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Children's National Medical Center

Sr Associate Director of Editorial & Development Strategy

Children's National Medical Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States, 20900

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Job Description - Sr Associate Director of Editorial & Development Strategy (2500033B)

Job Description

Sr Associate Director of Editorial & Development Strategy - ( 2500033B )

Description

Reporting to the Director of Editorial & Development Strategy, the Senior Associate Director plays a key role on the Editorial team in Marketing and Communications at Children's National Hospital Foundation. Engages and inspires donors to support the hospital's mission to improve children's health through strategic messaging, storytelling and significant fundraising solicitations. As an experienced development writer and editor, develops major gift proposals, stewardship reports, talking points, magazine stories, media releases, ads and other high-impact marketing communications across all channels. Collaborates with hospital and Foundation leaders, fundraisers, graphic designers and other stakeholders. This role requires an excellent command of language, the ability to successfully translate pediatric and scientific information through compelling narratives on deadline, initiative, creative thinking, a high degree of independence and mentoring of junior writers.

Qualifications Minimum Education

Bachelor's Degree (Required)

Minimum Work Experience

5 years experience writing in a professional setting (Required)

3 years experience in development (fundraising, donor relations) preferably in a healthcare setting (Required)

Required Skills/Knowledge

Outstanding research and interviewing skills

Excellent writing and editing skills; delivery of clear, concise, compelling copy

Ability to translate complex pediatric research and clinical information

Knack for finding and telling compelling stories

Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders

Ability to juggle multiple projects and meet tight deadlines

Versatility and flexibility; able to communicate through a variety of platforms

Strong organizational and project management skills

Attentiveness to detail; impeccable accuracy; consistency of style and tone

Commitment to editorial excellence and organizational mission

Strong oral communication skills

Ability to use AP style

Customer service-oriented work style

Ability to mentor and edit junior writers

Functional Accountabilities Operations

Partner with hospital faculty and Foundation staff to produce high quality donor-facing products

Serve as collaborative and proactive member of the Editorial & Development Strategy team to write, edit and produce Marketing and Communications projects

Serve as a resource to elevate writing across Children’s National Hospital Foundation

Engage in high-level research to prepare accurate, compelling proposals, reports and other products that advance fundraising priorities to support patients and families

Lead communications for events, campaigns and other Foundation functions

Use measurement, recording and project management systems to ensure clear, accurate reporting of solicitation and stewardship activities

Customer Service

Provide the highest level of service to internal and external constituent groups including donors, board members, hospital leadership, faculty and vendors

Quality Assurance

Ensure that messaging, funding requests and stewardship reports meet the highest level of accuracy, quality and attentiveness to donor interests, wishes and needs

Actively manage portfolio of projects, deliver finished work in a timely and high quality manner

Work carefully to produce, review and seek reviews for materials for quality assurance

Organizational Accountabilities Leader

Deliver: Set and clearly communicate team goals and priorities in alignment with departmental goals and budgets

Develop the budget and assign resources to meet the team goals

Provide the resources and guidance required for employees to perform effectively

Develop procedures to ensure high safety and quality, and course-correct as needed

Identify customers’ needs and ensure service excellence in meeting those needs

Engage

Be the link between the department and the team in defining the strategies to meet team goals

Provide prompt and clear feedback to staff and support their performance

Ensure team adherence to organizational regulations

Manage the working environment to promote productivity and motivation

Represent the team in clearing obstacles to high performance

Hire staff and develop their capabilities

Monitor and promote strong employee engagement

Grow

Encourage and share new ways of making the right work easier to do

Recognize and share incremental improvements in operations

Promote the success of organizational and department initiatives by clearly aligning programs to the mission

Primary Location Maryland-Silver Spring

Work Locations Inventa Towers 1 Inventa Place Silver Spring 20910

Job Non-Clinical Professional

Position Status : R (Regular) - FT - Full-Time

Shift : Day

Work Schedule : 9-5

Full-Time Salary Range 86008 - 143353.6

Childrens National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here:Know Your Rights Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster.

Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a “drug-free” work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.

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