Job title: Planned Giving Senior Associate

Reports to: Senior Director, Planned Gifts 

Status: Full- Time, Exempt

Salary Range: $78,000 - $82,000

Position Overview: 

The Planned Giving Senior Associate will play a crucial role in helping us build and sustain long-term relationships with our supporters. They will assist in the development and execution of planned giving strategies, working closely with experienced team members to understand and manage donor relationships. This role is designed for someone who understands the basics of planned giving and is eager to learn and motivated to further develop their skills. The position will include ongoing cultivation with various stakeholders, including a mature and loyal donor segment, so strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills are essential. The Sr. Associate will report to the Senior Director, Planned Gifts to support a collaborative planned giving program on behalf of WETA and PBS News Hour.

Primary Responsibilities: 

• This is a hybrid position, requiring in office 2 days per week.
• Manage a planned giving donor portfolio of prospects and legacy society members.
• Follow up with leads to conduct meaningful conversations and determine legacy intentions.
• Conduct substantive meetings with prospects and advisors.
• Qualify leads and solicit legacy commitments
• Create CGA illustrations; close gifts.
• Manage PG marketing efforts.
• Assist in the stewardship program for members of Elizabeth P. Campbell Legacy Society (approximately 700 members) through annual gift acknowledgment via in person, call, phone or note.
• Assist with the annual Legacy Society recognition event.

Data Tracking/Administration

• Track and report engagement with donors, including members of the Legacy society.
• Participate in Leadership Circle and other WETA/NH events as necessary.
• Seek training necessary to remain current in knowledge of planned giving.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: 

• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills; must possess strong verbal and written communication skills with experience communicating with a mature donor audience/segment.
• Knowledge of planned giving principles.
• Experience working cooperatively as a member of a team as well as independently with self-direction and ability to meet timelines.
• Must be self-motivated and able to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment, have excellent organizational abilities, judgment, and ethics; able to work with minimal oversight, collaboratively with colleagues, and cooperatively with superiors.
• Strong work ethic with demonstrated experience working independently and in conjunction with other professional fundraising staff.
• Proven ability to effectively manage multiple projects, exceed goals, and meet deadlines. 
• Ability to listen well and conduct conversations surrounding sensitive/confidential topics.
• Intermediate computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Database proficiency in PG Calc and Crescendo preferred.
• Flexibility to attend evening and weekend events when necessary.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 3+ years of relevant work experience, preferably in non-profit development/fundraising/planned giving
• Marketing experience highly desirable
• Experience in major gift fundraising, including prospect identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation and donor stewardship, is highly desirable

LOCATION

WETA and News Hour Productions are Washington, DC established media and news organizations.  We are a largely local workforce based out of the Campbell Place office in Arlington, VA.  WETA and News Hour Productions value employee flexibility when possible.  Most positions based in our Arlington, VA office will be onsite or hybrid, depending upon the role.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

WETA and its subsidiary News Hour Productions LLC serve local and national public media audiences by producing and distributing content of intellectual integrity and cultural merit. Through broadcast, digital and community services, the organization offers compelling, diverse programming on five television channels, including primary channel WETA PBS, and on WETA Classical, the exclusive home for classical music in the nation’s capital; produces a portfolio of national television productions, including PBS News Hour, recognized globally for bringing balanced, in-depth news coverage to all Americans; creates impactful documentaries with longtime production partners Ken Burns and Prof. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; features a variety of content offerings on weta.org, WETA Passport, the PBS Video App and the WETA Classical App; and serves communities near and far with education and engagement initiatives that contribute to the company’s mission of public service.   Benefits | WETA

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

WETA and News Hour Productions are equal opportunity employers committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.  We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and internships.  WETA and News Hour Productions make hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.