Direct Response & Production Coordinator

Posted:
Aug 13, 2026

Direct Response & Production Coordinator

American Institute for Cancer Research - Arlington, VA

Full-time

Salary: $70,000.00 - $75,000.00 Annually

Final date to receive applications:
Sep 13, 2026

Nonprofit

For more than 40 years, the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) has funded innovative cancer prevention research and translated the latest science into practical, evidence-based information that empowers people to make healthier lifestyle choices. Every donor communication, publication, and fundraising campaign helps advance research, educates the public, and brings us closer to a world where fewer people develop preventable cancer.

AICR is seeking a collaborative, highly organized, and detail-oriented Direct Response & Production Coordinator to support our direct response fundraising and bring our print communications to life. Reporting to the Executive Director, this role serves as the day-to-day liaison between AICR and its direct mail agency and coordinates projects from planning and creative review through production and delivery.

• Coordinate communication, schedules, approvals, and deliverables among AICR, its direct mail agency, internal reviewers, and outside vendors.
• Manage internal review of direct mail, fundraising, and print materials; keep projects moving and follow up on assignments.
• Review copy, layouts, artwork, proofs, and production files for accuracy, grammar, brand consistency, completeness, and overall quality.
• Coordinate scientific review with AICR’s Science team and consolidate feedback from multiple stakeholders into clear direction for agencies, designers, and vendors.
• Maintain version control and confirm revisions are incorporated before final approval.
• Coordinate newsletters, educational and planned giving materials, donor communications, institutional collateral, and event materials from concept through delivery.
• Coordinate designers, printers, mail houses, editors, and other vendors; obtain bids as needed.
• Verify production proofs and print files, including personalization, package versions, inserts, reply devices, premiums, and production specifications.
• Communicate campaign details, coding, documentation, and caging instructions; partner with Supporter Services to resolve implementation or fulfillment questions.
• Maintain organized SharePoint records, document procedures, recommend workflow improvements, and provide project updates.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent professional experience.
• Three to five years of experience in nonprofit fundraising, direct response, marketing project management, print production, agency coordination, or related areas.
• Strong project management, organizational, proofreading, editing, communication, and follow-through skills, with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and consolidate feedback from several stakeholders.
• Experience collaborating with internal teams, vendors, and external partners.
• Experience with nonprofit fundraising, print production, direct mail, donor communications, or CRM systems is a plus.

• Experience with nonprofit direct response fundraising, creative development, or print and mail production.
• Familiarity with print specifications, USPS mailing requirements, donor databases, or CRM systems.

• Hybrid work environment in accordance with organizational policy.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Ability to review printed and digital materials for accuracy and quality.
• Occasional coordination with outside vendors, printers, or mail houses may be required.

AICR is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants. To request an accommodation during the application or interview process, please indicate your need in the online application. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. AICR is unable to provide employment-based visa sponsorship for this position.