National Manager, Play

As the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, Breakthrough T1D helps make everyday life with T1D better while driving toward cures. We invest in the most promising research to turn ideas into life- changing therapies and devices. We work with government, regulatory officials, and insurance companies to address issues that impact the T1D community – breaking through barriers that limit access to care worldwide.

We provide resources and guidance that makes it easier to live and thrive with T1D. This is more than a moment – we’re empowering a movement for the T1D community. Share your support and help educate and empower individuals facing type 1 diabetes.

Our mission is to improve lives today and tomorrow by accelerating life changing breakthroughs to treat, prevent and ultimately, cure T1D and its complications.
Always, we are guided by a single purpose:
As we drive towards curing type 1 diabetes, we help make everyday life better for the people who face it
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Under the leadership of the National Director, Play, this self-starting individual is responsible for stewarding and driving fundraising success for the Play program through the recruitment, development, and stewardship of content creators and streamers who fundraise for Breakthrough T1D. The National Manager, Play serves as a trusted point of contact and advisor to prospective and current streamers, facilitating program success through relationship‑building, coaching, and hands‑on support — both online and in-person at gaming conventions, industry conferences, and in‑person (IRL) streaming events.

The National Manager champions a strategic and integrated approach within the Play program, including streamer recruitment and onboarding, event and campaign support, community management across Twitch and Discord, and content creator engagement that increases fundraising participation and revenue at all levels. This role also ensures an extraordinary creator and community experience while assuring accuracy in data reporting practices and adherence to national standards of program delivery.

The National Manager provides expertise and leadership to help ensure initiatives are positioned and supported for revenue growth through resource development including budget and event planning, data analysis, communication, and training. The collective body of work delivers successful implementation and financial results of the program to fulfill Breakthrough T1D’s mission.

• Holds direct revenue responsibility of $300K+ annually, driven through streaming peer‑to‑peer donations and corporate sponsor ships.

• Leads recruitment of new content creators and streamers across Twitch, You Tube, and emerging platforms to drive fundraising revenue for Breakthrough T1D Play.

• Builds and manages a pipeline of prospective streamers, tracking outreach, onboarding, and fundraising activity from first contact through their first (and repeat) fundraising streams.

• Collaborates with the National Director, Play and key stakeholders to develop and deliver core Play program strategies and best practices, through Game Over, T1D!, Pokethon, Raid for Research, T1.Done, Creators for Cures, and other Play campaigns and events, to ensure revenue and awareness results are achieved.

• Cultivates and stewards relationships with current and past fundraisers, top creators, and industry contacts to drive retention and year‑over‑year growth in participation and revenue.

• Regularly evaluates KPIs and revenue streams — including funds raised, viewership, and creator participation — seeking trends that will assist the Play program in growing fundraising in line with short‑and‑long‑term goals.

• Educates content creators on best practices…