Wisconsin Conservatory of Music is pleased to be adding a brand-new position to its Advancement team. The Assistant Director of Communications implements strategy for all WCM publicity, video content, photography, and written communications. Working collaboratively with WCM vendors, including a digital marketing agency, the ADOC supports enrollment and fundraising goals and builds awareness about WCM to current and potential students, donors, alumni and volunteers.
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Hold to the Conservatory’s mission of "Inspiring individuals and communities through exceptional music-making, accessible to all.”
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Embrace the Conservatory’s values of Excellence, Inclusion, Empathy, and Integrity.
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Play a central role in advancing WCM’s mission by developing communications inspiring, equipping and activating internal and external stakeholders
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Ensure consistent philanthropic and programmatic messaging, branding, and themes throughout all channels.
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Develop and implement integrated communications plans for transformational gift announcements within philanthropy channels.
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Attend select WCM recitals, concerts, external events, recruitment, and partner site classes to capture content for distribution. This will include 3-5 night/weekend events per month on average.
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Manage vendor and consultant relationships on behalf of WCM, especially photographers, videographers, and editors. Ensure WCM content is captured, edited, and distributed in a timely fashion.
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Create and implement a comprehensive PR strategy for WCM’s programs and initiatives.
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Manage press list.
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Work with digital marketing consultants as needed.
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Serve as a trusted communications advisor to multiple senior executives, creating compelling internal content across channels, leadership events, and engagement campaigns, as well as ghost-writing emails, talking points, and scripts.
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Work with Assistant Director of Development to create, review, and distribute, high-impact donor-facing communications.
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Work with grant writer as needed to create reports and/or supplemental materials for proposals
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Collaborate with Education colleagues to ensure enrollment periods are well publicized and supported.
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Work with colleagues in all departments to ensure building signage and artwork is dynamic and up to date.
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Occasionally provide basic graphic design assistance. Help manage contracted graphic designer workflows.
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Other duties as assigned.
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Strong storyteller, writer, and editor
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Experienced in utilizing data-informed strategies
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Collaborative, strategic, creative and solutions minded
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Knowledge of photography and videography, including editing
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Knowledge of basic graphic design principles. Canva experience a plus.
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Working knowledge of fundraising communications principles, donor engagement, and stewardship best practices.
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Exceptional organizational, analytical, project management, and communications skills.
This position requires in-person work. Occasional hybrid days available.
Please include a cover letter and resume in your document upload.
Skills Required
- Strong storyteller, writer, and editor
- Experienced in utilizing data-informed strategies
- Collaborative, strategic, creative and solutions minded
- Knowledge of photography and videography, including editing
- Knowledge of basic graphic design principles
- Canva experience
- Working knowledge of fundraising communications principles, donor engagement, and stewardship best practices
- Exceptional organizational, analytical, project management, and communications skills
- Ability to work primarily in-person with occasional hybrid days
What We Do
The Wisconsin Conservatory of Music is Wisconsin's largest community music school, founded in 1899. It inspires individuals and communities through accessible, exceptional music education for students of all ages and abilities.
