Senior Director, External Relations
Classification: Full-Time Exempt
Salary Range: $90,000-$110,000
Position Description: Breck Create is looking for an experienced, dedicated arts leader to join its dynamic leadership team. As an independent nonprofit organization formed in 2014 by the Town of Breckenridge, Breck Create manages, enhances and propels the community’s extraordinary cultural facilities by providing a year-round schedule of performances, exhibitions, screenings, art classes and workshops as well as other engagement opportunities. The Senior Director for External Relations will play a lead role in ensuring Breck Create’s continued growth through expanded marketing, fundraising and community development.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Development/Fund Raising
• Develops organizational fundraising strategy and plan, including leading, overseeing all development and fundraising activities, and building momentum for a thriving arts vision.
• Discovers, builds, and maintains corporate and community relationships, which will lead to identifying new partnerships, sponsorships, and major gifts.
• Develops and implements specific strategic initiatives to meet Breck Create financial goals.
• Identifies and creates opportunities for positive community interactions that build positive presence and collaboration.
• Collaborates with the President/CEO and Board to build strong engagement and alignment on strategic planning, major gifts, and $1000+ donors.
• Oversees the creation and management of an annual fundraising budget.
Marketing
• Develops organizational marketing and publicity strategy and plan, including leading and overseeing all marketing and media activities, and raising awareness of Breck Create activities in the community.
• In collaboration with the President/CEO, serves as the external face of Breck Create with the community.
• Leads the creation and execution of a robust publicity and promotions campaign plan. including a robust digital presence.
• Oversees the creation and management of an annual marketing budget.
• Sets the tone for an inclusive and diverse art experience for all patrons of the center.
• Creates a highly coordinated professional team effort geared toward patron satisfaction and engagement, from the ticket office to the front-of-the-house staff.
• Provides support on initiatives and projects
Position Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 4 years of fundraising experience in a nonprofit organization, ideally within the arts and culture field.
• Proven ability to cultivate donor relationships and close $1000+ gifts. • Exceptional interpersonal, organizational, written communication, and public speaking skills.
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office, and SharePoint.
• Knowledge of CRM systems. Knowledge of Salesforce and Audience View Platforms is a plus.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evening and weekend work.
To apply, send your resume and cover letter to Careers@BreckCreate.org
Development Operations Coordinator
Classification: Full-Time Exempt
Salary Range: $50,000-$65,000
Position Description: Breck Create seeks a detail and service-oriented individual to execute its external relations operations and support key team members in delivering arts experiences throughout Breckenridge. The External Relations Operations Coordinator coordinates communications, reports, tasks, and procedures that ensure the smooth day-to-day functioning of external relations operations. They are responsible for database management, advancement reporting, data integrity and security for all BreckCreate’s patron, member, & donor data. The desired individual will have experience working in a nonprofit or event producer setting and is motivated to improve systems, solve problems and work in a creative environment.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
• Coordinate and execute sponsorship benefit fulfillment
• Administer and implement grant operations and reporting
• Oversee the donor and member management system database and procedures:
o Serve as a “super user” of the CRM (Salesforce) and trusted source to support marketing & fundraising activities
o Create regular reports to facilitate the achievement and analysis of fundraising and constituent engagement goals
o Maintain accurate donor, gift and relationship data files
o Process gifts and produce acknowledgement letters to ensure consistent with IRS guidelines for gift receipting
o Implement quality control mechanisms, policies, procedures and guidelines for data entry to ensure consistent data quality
• Serves as a prospect researcher to inform the work of relationship managers to achieve fundraising goals; continuously improve the quality of donor data.
• Assist in the generation of patron mailings, including tax donation letters.
• Ensure audience statistics, sources, sales initiatives, and other relevant information are tracked, maintained, and reported in concert with CEO, Sr Director for External Relations, and others.
• In coordination with CEO and Senior Director for External Relations, prepare all board and committee meeting materials, managing timely organizational communications. Maintain the board and committee meeting calendar, contact information and online portal.
• Purchase general office supplies.
• Support the maintenance of office systems and answer phones/messages.
• Participate in BC committee meetings, staff meetings, and seminars, taking minutes as required.
• Book meeting space and coordinate technical requirements for Board and Committee meetings as well as other internal and external small events as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.
Position Requirements
• Excellent time-management, problem-solving and organizational skills
• Experience with cloud-based systems and databases, donor software and/or Salesforce
• Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to take initiative and prioritize
• Outstanding written and verbal communication
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office and SharePoint, able to learn new software and troubleshoot basic software and hardware issues
• Knowledge of CRM systems. Knowledge of Salesforce and Audience View Platforms is a plus.
• Flexible schedule may include occasional evenings, holidays, and weekends
To apply, send your resume and cover letter to Careers@BreckCreate.org