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Communications & Fundraising Lead

SUMMARY

Cortico is looking for a Communications and Fundraising Lead to help us build the Local Voices Network, a platform that gathers and amplifies under-heard voices from communities across the country. The Communications and Fundraising Lead acts as the coordinator of Cortico’s overall efforts related to external marketing communications, donor and foundation research and cultivation, and grants management. This role is pivotal in bringing together the impact stories from work in the field, articulating the power of the technology being built internally, and weaving together effective and compelling pitches to attract donors, community members and research partners to Cortico.

The Communications and Fundraising Lead works closely with the Director of Partnership Strategy and the CEO to advance Cortico’s mission by communicating our impact, engaging partners, donors, and the general public in sharing our stories to achieve both scale and financial sustainability.

A NOTE ABOUT CULTURE

Cortico's team is kind, collaborative, inquisitive, and inclusive. We have high standards for quality and ethics, and help each other learn in order to reach our objectives. Every team member is a human first, and we strive to create a culture and environment that supports your career goals and respects all of the hats you wear in life, not just the ones that earn you a paycheck.

ABOUT YOU

• You've read about our vision and values and they strongly align with yours

• You're highly creative, regularly thinking about innovative ideas that support fundraising and communications strategy

• You're a natural storyteller, understanding the importance of narrative across all mediums

• You stay close to trends, regularly consult data to assess how strategy is working

• You’re an expert communicator across a range of written, visual, and sonic mediums

• You're a skilled collaborator with the ability to coordinate and motivate multidisciplinary teams

• You actively build community, naturally speaking to partners and donors in your messaging

MINIMUM QUILIFICATIONS

• 3 years direct experience in nonprofit communications & fundraising

• Exemplary verbal, written and visual communication skills effective at reaching a wide array of audiences

• Ability to manage multiple projects with diverse stakeholders

• Ability to translate strategic organizational objectives into a comprehensive work plan

• Self-starter in learning new technical tools to accomplish job tasks

• Experience with: donor management and cultivation, grant writing, marketing budget creation and management, brand strategy, social media strategy and implementation, presentation design, CRM management, video and audio editing

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead communications strategy, working collaboratively with staff and partners to build and evolve the storytelling of Cortico’s impact

• Coordinate, edit, and manage effective placement and distribution of monthly newsletter, blog posts, and social media as well as external media

• Actively manage and document donor, sponsor, and institutional funder relationships, ensuring timely and consistent donor engagement and communications

• Prepare and manage an annual fundraising budget

• Work with Cortico partners to identify opportunities to crowdfund projects or initiate collaborative grants

• Works closely with CEO, staff, and volunteers to execute fundraising events

• Identify and build relationships with funding prospects, maintaining relationships with current donors, including frequent communication and outreach on Cortico activities, priorities, and developments

• Produce meaningful assets for social media and promotional sharing that illustrate the qualitative and quantitative impact of Cortico’s work

NEXT STEPS

Please send an email to careers@cortico.ai with the following information:

• A little about you and your interest in the role

• A resumé / cv

If you are unsure if you are qualified, please consider applying anyway.

ABOUT CORTICO

Cortico was created in 2017 out of a desire to transform our polarized and toxic national discourse into a thriving public sphere. As we built the organization beginning with deep expertise in media and technology, we realized that building a healthier public sphere would require not just software and data analytics, but also hardware and technologies for community building. The Local Voices Network was born of the understanding that it is not enough to understand existing behavior and attitudes; in order to affect the health of the public sphere - and our democracy - we must create experiences of meaningful encounters, deeper understanding, and opportunities to surface new possibilities.

Cortico maintains a strong policy of equal opportunity in employment. It is our objective to recruit, hire, and retain the most qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic or status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Our equal employment philosophy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, compensation, benefits, training, promotions, transfers, job benefits, and terminations.

Benefits

HOLIDAYS AND PERSONAL TIME OFF

• 21 days total of PTO, including vacation and sick leave.

• 10 paid holidays, plus we close the office annually for the week between Christmas and New Years.

HEALTH, DENTAL, AND VISION INSURANCE

• 75% paid insurance for all full-time employees beginning the first full month after their start dates.

• 50% paid health insurance for immediate family members may be added to our plan at group rates, with premiums automatically deducted from payroll pre-tax.

401(K) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PROGRAM

• Fully integrated with payroll. Eligibility begins three months after you start.

DISCRETIONARY PAID LEAVE

• Employees are eligible for a discretionary paid leave (similar to a sabbatical) of up to three months after every seven years of full-time employment.

LIFELONG LEARNER STIPEND

• Employees are eligible to spend up to $2,000 per year on learning initiatives from attending conferences, buying books, or taking classes.

MIT RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

• Employees who are interested in deeper research opportunities can seek collaborations with the researchers and technologists at the MIT Center for Constructive Communication.

AND MORE…

• Dig-In Lunches – learning from co-workers and friends of Cortico

• Pre-tax transit cards to use with your local transportation authority

• Paid bi-monthly team lunches

• Cortico’s benefits may change as the needs of the organization change, though we’ll always enjoy working to foster a healthy public sphere.

How To Apply

Please send an email to careers@cortico.ai with the following information:

• A little about you and your interest in the role

• A resumé / cv

If you are unsure if you are qualified, please consider applying anyway.