Institutional Advancement Coordinator

Job Location:
WMHT
4 Global View
Troy, NY 12180

Title: Institutional Advancement Coordinator

Department: Institutional Advancement

Hours: M-F 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Type: Full-Time, Non-Exempt
Reports To: VP, Chief Advancement Officer

The Organization:
WMHT Educational Telecommunications is a multichannel public communications organization that reaches beyond the traditional broadcasting model to act as a leader by convening arts, culture, learning, and civic interests. Located in New York’s Capital Region, WMHT serves diverse communities from the Mid-Hudson Valley to the Berkshires, including portions of Vermont and Connecticut, reaching an area of more than one million people. WMHT provides entertainment, enrichment, and engagement through television, radio, digital media and educational services including WMHT-DT (17.1), WMHT-Create (17.2), WMHT-World (17.3), WMHT-PBSKids (17.4); and EXIT 97.7 and 106.1 WEXT (AAA public radio). Classical WMHT FM 89.1/WRHV FM 88.7 WMHT also operates RISE, a radio reading for the blind and print disabled.

WMHT services are focused on three key areas of community need: Civic and Public Affairs, Arts and Culture, and Children and Education.  WMHT Public Media is proud to be recognized as one of the Capital Region’s Top Workplaces by the Times Union.

The Opportunity:
We are seeking an energetic, detail-oriented person to support the work of our Institutional Advancement efforts. The WMHT Institutional Advancement Coordinator will perform customer service duties, answering calls and emails from donors, enter donor gifts into donor database, schedule corporate support underwriting spots on digital platform, and provide operational support for the WMHT Institutional Advancement Department.

This position reports directly to the WMHT VP, Chief Advancement Officer, and will work collaboratively with WMHT colleagues, outside partners, and members of the viewing and listening public.  The successful candidate will have strong writing and organizational skills, an understanding of fundraising, and familiarity with WMHT and WEXT programming. The individual should also be proficient in MS Word and MS Excel and possess a
willingness to become proficient in WMHT’s donor database (Revolution CRM).

Specific Duties:

• Assist with donor events for WMHT, WMHT FM and WEXT
• Answer donor calls and emails
• Record contributions made by donors into Revolution CRM database.
• Printing and mailing of donor communications for WMHT-TV, WMHT-FM, and WEXT
• Assist corporate support team with maintaining Excel spreadsheets and reporting
• Schedule corporate support spots on digital platform
• Shipping of premiums to donors
• Assist with donor research, identification, and tracking
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent career experience
• Commitment to the mission and goals of public broadcasting
• Ability to work successfully independently and as a team member
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues at all levels of the organization and with donors
• Strong time-management skills with the ability to meet deadlines consistently

To apply, please email a cover letter, resume, and writing sample to vbelden@wmht.org or mail to:

Valerie Belden
WMHT
4 Global View
Troy, NY 12180

WMHT Educational Telecommunications is an equal opportunity employer. The community and audience we serve is diverse, and we wish to foster that diversity in our workplace. Toward that end, WMHT does not discriminate against individuals in hiring, employment or promotion on the basis of race, religion, color, sex/gender, gender identity and gender expression, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship, handicap or disability, veteran or military status, political belief, pregnancy, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law

Salary Range: $37,000 - $42,000