Director, Donor Storytelling & Engagement - Annual Giving

State-of-South-Carolina; South Carolina; On-site; USD 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Life Insurance

Retirement Programs

Paid Tuition

Dependent Scholarships

Annual Leave

Sick Leave

13 Paid Holidays (including anextended

Paid Parental Leave

Professional Development Opportunities

Job summary

University of South Carolina seeks a Director of Annual Giving Storytelling and Constituent Engagement to lead donor-centered content for Annual Giving and Donor Experience programs. You will oversee storytelling, engagement strategies, and multi-channel campaigns to improve retention and renewal across departments.

The role directs a team of fundraising professionals, leveraging Blackbaud CRM and analytics tools to drive data-driven, personalized communications and metrics-driven outcomes.

Qualifications

• Ability to lead storytelling and donor-centered communications across channels.
• Experience developing omnichannel annual giving strategies and donor retention programs.
• Supervise staff and manage complex cross-unit projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead storytelling, constituent engagement, and donor retention strategies for Annual Giving and Donor Experience programs.
• Develop omnichannel content for direct mail, email, digital, social media, giving day, and stewardship.
• Provide strategic direction for engagement programs and measure outcomes with analytics.

Skills

Storytelling

Donor engagement

Team leadership

Analytics

Written communication

Cross-functional work

Ethics

Collaboration

Tools

Blackbaud CRM

JIRA

Crowdfunding platforms

Job description

University of South Carolina seeks a Director of Annual Giving Storytelling and Constituent Engagement to lead donor-centered content for Annual Giving and Donor Experience programs. You will oversee storytelling, engagement strategies, and multi-channel campaigns to improve retention and renewal across departments.

The role directs a team of fundraising professionals, leveraging Blackbaud CRM and analytics tools to drive data-driven, personalized communications and metrics-driven outcomes.