Digital Fundraising Manager (Campaigns/PACs)

Van Ness Creative Strategies is looking for passionate Democrats with 4+ years of experience managing candidate (federal) and/or national PAC digital fundraising programs.

As a Digital Fundraising Manager, you’d be managing some of our largest fundraising clients, both political and non-profit. Additionally, you’d be managing a team of strategists, associates, and fellows to hit fundraising KPIs by applying strategic digital fundraising practices and teaching new and existing employees fundraising content tactics and email/SMS implementation.

The salary range for this position is $65,000-$95,000, depending on experience level.

Why VNCS?

• Major opportunities for salary and career advancement (+ bonus compensation)
• A hybrid work environment in Brooklyn, NY
• Manage a team and work independently

This role will include:

• Drafting and editing fundraising copy
  • Mastery of writing email/SMS/ads fundraising drafts and providing our internal team + external clients with creative strategies to construct and solidify fundraising campaigns
  • Editing junior employee’s drafts and providing clear instructions to new employees to draft within the parameters of our clients’ voices
• Coding/producing/testing fundraising communications
  • Required mastery of ActionKit and at least two more CRMs (NGP, ActionNetwork, Mailchimp, Switchboard, Constant Contact)
  • Troubleshoot code errors, produce new ActionKit email wrappers and teach employees how to code for fundraising purposes
  • Schedule and launch emails and SMS with zero errors
  • Expert at internal quality control and manages employees to make sure zero errors are made before anything is launched
• External client communications
  • Establish a relationship with assigned clients to create fundraising goals and define additional issues in which VNCS can aid with digital/strategic help
  • Coordinate with clients on approval schedules/check-in meetings
  • Report out KPIs and guide strategy with confidence on client calls
• Internal team management
  • Serve as both an instructor as well as a manager to ensure junior team members are fulfilling their assigned day-to-day responsibilities as well as providing guidance and training
  • Report upward to senior management about junior employee quality of work
  • Work with junior employees on career development
• Data reporting
  • Master at email and SMS targeting in progress CRMs (ActionKit, NGP, etc)
  • Ability to view data tables in Google Looker and understand fundraising reporting, deliverability reporting, and ROI reporting
• Digital strategy
  • Can create and brand ActBlue pages
  • Efficient in Canva with graphic/gif creation (bonus points if you know AfterEffects)
  • Mastery of email HTML – bonus points for basic CSS understanding with the ability to create/edit email wrappers

About VNCS

VNCS is a Brooklyn-based Democratic digital strategy firm.

We work with organizations dedicated to progressive issue-based advocacy, electoral PACs/Independent Expenditures, and Democratic candidates.

How to Apply

Send resume and cover letter to careers@vncs.io with “Digital Fundraising Manager” in the subject line.