Strategy Director, Fundraising (Evergreen)

Blue State Digital; New York (NY); Remote; USD 112,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Strategy Director to lead impactful initiatives that drive progressive causes forward. In this dynamic role, you will craft and implement strategies that enhance supporter engagement, leveraging audience insights and data-driven decision-making. Collaborating with a diverse team of experts, you will mentor others while guiding campaigns to success. This position offers the chance to make a real difference in the world, all while enjoying a flexible work environment and generous benefits. If you are a strategic thinker with a knack for inspiring others, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Unlimited time-off

$1,000 annual professional development funds

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Inclusive family planning coverage

Flexible and health savings accounts

401K & employer match

12-week fully-paid parental leave

Short-term and long-term disability insurance

Remote work flexibility

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in strategy and digital campaigns.
• Proven track record in fundraising and audience engagement.

Responsibilities

• Develop supporter-first strategies for sustainable growth.
• Lead brainstorming sessions and client presentations.

Skills

Strategic Planning

Audience Insights

Fundraising

Data Analysis

Client Management

Presentation Skills

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree (preferred)

Tools

SWOT Analysis

Cost/Benefit Analysis

Audience Persona Mapping

Job description

Interested in joining Blue State's Strategy Team? Submit your application here to ensure you're first in line for future opportunities. Please note: this is an "evergreen" job post (i.e. not an active job post), but your expression of interest matters to us. While interviews aren't ongoing, we're excited to connect with talented individuals who share our commitment to Blue State's mission.

What to know

Help progressive causes achieve lasting change through high-performing programs and sustainable growth. We’re looking for a Strategy Director with a record of success in developing the strategy that underpins supporter engagement, and supporting execution teams to drive results and adapt to learnings. This includes generating and synthesizing audience insights, fundraising and mobilization program and user journey development, KPI setting, informing testing plans and priorities, data and tech consulting, creating budget and staffing recommendations, and more.

In this role, you might find yourself devising a supporter-first strategy to help a charity efficiently scale and grow sustainably. Or, you may be challenged with uncovering rich audience insights that lead to new opportunities for an organization’s expansion plan. You’ll be a part of a team of multi-disciplinary colleagues including creative directors, communications strategists, analysts, tech directors, and account directors.

We’re looking for an analytical individual who can inspire and mentor people across disciplines.

A day in the life

• Surface the audience insights and business intelligence that drive breakthrough campaigns and experiences; ensuring creative execution maps back to the strategy & recommending pivots and enhancements as needed.
• Establish strategic direction for campaigns, organizations, branding projects, or products by defining objectives, audiences, budgets and KPIs.
• Translate research and performance data findings into actionable tools and formats like audience and budget prioritizations, user journeys, and strategic plans.
• Lead client and internal brainstorms, planning meetings and presentations, and program development workshops.
• Use frameworks like SWOTs, gap analyses, positioning matrix, cost/benefit analysis, audience persona mapping, landscape research, creative briefs, strategy maps, theories of change, cases for support, etc. to guide our strategies, clients and teams.
• Experience of direct response fundraising performance and/or e-commerce experience working to drive digital results is essential.
• Grow and manage client portfolios through regular account planning activities, and create client roadmaps over months and years where appropriate.
• Craft and pitch new business as well as represent Blue State via event participation and other thought leadership.
• Strengthen and evolve our fundraising and mobilization capabilities.
• Mentor and upskill team members.

What we offer

• Unlimited time-off (inclusive of sick, personal, and vacation days).
• $1,000 annually in professional development funds.
• Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Inclusive family planning coverage, including fertility, surrogacy, and adoption benefits.
• Flexible and health savings accounts.
• 401K & employer match.
• 12-week fully-paid parental leave for all parents-to-be.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Remote work flexibility.

The salary range for this position is $112,500-$140,000; compensation will be commensurate with experience.

Some things we're looking for

• You have at least 8+ years of relevant experience in a relevant role, with a proven track record of driving income through digital campaigns and channels.
• You’re a thinker and a doer; this role asks you to both provide oversight and be willing to roll up your sleeves and dig into the work.
• You are not a lone wolf. You genuinely enjoy bringing others along in the process of the work.
• You have command of a room and superb presentation skills.
• You’re resilient and able to adapt to new situations, solve problems on the fly, and communicate with those around you.
• You’re a people leader, experienced and dedicated to growing and mentoring teams.
• You have a shared passion and curiosity for making change.
• You are steeped in the art of empathy, practice mutual respect, and will act as a role model at Blue State.

At Blue State, diversity is a necessity, not a nice-to-have. We encourage those from underrepresented communities — women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, those with disabilities and people at all the intersections in between — to apply. Even if you don’t think your current skill set checks every box, but this role seems to align with your strengths, we want to hear from you.