The Associate Vice President, Direct Mail Content will lead and expand the agency's direct mail creative practice at MissionWired, overseeing a team of writers and collaborating across departments to develop compelling content strategies for nonprofits and political clients. This role requires a leader passionate about social change, committed to equity and inclusion, and capable of driving innovation in direct response fundraising.
Responsibilities
- Overseeing and expanding the agency’s direct mail creative practice
- Managing team members and guiding career development equitably and humbly
- Collaborating across internal teams and ad-hoc projects while also managing your own book of clients’ content
- Developing and maintaining compelling, authentic creative strategies for world-changing nonprofits, Democratic elected officials, and political challengers
- Participating in agency work as well as business development, including bringing our best creative work forward in proposals and pitches
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience leading direct response marketing, direct mail strategy, and creative best practices for nonprofits, politicals, or both
- Experience managing teams and training writers
- A predisposition toward out-of-the-box thinking and bold ideas
- Comfort working up and down your skillset
- Experience with client-facing roles
- A passion for supporting and connecting with individuals and teams, both colleagues and mentees
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with business development is a plus
Benefits
- 100% employer-paid premiums for platinum-level medical plan on a national health care network
- 100% employer-paid life insurance and short term disability
- 50% employer-paid vision and dental insurance
- 401(k) with 3% employer contribution
- 17 vacation days in addition to 12 paid holidays, sick days, bereavement leave, and a volunteer day off
- Paid parental leave at 100% of your salary
- Financial support for reproductive and transgender care
- Flexible telecommute and remote work policies
- Company issued Mac products for home offices
- Cell phone service reimbursement, meal and ride-share reimbursement, and other perks available
Compensation
110000+ per year, depending on experience
Work Arrangement
Remote (Global) — AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MA, ME, MD, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OR, PA, SC, TX, VA, WA, WI — Fully remote with no return to office date; flexible telecommute and remote work policies
We’re an equal-opportunity employer and take seriously our commitment to equality and equity. Our efforts to be inclusive and create opportunity don’t end when someone joins us – they begin.
