Director, Content & Stewardship

Job Title Director, Advancement Content & Stewardship

Full Time / Part Time

Full Time / Part Time Full Time

Job Type

Job Type Staff

Reports To

Reports To Associate Vice President, Development Operations

The Director of Advancement Content & Stewardship leads strategic communications, donor stewardship, and content development in support of Bryant University’s fundraising, campaign, and engagement priorities. Reporting to the Associate Vice President, Development Operations, The Director oversees the development and delivery of fundraising proposals, cases for support, donor impact reports, stewardship communications, campaign materials, executive presentations, and other strategic donor-facing communications.

Serving as the primary liaison between University Advancement (UA) and University Marketing & Communications ( UMC ), the Director manages Advancement communications strategy, project execution, and stakeholder collaboration while ensuring Advancement communications align with institutional priorities, fundraising objectives, and University brand standards.

Bryant is recognized as a top 1 percent national leader in student education outcomes and ROI and regularly receives high rankings from U.S. News and World Report, QS Stars, Money, Bloomberg Business week, Wall Street Journal, and College Factual. Bryant’s strategic plan, Vision 2030, redefines higher education through a commitment to providing students with a transformational learning experience.
Vision 2030 accelerates advancements in academic innovation, experiential learning, vibrant student life, Division I athletics, and a connected community that fosters belonging and success.

• Lead the development of integrated fundraising, campaign, and stewardship communications supporting annual, leadership, major, principal gift, and campaign priorities.
• Partner with University Marketing & Communications to align Advancement campaign messaging, fundraising communications, and donor engagement strategies with institutional priorities, University brand standards and established messaging frameworks.
• Serve as the primary communications partner to Advancement leadership and gift officers, developing donor-centered messaging in collaboration with University Marketing & Communications and other campus partners as appropriate.
• Oversee the creation of proposals, cases for support, donor impact reports, campaign materials, donor presentations, and other strategic communications.
• Partner with campus stakeholders to identify philanthropic priorities, funding opportunities, and impact stories that demonstrate the value of donor support.
• Promote philanthropy through impactful storytelling, donor recognition communications, and stewardship initiatives that strengthen donor engagement and retention.

• Serve as the primary project manager for Advancement communications and stewardship initiatives, overseeing Advancement planning, prioritization, content development, stakeholder coordination, review processes, execution, and delivery.
• Serve as the primary Advancement point of contact with University Marketing and Communications, providing complete project briefs and coordinating with appropriate UMC functional leads to facilitate creative, communications, and production needs.
• Partner with UMC project leads to establish timelines, deliverables, responsibilities, and communication cadence for the UMC components of Advancement projects.
• Coordinate Advancement content development, stakeholder reviews, approvals, and communication cadence among Advancement, University partners, University Marketing & Communications, and external vendors, serving as the primary Advancement point of contact for projects requiring UMC support
• Develop and maintain Advancement project management tools, content calendars, workflows, and reporting mechanisms that improve efficiency and accountability.
• Ensure communication activities are documented within the Advancement CRM system and identify opportunities to improve processes, resource allocation, and project execution.

• Lead the development and implementation of donor stewardship, impact-reporting, and recognition strategies that strengthen donor relationships and retention.
• Oversee donor impact reports, beneficiary stories, stewardship reports, and related donor communications.
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