Donor Marketing Specialist — Hybrid & Impact-Driven

Wounded Warrior Project; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 66,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Family coverage

401(k) retirement plan

PTO

Sick Leave

Holiday pay

Education Assistance

Teammate Wellness Program

Bereavement Leave

Job summary

Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) Marketing Specialist – Business Development coordinates and executes marketing campaigns and stewardship initiatives across major donor audiences, including major gifts, foundations, planned giving, and mid-level donors, to cultivate awareness, affinity, engagement, and support for the WWP mission.

This role provides marketing support to WWP signature events and donor stewardship teams, helping advance objectives and donor engagement.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong editing and proofreading skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Knowledge of donor engagement, fundraising communications, and relationship-based marketing principles.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and tasks, meet deadlines, and effectively coordinate complex projects.
• Proven ability to build collaborative relationships and work effectively with cross‑functional teams, stakeholders, agencies, and external partners.
• Ability to evaluate marketing performance and apply insights to optimize campaign effectiveness and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong problem‑solving skills with the ability to identify issues, evaluate options, and recommend effective solutions.
• Demonstrated project management experience with the ability to take initiative, exercise sound judgment, and assume responsibility for assigned work.
• Service‑oriented mindset with exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences.
• Resourceful, organized, dependable, and efficient, with the ability to adapt to changing priorities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Unequivocal commitment to the highest standards of personal and business ethics and conduct.
• Mission-driven, guided by core values, and a pleasure to work with.

Responsibilities

• Implement and support the management of established marketing plans in support of major giving objectives, working with cross-functional teams.
• Coordinate and execute stewardship and fundraising marketing campaigns with agency partners and internal teams to reach objectives.
• Support the creative and content development process and manage timelines for campaigns and collateral.
• Monitor and optimize active campaigns, measuring effectiveness and making recommendations.
• Coordinate with agencies/vendors to ensure timely campaign execution and approvals.
• Ensure compliance with brand standards across marketing initiatives.
• Build relationships with internal and external partners to support project success.
• Stay current on donor marketing trends and apply best practices across channels.
• Support and participate in events and donor engagement activities as required.

Skills

Written & verbal communication

Editing & proofreading

Donor engagement

Marketing coordination

Project management

Team collaboration

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in public relations, advertising, marketing, communications, business, or related field

Tools

Marketing platforms (omnichannel)

Job description

Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) Marketing Specialist – Business Development coordinates and executes marketing campaigns and stewardship initiatives across major donor audiences, including major gifts, foundations, planned giving, and mid-level donors, to cultivate awareness, affinity, engagement, and support for the WWP mission.

This role provides marketing support to WWP signature events and donor stewardship teams, helping advance objectives and donor engagement.