Advancement Marketing Coordinator

The Advancement Marketing Coordinator reports to the Director of Marketing in the Office of Marketing Communications. While a member of the Marketing Communications team, it is essential that this individual also has a very close working relationship with select advancement teams. The position's primary responsibilities are to assist in the creation of and execute measurably successful marketing and communication strategies that enhance fundraising efforts and reinforce the brand of Wheaton College.

• Follows, strengthens, and protects the Wheaton College brand while executing marketing and communications efforts for select Advancement Departments
• Promotes, strengthens, and protects the brand for Wheaton's capital campaign through Annual Giving and Gift Planning projects
• Supports and measures marketing and communication projects for Annual Giving and Gift Planning teams
• Writes copy, edits, and coordinates design as needed for Annual Giving and Planned Gift Services to ensure brand guidelines and best practices are followed
• Updates the Annual Giving and Planned Gift Services webpages which includes but is not limited to navigation, search engine optimization, photography, video, text, and forms
• Coordinates content with the Brand and Content Team to identify story leads and ensure relevant stories are developed to support fundraising priorities
• Attends relevant marketing communications and fundraising meetings and events
• Supports other fundraising efforts as needed

• B.A. required
• One to two years leading measurably successful marketing and communication initiatives
• Good information technology skills including cloud-based content management, customer relationship management, and project management systems
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in higher education or fundraising preferred

The employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear; frequently required to use repetitive hand motion, handle or feel, and to stand, walk, reach, bend or lift up to 10 pounds.

As a Christ-centered community, Wheaton College faculty and staff must affirm the College's Statement of Faith as expressing their own theological convictions and agree to live by the moral standards in Wheaton's Community Covenant, modeling these commitments for the Christian formation of our students. Wheaton College faculty and staff also support the Christ-Centered Diversity Commitment which highlights our desire to treat all individuals as equal image-bearers of Jesus Christ through diversity, inclusion, justice and unity.