Assistant Director Email Development

Assistant Director, Email Development (250003F0)

The Assistant Director, Email Development is responsible for managing the Children's National Hospital Foundation online fundraising and email marketing platform. This includes coding and sending all emails for teams across the foundation, creating and maintaining donation forms, building and updating surveys, and overseeing the design and functionality of our peer‑to‑peer platform. The Assistant Director ensures that the design and layout of emails and web pages are optimized and user‑ and mobile‑friendly to provide an exceptional digital experience for donors and prospects as the foundation strengthens donor relations and builds a fundraising pipeline.

Collaborates with the Senior Associate Director, Digital Fundraising to drive the organization to become a leader in the digital fundraising space. Applies email and web design best practices and finds new opportunities to improve the use of email, SMS, and digital fundraising to support the foundation's cultivation, prospecting, and stewardship priorities. This role helps integrate and implement the digital fundraising strategy across all of the foundation's programs and services to support and improve upon the overall Foundation marketing.

Minimum Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Business, Marketing or related field (Required)

Minimum

Work Experience:

• 4 years Experience with a best‑in‑class organization possessing a strong online presence (Required)
• 4 years Designing and coding best‑in‑class responsive emails using HTML and CSS in an email management system preferably Salesforce Marketing Cloud (Required)

Required Skills / Knowledge:

• Proven work experience as an Email Coder and Web Developer
• Hands‑on experience with HTML, CSS, and Java Script
• Design, develop, and test high‑quality emails and fundraising pages with exceptional attention to responsiveness across devices, browsers, and operating systems
• Proficiency in email marketing automation
• Knowledge of SEO/SEM and Google Analytics
• Familiarity with email marketing platforms, preferably Salesforce Marketing Cloud
• Excellent written communication and copywriting skills
• Strong project management skills and exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to work under tight deadlines
• Ability to collaborate across functions/teams
• Familiarity with Kindsight ascend is a plus

• Develop, test, and maintain functionality of all online donation forms and peer‑to‑peer fundraising pages, preferably in Go Fund Me Pro
• Code and execute all email and SMS campaigns, including building emails from templates and HTML, asset coordination, QA and scheduling
• Provide ongoing technical support; troubleshoot email and fundraising page issues
• Analyze digital results and trends to help inform strategies that drive revenue and pipeline growth
• Work in partnership with designers and copywriters to optimize email creative and template structure based on best practices
• Collaborate with the Sr Assoc Director to execute A/B tests, manage testing calendar, record results, and advise on improvements
  • Testing includes subject lines, message content, CTAs, segments, send time and new features to drive performance lift
• Work with internal stakeholders to manage email and SMS frequency between program touchpoints to minimize database churn
• Constantly look for new ways to improve the overall email program through new technology, tools, partners, trends and best practices
• Provide excellent attention to detail to ensure best quality of work
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Meet deadlines

• Serve as the link between the department and the team in defining the best approach and execution to meet team goals.
• Provide prompt and clear verbal and written feedback to staff and inform them of plans and provide project updates.
• Ensure team adherence to regulations, policies and procedures.
• Manage the working environment to promote productivity and motivation.
• Represent the team in clearing obstacles to high performance.
• Recruit talents and develop their capabilities.
• Monitor and promote strong employee engagement.

• Encourage and share new ways of making the…