Assistant Director of Editorial Content

Since our founding in 1785, the University of Georgia has operated as Georgia's oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education (https://www.uga.edu/). The proof is in our more than 235 years of academic and professional achievements and our continual commitment to higher education. UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The University's main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA employs approximately 3,100 faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University's enrollment exceeds 41,000 students including over 31,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 19 schools and colleges, including our newly formed School of Medicine.

The Division of Development and Alumni Relations at the University of Georgia advances the goals, objectives, and priorities of the university by generating private financial support, building, and maintaining relationships with alumni and donors, and assisting students with career development opportunities.

We serve as an in-house marketing agency for the Development & Alumni Relations division ( DAR) at the University of Georgia. Twice a year, we plan. The rest of the time, we design mailers, build websites, write, film, photograph, tweet, and a lot more. Collaboration is how we do our best work. White-boarding and idea-bouncing get us going. Data and analytics teach us how to do better next time. We love to learn from one another. We often partner with the Marketing & Communications division to help further the UGA brand. We streamline and dot-connect. And always do our best to consider our audiences' perspectives. We are always searching for new ways-more creative ways-to reach our alumni and donors. To help our division achieve its mission and help every DAR unit achieve its goals.

8:00am-5:00pm;Must be willing and able to work evenings and weekends as necessary

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status or other protected status. Persons needing accommodations or assistance with the accessibility of materials related to this search are encouraged to contact Central HR (hrweb@uga.edu).

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning, as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found online at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found online at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Requires at least a baccalaureate degree in the field. Please contact your Human Resources office for an evaluation of education/experience in lieu of the required minimum qualifications.

The Assistant Director of Editorial Content plays a key role in the Division of Development and Alumni Relations' Office of Communications. ( DARCOMM). This team of approximately 15-20 staff members and student interns is responsible for producing all communications and marketing materials to support the University's alumni engagement and fundraising efforts. This position takes the lead on major writing assignments, including the creation of a style guide for major campaigns which serves as a guide for others on the team who need to write copy for those campaigns, and leads the content creation portion of the DARCOMM team.

This position creates templates and copy for the university's more than 100 fundraisers as well as custom proposals and menus of opportunity for high priority giving opportunities. The development of those materials requires independent research, information gathering, and graphic design to create polished and professional proposals and other print materials. Regular meetings and interactions with frontline fundraisers are necessary as the development proposal writer creates support materials, which could also include one-pagers, brochures, scripts, and videos. The position leverages strong writing and editing skills to develop written content for these materials but also leverages graphic design layout skills. This role impacts the raising of annual, major, and principal gifts for the University of Georgia.

This position also contributes to the Alumni, Give, and Development & Alumni Relations ( DAR) blogs, social media channels, emails, and digital advertising through the creation of donor/alumni profiles, in-depth corporate partnership features, videos, social media, and email copy, etc. This is a critical channel for reaching alumni, particularly young alumni, and interesting and relevant content is one of the only ways to reach our audience.

The Assistant Director of Editorial Content is also tasked with coordinating the university's major gift promotion plan. In this capacity, the position serves as dot-connector, strategic planner, writer, or editor, with multiple roles often at play as circumstances dictate. The position, at various times, crafts the promotion plan framework, familiarizes the university's communicators with it, monitors gift accounting reports for significant gifts, coordinates with benefiting units on promotion, develops promotion plans with units and UGA's Division of Marketing and Communication, writes gift announcements, edits submitted work, manages the review and approval of gift announcements, and assists in the execution of the plan.

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Be advised a credit check will be required for all positions with financial responsibilities. For additional information about the credit check criteria, visit the UGA Credit Background Check website.

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including, a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with the University of Georgia; confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials (including reference checks) as they relate to the job-based requirements of the position applied for; and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. You may also be subject to a pre-employment drug test for positions with high-risk responsibilities, if applicable. Please visit the UGA Background Check website.