Assistant Director of Communications

Wisconsin Conservatory of Music is pleased to be adding a brand-new position to its Advancement team. The Assistant Director of Communications implements strategy for all WCM publicity, video content, photography, and written communications. Working collaboratively with WCM vendors, including a digital marketing agency, the ADOC supports enrollment and fundraising goals and builds awareness about WCM to current and potential students, donors, alumni and volunteers. 

• Hold to the Conservatory’s mission of “Inspiring individuals and communities through exceptional music-making, accessible to all.” 

• Embrace the Conservatory’s values of Excellence, Inclusion, Empathy, and Integrity. 

• Play a central role in advancing WCM’s mission by developing communications inspiring, equipping and activating internal and external stakeholders  

• Ensure consistent philanthropic and programmatic messaging, branding, and themes throughout all channels. 

• Develop and implement integrated communications plans for transformational gift announcements within philanthropy channels. 

• Attend select WCM recitals, concerts, external events, recruitment, and partner site classes to capture content for distribution. This will include 3-5 night/weekend events per month on average.  

• Manage vendor and consultant relationships on behalf of WCM, especially photographers, videographers, and editors. Ensure WCM content is captured, edited, and distributed in a timely fashion. 

• Create and implement a comprehensive PR strategy for WCM’s programs and initiatives. 

• Manage press list. 

• Work with digital marketing consultants as needed. 

• Serve as a trusted communications advisor to multiple senior executives, creating compelling internal content across channels, leadership events, and engagement campaigns, as well as ghost-writing emails, talking points, and scripts.  

• Work with Assistant Director of Development to create, review, and distribute, high-impact donor-facing communications. 

• Work with grant writer as needed to create reports and/or supplemental materials for proposals 

• Collaborate with Education colleagues to ensure enrollment periods are well publicized and supported.  

• Work with colleagues in all departments to ensure building signage and artwork is dynamic and up to date. 

• Occasionally provide basic graphic design assistance. Help manage contracted graphic designer workflows. 

• Other duties as assigned.  

Qualifications

• Strong storyteller, writer, and editor 

• Experienced in utilizing data-informed strategies 

• Collaborative, strategic, creative and solutions minded 

• Knowledge of photography and videography, including editing  

• Knowledge of basic graphic design principles. Canva experience a plus.   

• Working knowledge of fundraising communications principles, donor engagement, and stewardship best practices. 

• Exceptional organizational, analytical, project management, and communications skills. 

This position requires in-person work. Occasional hybrid days available.

Please include a cover letter and resume in your document upload.