Marketing and Communications Manager

The LSU Health Foundation is the official philanthropic partner of LSU Health New Orleans, inspiring donors to invest in the future of healthcare through education, research, and patient care. Established in 1988 as a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, the Foundation supports all six schools of LSU Health New Orleans: the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Health Professions, Public Health, and Graduate Studies.

Through philanthropic partnerships, strategic investments, and responsible stewardship, the Foundation helps provide scholarships, advance groundbreaking research, recruit and retain outstanding faculty, enhance patient care, and strengthen programs that improve the health of communities across Louisiana and beyond. Since its founding, the Foundation has grown to manage more than $200 million in assets dedicated to advancing the mission of LSU Health New Orleans.

The Marketing and Communications Manager executes the day-to-day marketing and communications activities of the LSU Health Foundation, including content development, digital engagement, brand stewardship, media relations, and donor communications. Working under the strategic direction of the Managing Director of External Relations, this position helps implement initiatives that elevate institutional visibility, strengthen donor relationships, and support fundraising objectives while ensuring consistency in messaging and brand presentation across all channels.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Manage the Foundation's brand identity and creative assets, ensuring consistent application across all marketing, fundraising, stewardship, and engagement materials.
• Oversee the development of print and digital collateral, including cases for support, one-pagers, presentations, campaign materials, and other donor-facing communications.
• Manage relationships with external marketing and creative vendors, including web developers, photographers, videographers, designers, printers, and other consultants, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and to organizational standards.
• Direct photography and videography efforts, maintain the Foundation's digital asset library, and ensure visual content is strategically captured, organized, and leveraged to support fundraising and engagement goals.
• Produce and edit multimedia content, including basic video editing and content repurposing, to support organizational storytelling and marketing initiatives.

• Develop and distribute content across multiple channels, including donor communications, fundraising appeals, impact stories, executive messaging, media materials, and other strategic communications.
• Collaborate with Foundation leadership, institutional partners, faculty, students, researchers, patients, and donors to identify compelling stories that advance fundraising, stewardship, and engagement goals.
• Partner with the Director of Philanthropic Events to develop and execute integrated communication strategies that support event promotion, donor engagement, stewardship, and post-event follow-up.
• Create and manage event-related communications and storytelling content, including promotional materials, email campaigns, social media content, impact stories, donor communications, and event recaps that demonstrate philanthropic impact.
• Collaborate with the Director of Advancement Services to ensure accuracy in constituent outreach, tracking, and reporting.

• Manage and optimize the Foundation's digital presence, including the website, social media channels, email marketing, and fundraising landing pages, ensuring content is accurate, engaging, and aligned with organizational priorities.
• Develop and execute digital marketing campaigns that promote fundraising initiatives, donor engagement, stewardship activities, events, institutional achievements, and philanthropic impact through web, email, social media, and other digital channels.
• Create and manage digital content and assets that support fundraising, donor acquisition, brand awareness, and audience engagement objectives.
• Monitor digital performance metrics, audience behavior, and engagement trends, and recommend data-driven enhancements to improve effectiveness and user experience.
• Improve website visibility and performance…