Senior Donor Communications & Stewardship Writer

University of Pennsylvania; United (PA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Life, and Flexible Spending

Tuition benefits

Retirement plans

Flexible work hours

Job summary

Penn Medicine Development & Alumni Relations in Philadelphia seeks a Senior Communications & Stewardship Writer to develop high-impact solicitation, stewardship reports, handouts, and brochures for the Neuro and BRD teams.

The Senior Writer collaborates with frontline gift officers, edits colleagues’ work to PMDAR standards, writes high-level leadership communications, and identifies visuals for articles, newsletters, and social content, using InDesign templates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 3–5 years of experience or equivalent mix of education and experience.
• Prefer experience in fundraising, marketing, or related area.
• Portfolio demonstrating ability to write persuasively for a lay audience.

Responsibilities

• Write high-quality proposals, stewardship reports, handouts, and brochures.
• Edit work from colleagues and provide constructive feedback.
• Write leadership communications, including letters and speeches.
• Create visuals and copy for articles, newsletters, and social media.
• Design projects using InDesign templates for proposals and reports.
• Collaborate with Health System design team on customized materials.
• Support PMDAR team and gift officers to deliver communications collateral.

Skills

Persuasive writing

Editing for clarity

Stakeholder management

Project management

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Team collaboration

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

InDesign

Microsoft Office

Google Scholar

Database/project management tools

Job description

Penn Medicine Development & Alumni Relations in Philadelphia seeks a Senior Communications & Stewardship Writer to develop high-impact solicitation, stewardship reports, handouts, and brochures for the Neuro and BRD teams.

The Senior Writer collaborates with frontline gift officers, edits colleagues’ work to PMDAR standards, writes high-level leadership communications, and identifies visuals for articles, newsletters, and social content, using InDesign templates.