Development Writer

Title: Development Writer

Department: Development

Status: Exempt

Reports to: Fundraising Content Director

Positions Reporting to this Position: None

Location: Flexible (the employee may decide whether to work remotely or from an LCV office)

Travel Requirements: Up to 10%

Union Position: Yes

Job Classification Level: C

Salary Range (depending on experience): $63,819-$77,646

General Description:

LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.

For more than 50 years, LCV has grown into a potent political force for protecting our planet and everyone who inhabits it. We have built a powerful national movement with 30 state affiliates, and grassroots and community organizing programs across the country.

LCV is hiring a Development Writer who will be responsible for drafting inspired and effective marketing materials geared toward the individual donor audience. This position is responsible for creating, shaping, and applying message narratives that convey the scope and impact of LCV’s work and engage an individual-donor audience. As a member of the Development Marketing Team, this role is charged with creating multiple types of fundraising communications, including, but not limited to, direct mail and email appeals, brochures, website content, individual donor proposals, impact reports, and other materials that advance LCV’s mission and are rooted in an understanding of racial, social, and environmental justice. This position will work closely with Program teams and the full Development department to gather information and translate it into compelling fundraising messaging. This position is part of a writing team and will report to the Fundraising Content Director and work alongside the Senior Editor.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the Fundraising Content Director, Senior Editor, and Development Marketing Team to write major donor communications to steward, engage, and solicit donors.
• Draft, shape, and apply unique messaging to engage donors around key climate, democracy, and electoral programs and ensure these are communicated through a lens of racial justice and equity.
• Write and edit original fundraising marketing materials of all types, including memos, appeals, emails, program updates, proposals, brochures, reports, and other copy for soliciting and informing current funders and prospects of our various programs and their impacts.
• Work with program staff to create new marketing materials that highlight the work of LCV and related entities for funders in an engaging manner.
• Assist with invitations, event programs and other specialized materials as needed, working with the Programs teams and Development department in the concept and presentation of such products.
• Learn and maintain proficient knowledge of LCV’s history and diverse and evolving programs in order to craft original marketing materials for funders.
• Participate in check-ins and regular strategy meetings, providing input as needed.
• Travel up to 10% of the time for staff retreats, trainings and conferences, as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Work Experience:Required — Minimum of three years of fundraising or communications experience. Preferred — Experience in development, communications, or writing, and specifically in supporting major gifts cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship. Familiarity with tax-exempt organizations, including 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) nonprofit corporations, political action committees, and other independent expenditures entities.
• Skills: Required — Skillful writer with the ability to learn about and deftly distill complex material for target audiences. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, self-motivated, exhibits strong judgment, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team. Ability to collaborate with colleagues, respond to multiple points of view, find consensus, and effectively communicate the organization’s vision. Capable of managing multiple, deadline-driven projects in a high-productivity work environment. Ability to manage and quickly adjust priorities, demanding a high degree of multitasking and creativity. Strong command of Google platforms, including Google Docs. A strong commitment to environmental justice, progressive politics and elections, and an understanding of racial justice and equity principles. Preferred — Passionate interest in advocacy, politics, news media, and social media trends. Tenacity, a positive attitude, commitment to excellence, and a sense of humor.
• Cultural Competence: Demonstrated awareness of one’s own cultural identity, views about difference, and the ability to learn and build on varying cultural and community norms. Commitment to equity and inclusion as organizational practice and culture. Understands how environmental issues intersect with racism, economic and social inequality in the U.S. and has a passion for working to dismantle these systems.
• Working Conditions: This job operates in a professional office environment, and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and audiovisual systems. This position is largely sedentary, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods. Applicants need to be located in and legally authorized to work in the United States. LCV requires all employees working from our offices or participating in in-person meetings or events to be fully up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, subject to reasonable accommodation as required by law.

To Apply: Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “Development Writer” in the subject line by September 12, 2022. No phone calls please.

LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected status. LCV is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact hr@lcv.org.

https://www.lcv.org/careers/lcv-job-openings/development-writer/