****FLSA Status:**Exempt from FLSA**----****Earliest Start Date:**Jul 13, 2026**----****Position Duration:**Expected to Continue**----****Location:**UT MAIN CAMPUS**----****Job Details:**## **JOB SUMMARY**The Associate Director of Development, Communications provides strategic communications consultation for donor-focused communications that directly support fundraising priorities and outcomes. Reporting to the Executive Director of Development Communications, this role serves as a lead editor and writer for external content and high-level internal communications. The position collaborates with faculty, institutional communications, and marketing teams to create compelling proposals, cases for support, campaign materials, and digital content. This role ensures alignment with brand standards, best practices, anddonor engagement goals, strengthening relationships with donors and stakeholders through innovative storytelling and integrated communications. **Responsibilities****Develops donor-focused communications strategy**· Advises internal clients on communications needs across the cycle of giving, aligned with approved institutional fundraising priorities.· Partners with internal clients and communications and marketing teams to ensure message alignment.· Establishes annual communications goals and evaluates effectiveness through qualitative and quantitative measures.**Oversees content creation and campaign materials**· Partners directly with faculty and physicians to build fundraising priority-specific cases for support, articulate gift concepts, and ensure brand-aligned language.· Translates complex academic, clinical, and research priorities into compelling benefactor-ready narratives.· Serves as a lead writer and strategist for a full range of externally facing content across the cycle of giving, under tight deadlines and evolving priorities.· Inputs content into designed templates and collaborates with graphic designers on custom pieces.· Guides scripting and messaging for donor-focused events, campaigns, and leadership presentations.**Proposal and case development**· Leads development of fundraising priority-aligned cases for support and gift opportunities in collaboration with administrators, faculty, and development officers.· Maintains methods and standards for tracking proposals-in-process (proposal log) using UT development systems or new platforms as needed.· Serves as a project lead for transformational proposals and campaign-related materials.· Ensures consistency and adaptability of campaign messaging across audiences and timelines.**Collaborates with institutional partners**· Works with communications and marketing teams to integrate donor messaging into broader campaigns.· Develops internal communications strategies for the UT Dell Medicine team and the broader UT Austin Development community, keeping them informed of key UT Dell Medicine-related developments to inform their work and strengthen their outreach to donors and prospects. Liaises with campus development teams for cohesive health communications.· Provides content and tools to support in-house and campus-wide fundraisers.· Participates in planning sessions for major campaigns and events. Other related functions as assigned. **Marginal or Periodic Functions:**· Supports special projects such as campaign branding refresh and creative audits.· Assists with feasibility studies and quiet-phase campaign strategies.· Other related duties as assigned.· Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.· Performs related duties as required.**KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES**· Communicates Effectively – 10· Strategic Mindset – 9· Builds Effective Teams – 8· Decision Quality – 8· Organizational Savvy – 7· Drives Results – 7**EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE****Minimum Qualifications:**● Bachelor’s degree.● 5 years of experience in development-related roles**Preferred Qualifications:**● Experience in healthcare or higher education fundraising communications.**LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS OR CERTIFICATIONS****Required:*** None required.**Preferred:*** Certification in the use of generative AI. ## **Salary Range**$82,329.00 depending on qualifications ## **BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY**Assists in managing communications budget for creative services, technology, and vendor contracts.**WORKING ENVIRONMENT/EQUIPMENT**· Standard office equipment· Repetitive use of a keyboard· May be exposed to such occupational hazards as communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens, ionizing and non‐ionizing radiation, hazardous medications and disoriented or combative patients, or others. ## **Required Materials*** Resume/CV* 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor* Letter of interest