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Job Summary

Come join our team at the Stamps School of Art and Design!

The Annual Giving and Stewardship Officer for Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan (U-M) utilizes exceptional writing skills to tell the story about Stamps through inspiring solicitations and impactful stewardship. Reporting to the Director of Development, you will grow in an environment where you will build relationships and strengthen donations for the school.

Our Development team is located at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design in Ann Arbor, MI. Please review the full position description here.

Why Work at Michigan?

In addition to a career filled with purpose and opportunity, The University of Michigan offers a comprehensive benefits package to help you stay well, protect yourself and your family and plan for a secure future. Benefits include:

• Generous time off
• A retirement plan that provides two-for-one matching contributions with immediate vesting
• Many choices for comprehensive health insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability coverage
• Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses

Responsibilities*

• Develop Annual Giving Strategies: Analyze donor data to create multi-channel annual giving campaigns (email, direct mail, social media, phone) aligned with school priorities and donor interests.
• Create Donor Communications and Stewardship Materials: Write and design appeals, acknowledgments, impact reports, and creative stewardship content to engage and thank donors in a meaningful way.
• Coordinate Donor Stewardship and Recognition Efforts: Manage stewardship for multiple donor levels, maintain donor records in DART, and oversee special outreach projects including birthday greetings, condolence cards, and personalized mementos.
• Support Advancement Events and Donor Engagement: Collaborate on alumni and donor events, assist with donor recognition strategies, and contribute to the planning of student-focused philanthropy activities like Giving Blueday and "Hail Yeah!"
• Ensure Brand Alignment and Marketing Coordination: Work with the communications team to align messaging across platforms, support design and marketing needs for development programs, and manage mail/email campaigns for Advancement and school-wide programs.

Required Qualifications*

• Bachelor's degree, or combination of education and experience.
• 3+ years or more years experience in development-related work
• Experienced writing skills
• Experience using Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools such as Donor Alumni Relations Tool (DART), Raiser's Edge, Ellucian Advance

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Authorization to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment and applicants for this position will not be sponsored for work visas.

This position is hybrid, with details to be determined by the supervisor.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.