This fundraising professional must thrive in a performance-based, goal-driven sales environment and independently manage their time between selling and non-selling activities. The account executive should thoroughly embrace the culture and ethos of WPR?s audience and have an affinity for the companies that support WPR. Reports to the South-Central Regional Manager.

• 20% Designs, delivers, and evaluates new and existing corporate and foundation relations events, programs, and communications materials
• 15% Collects, analyzes, and evaluates company and industry research in support of determining appropriate resource allocations
• 20% Monitors site visits with internal and external corporate and foundation stakeholders to assist in multi-unit collaboration
• 10% Assists in the development, implementation, and evaluation of corporate and foundation giving strategies
• 15% Identifies opportunities for improvement or new development
• 10% Serves as a main point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, answers questions, and provides information about established programs based on set material or standards
• 10% Monitors the organization and updating of corporate and foundation relations metrics; and records and disseminates information to the appropriate entities

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background – people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Degree in Marketing, Mass Media, Business or other related preferred.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
-Previous experience in fundraising.
-Previous experience in public media and/or radio.
-Knowledge of Wisconsin and its communities.
-Previous experience building successful marketing campaigns.
-Copy and editing skills.
-Previous experience in presenting printed and verbal sales presentations.

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

The person in this position will be required to comply with the Ethical Guidelines for All Staff of Wisconsin Public Radio and Television located here: https://www.wpr.org/wpr-ethical-guidelines, in addition to the UW-Madison code of ethics.

The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

The following must be received for your application to be complete: 1) Resume; 2) A cover letter describing how your experience relates to the listed required and preferred job qualifications. 3) A list of at least three professional references with titles, emails, and phone numbers (include at least one supervisory reference). Note that references will not be contacted without your prior knowledge.

Questions? Contact Kate Crawford, 821 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706; 608-262-5221; [email protected].

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department.