Digital Fundraising Coordinator, Special Projects

Think.Public.Media; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 38,806 - 40,363; Full time

Job summary

Think.Public.Media in Portland, OR, is seeking a Digital Fundraising Coordinator to expand team capacity while supporting digital fundraising initiatives. The ideal candidate will manage email campaigns, coordinate with various teams, and contribute to complex fundraising projects.

The role demands strong technical proficiency, attention to detail, and collaboration across departments. This hybrid position offers flexibility in work arrangements and supports OPB's mission of serving diverse communities.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in a marketing, membership, or fundraising role.
• Familiarity with email marketing and marketing automation tools.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize a CRM for audience building.

Responsibilities

• Implement email fundraising and cultivation campaigns.
• Create and update online giving forms and campaign landing pages.
• Coordinate back-end processes that support donation management.

Skills

Email Marketing

CRM Utilization

Project Management

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

Google Analytics

RedPoint Marketing Platform

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Job description

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Portland, OR, US

4 days ago Requisition ID: 1297

Salary Range: $28.17 To $29.30 Hourly

Application instructions for this and all current OPB employment opportunities are available at OPB's careers page.

About OPB

OPB is a leader in public media, serving diverse communities of the Northwest with fact-based, in-depth news and information about politics, the environment, science, arts, history, and cultures; business, education and more. Powered by the generous support of members, OPB seeks out a variety of voices in our communities and lifts up authentic stories of the people, places, events and issues of the region, providing context and a deeper understanding. OPB’s independent journalism and programs are available at opb.org , on OPB Radio and OPB TV. Follow us on Instagram , YouTube and Facebook .

The Opportunity

This role is designed to expand team capacity while supporting the core responsibilities of a Digital Fundraising Coordinator. The successful candidate will serve as a key resource for both day-to-day operations and more advanced digital fundraising initiatives.

Key responsibilities include building email campaigns, maintaining and updating donation and giving forms (currently more than 100 active forms), and contributing to special projects and optimization efforts. A significant portion of the role involves managing and maintaining automated fundraising and engagement programs, requiring strong technical proficiency and attention to detail. The position will be responsible for building, testing, and deploying technical campaign workflows that run continuously and support donor engagement objectives.

Position Summary

Working with the development, membership, marketing, and digital content teams as well asexternal vendors, this position coordinates strategic digital communications to members, sustainers, and prospects through email, OPB’s website, and social platforms. The Digital Fundraising Coordinator, Special Projects is responsible for building emails, automations, and audience segmentations. Coordinating the implementation of OPB’s digital testing program, reporting campaign results, and ensuring OPB can effectively and accurately communicate and engage with our audiences. This role supports daily operations as well as researching and building complex multi-channel digital fundraising projects.

Areas of Responsibility

50% Implementemail fundraising, prospecting, and cultivationcampaigns.

• Supporttheproductionofregularlyscheduledemailsincludingnewsletters, member communications, solicitationand cultivation emails, updating and building audiencesegments,and creating and updated email content asrequired.
• Managethe development and production of newdigitaleffortssuch as prospectwelcome series, member cultivation series, reengagement efforts, newautomations, and special standalone communications.
• Coordinatewithdevelopment, membership, marketing and digitalcontentteams on the production of email communications, gathering image and copyassets, identifyingaudiences, managing the proofing process, creating and sending emails, and providing reports on results.
• Produce, refine and distribute detailed analysis reports on email and other digitalefforts to drive futurefundraisingstrategies.
• Workwith the team to define email solicitation and testingstrategies and assistin the implementation of tests and reportresults.
• Collaborate with the Development Operations team tobuild, test, andtroubleshoot special projects.

30% Create and update online givingforms, campaign landing pages and other assets required to support digital campaigns.

• Coordinate the production of assets as requiredto support digital campaigns, ensuring images, copy, links, etc. are all ready in time for campaign launch.
• Manageand updateonlinecontribution forms to support fundraising efforts on all channels, ensuring content is appropriate and updated, data is accurate, and forms are clearly named and organized.
• Update campaign landing pages and web elements on OPB.org as appropriate for new campaigns, create new pages when required, and track results to ensure effectiveness.
• Produce and refine detailed analysis of reports on digital efforts to drive future fundraising strategies.
• Work with the team and external vendors to execute and troubleshoot digital solicitation and testing strategies, assist with production work required to support testing strategies, and report back on test results.
• Collaborate with the team to identify opportunities to implement new features or platforms for online giving and assist with the evaluation and implementation of those tools.

20% Coordinate back-end processes that support donation and project management.

• Update copy and code on forms to support OPB’s membership program.
• Support with project management of digital fundraising campaigns, working collaboratively across teams and externally.
• Monitor and refine back-end automations related to form management, data, and audience segmentation, ensuring timely and accurate updates as required to support new email properties or strategic initiatives.
• Assist with efforts to support email deliverability and reputation management, including data hygiene, monitoring of KPIs related to deliverability, and researching and troubleshooting deliverability issues.

Working Conditions

This is a hybrid role with most work done remotely and occasional onsite work required. Most work takes place during regular hours but may require mornings and evenings when needed.

Minimum Position Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Attitudes)

• Two yearsofexperience in a marketing, membership, or fundraising role.
• Familiaritywithemail marketingand marketing automationtools (RedPoint,SendGrid, Campaign Monitor,SalesforceMarketing Cloud, or similar).
• Demonstrated ability toutilizea CRM and data toidentifyand build audiences and evaluatecampaigns,programsand procedures to inform decision-making.
• Basic understanding of Google Analyticsor otherbusinessintelligencetoolsand experiencegeneratingstandard reports.
• Basic understanding of HTML/CSSand ability to troubleshoot issues in a content builder.
• Experience working collaboratively acrossteams and departmentsto meetfundraisinggoals.
• Writing and copy-editing skills.
• This position requires attention to detailand the ability to manage multiple, concurrent projects independently and in a positive, solutions focused manner with appropriate direction and judgment.
• Acuriousself-starter with the ability and desire to learn new skills and assume new duties.
• Enthusiasm for the mission of OPB.

Preferred Position Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Attitudes)

• HTML/CSS, or other web coding skills
• Project management tools or techniques
• Familiarity with basic graphic design and photoediting tools
• Experience with report development or data analysis
• Experience with RedPoint Marketing Platform and/or Salesforce
• Bachelor’s degreein related field

Additional Information

• This position reports to the Digital Fundraising Manager and Director of Digital Membership
• The probable hiring range for this non-exempt, unrepresented position is between $28.17 - 29.30 / hour, depending on qualifications.

This position will remain open until filled; however, we will begin reviewing applications and scheduling interviews the week of August 3, 2026.