Overview
Advancement Resources is the leading provider of professional fundraising training and strategic event production for the top nonprofit institutions and major academic and medical organizations in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia. Our company prides itself in our highly entrepreneurial and autonomous environment that engages every individual in the success of our organization.
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Position Summary
The Creative Director and Event Producer serves as a lead creative and visual storyteller for a variety of client projects while collaborating closely with a cross-functional team of creative professionals from design and video. This position helps drive the creative vision for our academic and academic medical institution partners in order to achieve their strategic fundraising goals and objectives.
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The Creative Director and Event Producer should have knowledge that ranges across the creative disciplines and should have a working understanding of any software relevant to their field, including graphic design, video editing, project management, and related marketing tools.
Primary Responsibilities
- Manage workflow, priorities, and multiple projects and campaign events simultaneously.
- Work strategically with a team of cross-functional creative professionals for graphic design, photography, and video.
- Set and meet long term project deadlines while adapting to immediate demands.
- Lead, create, and execute innovative creative concepts for major fundraising campaign events.
- Review or assist in developing client proposals.
- Facilitate creative project kickoffs and planning meetings.
- Lead brainstorming sessions with creative teams.
- Oversee daily tasks tied to creative production.
- Troubleshoot issues that could slow down the process.
- Provide analysis to ensure the project stays within client brand standards.
- Suggest changes to workflows to improve efficiencies and remain on budget.
- Present creative work to clients and stakeholders to inspire confidence and gain buy-in.
- Support brand positioning and marketing strategy to elevate visibility and awareness of our services.
- Stay current with the latest industry, style, and creative trends.
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Attributes
- Positive, can-do attitude.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Functions well in a fast-paced environment with multiple high-pressure deadlines.
- Adapts to changing responsibilities as the business evolves.
- Communicates with high competence in verbal and written correspondence.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow project management disciplines.
- Intrinsically motivated with the ability to work both independently and with a team towards a common goal.
- Accepts and responds appropriately to constructive feedback.
- Presents a professional image in a variety of business settings.
- Small organization mentality where almost any role may have to be fulfilled to meet the organizational objectives.
- Confident in accomplishing tasks with minimal direction and intermittent feedback.
- Experience establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
- Creative visionary with big ideas.
- Strong multimedia storyteller.
- Organized and efficient multitasker.
- Digital and/or print production guru with skills in graphic design representing a good sense of layout best practices.
- Client/customer service experience.
- Strong, decisive decision maker.
- Proficient in project management.
- Jack-of-all creative trades and master of a few.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.
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Physical Requirements
- Performs 8 hours of an 8-hour day in a sitting or standing position behind a desk when in an office setting.
- Travels up to 50% time for client sales engagements and business development conferences and will include a combination of standing, walking, and sitting during travel to client location. Note that some trips may include leaving or returning on weekends.
- Operates computer equipment.
- Occasionally lifts 10-20 lbs. (e.g., boxes, materials).
Cognitive Requirements
- Ability to apply creative skills for internal and client-facing projects.
- Ability to deliver projects on time and within budget.
Work Environment
While performing duties of this position in the office, the employee will be in an office setting, with moderate to low noise level. During company travel, may encounter a variety of weather conditions.
This position may qualify for a flexible work arrangement.
Work Schedule
The employee typically works Monday-Friday with hours between 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. CT but may be required to work/travel some evenings and weekends to meet client requirements.
This position is Exempt.
This position description may not be all inclusive. There may be other duties the employee is called upon to do in their position.
Our Core Values
We are Servant Leaders
- We are authentic and vulnerable.
- We are compassionate and also realistic.
- We are excited to help others and adapt as required.
- We create an environment for open communication.
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We are Curious
- We strive to understand first by listening intentionally.
- We connect the dots and get to the why.
- We see diversity of perspective as a source of learning.
- We seek ways to work together.Â
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We are a Trusted Partner
- We do the right thing.
- We proactively solve challenges.
- We respond quickly and with kindness.
- We deliver excellence reliably.
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We seek Continuous Improvement
- We invest in ourselves and in others.
- We are thoughtfully inclusive and embrace diversity.
- We are resilient.
- We seek life balance and celebrate together.
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Interested parties are invited to send a cover letter and resume to mycareer@advancementresources.org.
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Advancement Resources fully affirms persons of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, and other protected classes and strives for inclusivity. Advancement Resources is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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DiffStrat is the parent company of Advancement Resources.
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