Assistant Director or Associate Director, Annual Giving & Premium Seating (Bulldog Club)

Position Function:

Serve in a support role for the Bulldog Club annual giving team. This individual will provide our donor base and stakeholders with exceptional customer service and efficient communication. This position will be instrumental in executing a more robust storytelling and plan including constant content creation and management for multi-channel campaigns including but not limited to msubulldogclub.com, email, text messages, direct mail and social media. This position will report to the Associate Athletic Director of Annual Giving.

Salary Grade:  13

Please see Staff Compensation Structure for salary ranges.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with successful mass solicitation segmentation strategies and customer journeys
• Conceptualize effective communications pieces with a strong written and verbal communication skills
• Help implement and execute effective integrated multI-channel direct mail, social media and email marketing campaigns
• Utilize quantitative and qualitative information to improve decision-making and outcomes
• Grow a data-driven annual giving program to increase contributions over year-to-year goal
• Work with reporting partners to produce data analytics tools
• Effectively communicate with internal partners of the Bulldog Club such as Fan Experience, Digital Marketing, Communications, Ticket Sales & Operations and Coaching Staffs
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Public Relations, or related field.

Assistant Director Level: One (1) year of experience in annual giving, sales, or related area.

Associate Director Level: Two (2) years of experience in annual giving, sales, or related area.

Preferred Qualifications:

Assistant Director Level: Master’s degree and 2+ years of fundraising experience at an NCAA institution.

Associate Director Level: Master’s degree and 3+ years of fundraising experience at an NCAA institution.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• This role is an integral member of the Bulldog Club that must show strong oral and written communication skills.
• Actively listen to internal and external stakeholders.
• Articulate a strong and compelling case for support through oral and written communication.
• Interpersonal skills that support a respectful and positive work environment.
• Demonstrate patience, positivity, conflict management, compassion, flexibility, collaboration and reliability.
• Manage time to be efficient, productive, diligent and execute complex projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with MS Office suite.
• Familiarity with Paciolan and Eloqua.

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

• Frequent external imposed deadlines set and revised beyond one’s control; interruptions influence priorities; difficult to anticipate nature or volume of work with certainty beyond a few days; meeting of deadlines and coordination of unrelated activities are key to position; involves conflict-resolution or similar interactions involving emotional issues or stress on a regular basis.
• Occasionally requires lifting, bending, or other physical exertion. Often, it involves exposure to one or more elements such as heat, cold, noise, dirt, chemicals, etc.
• Job frequently requires walking, standing, lifting, sitting, reaching, talking, hearing, and handling objects with hands.
• Requires handling of heavy weight objects up to 100 lbs. on a regular basis and on occasion up to 150 lbs.
• Vision requirements: Ability to see information in print and/or electronically.

Instructions for Applying:

Please attach your Resume and cover letter to the Application.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Mississippi State University is an equal opportunity institution. Discrimination is prohibited in university employment, programs or activities based on race, color, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, or any other status to the extent protected by applicable law. Questions about equal opportunity programs or compliance should be directed to the Office of Civil Rights Compliance, 231 Famous Maroon Band Street, P.O. 6044, Mississippi State, MS 39762, (662) 325-5839.

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