Assistant Director of Communications

Wisconsin Conservatory of Music is pleased to be adding a brand-new position to its Advancement team. The Assistant Director of Communications implements strategy for all WCM publicity, video content, photography, and written communications. Working collaboratively with WCM vendors, including a digital marketing agency, the ADOC supports enrollment and fundraising goals and builds awareness about WCM to current and potential students, donors, alumni and volunteers.

• Hold to the Conservatory’s mission of “Inspiring individuals and communities through exceptional music-making, accessible to all.”

• Embrace the Conservatory’s values of Excellence, Inclusion, Empathy, and Integrity.

• Play a central role in advancing WCM’s mission by developing communications inspiring, equipping and activating internal and external stakeholders

• Ensure consistent philanthropic and programmatic messaging, branding, and themes throughout all channels.

• Develop and implement integrated communications plans for transformational gift announcements within philanthropy channels.

• Attend select WCM recitals, concerts, external events, recruitment, and partner site classes to capture content for distribution. This will include 3-5 night/weekend events per month on average.

• Manage vendor and consultant relationships on behalf of WCM, especially photographers, videographers, and editors. Ensure WCM content is captured, edited, and distributed in a timely fashion.

• Create and implement a comprehensive PR strategy for WCM’s programs and initiatives.

• Manage press list.

• Work with digital marketing consultants as needed.

• Serve as a trusted communications advisor to multiple senior executives, creating compelling internal content across channels, leadership events, and engagement campaigns, as well as ghost-writing emails, talking points, and scripts.

• Work with Assistant Director of Development to create, review, and distribute, high-impact donor-facing communications.

• Work with grant writer as needed to create reports and/or supplemental materials for proposals

• Collaborate with Education colleagues to ensure enrollment periods are well publicized and supported.

• Work with colleagues in all departments to ensure building signage and artwork is dynamic and up to date.

• Occasionally provide basic graphic design assistance. Help manage contracted graphic designer workflows.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Strong storyteller, writer, and editor

• Experienced in utilizing data-informed strategies

• Collaborative, strategic, creative and solutions minded

• Knowledge of photography and videography, including editing

• Knowledge of basic graphic design principles. Canva experience a plus.

• Working knowledge of fundraising communications principles, donor engagement, and stewardship best practices.

• Exceptional organizational, analytical, project management, and communications skills.

This position requires in-person work. Occasional hybrid days available.

Please include a cover letter and resume in your document upload.

Please apply via this link: www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/portal/30BEE9E1EA3A7C6B5EE19967B0F1E018/jobs/476084