[Hiring] Digital Fundraising Manager @American Heart Association

Role Description

The Digital Fundraising Manager, Liive is responsible for helping develop fundraising campaigns and drive revenue with content creators primarily on Twitch, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. This position is remote.

The primary focus of this position will be to grow and retain a fundraising portfolio of volunteers in this space to help drive revenue with American Heart Association Liive. This position will also manage and help develop and implement new strategies to drive revenue and engagement to reach our annual campaign goal.

The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally.

• Develop fundraising goals with existing creators who partner with the American Heart Association through American Heart Association LIIVE, cultivate relationships, and educate Heart mission initiatives.
• Share in the development of fundraising programs, including innovation and critical thinking to overcome obstacles and anticipate program gaps.
• Create collateral materials to support the development and growth of these programs.
• Help build the pipeline to achieve annual income goals.
• Recruit new content creators to participate in American Heart Association Liive.
• Increase engagement in American Heart Association Liive and increase peer-to-peer fundraising.
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite of products including Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Knowledgeable with gaming/streaming platforms including TwitchTV, TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram.
• Must be comfortable making phone calls, reaching out via email, and using Discord to effectively communicate with external and internal Association customers.
• Collaborate with National and Regional counterparts in other areas of the organization.

Qualifications

• 3 years of relevant experience in fundraising, sales, or equivalent type experience.
• University/College degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• Understanding of gaming culture and content creator space.
• Experience in peer-to-peer fundraising.
• Demonstrated community organization skills with the ability to recruit, train and lead volunteers effectively.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, particularly consumer-oriented writing.
• Project management - consistent track record of meeting deadlines.
• Excellent design and creative communication development skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the willingness to work with all social strata, occupations, and backgrounds.
• Presentation skills for small and large groups.
• Ability to work as part of an integrated team.
• Willingness and ability to travel 1-3 times a year to National Center, and conferences as needed.
• Ability to lift and or move large objects (such as boxes) with the expectation that heavier items would be broken down into smaller components or requesting additional assistance may be required before lifting and/or moving.

Benefits

• The expected pay range will be $70,000 to $80,000. We offer a base salary with the potential to earn an incentive up to 25% of your base pay.
• Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary. That’s why we regularly review the market value of jobs and make adjustments, as needed.
• You are rewarded for achieving success through annual salary planning and incentive programs; this position is incentive eligible based on achieving certain targets.
• We offer a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, along with a robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution.
• As a mark of our commitment to employee well-being, we also offer an employee assistance program, employee wellness program, telemedicine, and medical consultation.
• You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program.
• Heart U is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.
• The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees. The number of days will increase based on seniority level.
• You will also have a total of 12 paid holidays off each year, which includes several days off at the end of the year.
• This program provides financial assistance to employees who wish to further their education and career in relation to their current duties and responsibilities, or for potential future positions in the organization.