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Please see Special Instructions for more details.
Please attach a cover letter addressing all required qualifications, resume, contact information for three professional references, and two work samples. References will be contacted at the time of campus interviews. For guaranteed consideration, please have materials submitted by March 9, 2025.
The search committee anticipates conducting initial interviews the week of March 24, 2025 and on-campus interviews the week of April 7, 2025
Vacancy Announcement
Position Information
Campus Title College Advancement Communication Manager
Department College Advancement
Position Summary
SUNY Geneseo is excited to announce an opportunity to join our team as the College Advancement Communication Manager. As the lead storyteller for our advancement efforts and The Geneseo Foundation, this position is at the heart of crafting persuasive narratives that inspire action and foster meaningful connections.
The College Advancement Communication Manager will research, organize, and deliver powerful content for major fundraising campaigns, donor stewardship, and alumni engagement initiatives. They will leverage print, digital, and social media platforms to drive engagement and increase giving. Collaborating with campus leaders and accomplished alumni, the writer will uncover stories, facts, and successes highlighting the transformative power of giving back to Geneseo.
Working closely with the College Advancement and Communications & Marketing teams, the manager will ensure consistency across messaging and create compelling calls to action across all platforms. This dynamic role requires proven expertise in persuasive writing, the versatility to adapt tone and voice for diverse audiences—alumni, parents, corporate partners, and community groups—and the ability to turn complex information into cohesive and inspiring content.
They will have a demonstrated ability to acquire in-depth knowledge of the College, its programs and priorities and to synthesize disparate facts, trends and events into coherent and persuasive presentations on behalf of the college.
Flexible hybrid work arrangements may be an option subject to NYS , SUNY , and Geneseo rules, regulations, and policies.
Required Qualifications
Required Qualifications :
Bachelor’s Degree by time of appointment
Experience with copywriting for print, digital and social media platforms
Superior interpersonal and verbal communication skills
Collaborative mindset
Attention to accuracy and detail / strong copy editing and proofreading skills
Ability to work under a tight deadline
Commitment to DEIB principals
Minimum 2 years professional experience
Preferred Qualifications
License / Certification
Other Skills Required
Supervision Received
Reports to the Vice President for College Advancement.
Supervision Exercised
none
Posting Details
Posting Details
Posting Number S390
Number of Vacancies 1
Line # to be filled 00363
Full or Part-time Full-Time
Appointment Type Term
Anticipated Appointment Start Date 04 / 17 / 2025
Job Posting Date 02 / 17 / 2025
Apply By 03 / 09 / 2025
Job Posting Closed Date
Open Until Filled Yes
Salary Minimum of $55,151
Special Instructions to Applicant
Please attach a cover letter addressing all required qualifications, resume, contact information for three professional references, and two work samples. References will be contacted at the time of campus interviews. For guaranteed consideration, please have materials submitted by March 9, 2025.
The search committee anticipates conducting initial interviews the week of March 24, 2025 and on-campus interviews the week of April 7, 2025
About SUNY Geneseo
Mission Statement
We are a distinctive public liberal arts college that welcomes and inspires students to develop their knowledge and skills to build a better world. Our supportive, inclusive community is exceptional in cultivating creativity, engagement, and discovery. We find strength in diversity, joy in growth, and fulfillment in lifelong learning.
Vision
We will cultivate a distinctive, equity-centered, public honors college experience that propels learners to positively impact society.
Values
The Geneseo campus community is guided by our beliefs in and commitments to the following values :
Learning : Embracing high expectations for intellectual inquiry, critical thinking, scholarly exploration, and personal growth.
Creativity : Empowering a spirit of innovation that inspires intellectual curiosity, self-expression, and problem-solving.
Belonging : Welcoming a diverse campus community that supports and celebrates
different identities, promotes equity and inclusion, and respects the ideas and
contributions of each individual.
- Civic Engagement : Encouraging active participation grounded in self-reflection,
empathy, and an ethical commitment to the common good of our local and global
communities.
environmental, social, and economic stewardship informed by an understanding of the
past and our obligations to the future.
Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer
SUNY Geneseo is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding students, faculty, staff, and administration. We recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all positions and ensure that all other personnel actions are conducted without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.
Applicants, students, employees, and other members of the College community (including vendors, visitors, and guests) are protected from illegal forms of harassment or retaliation based upon a protected characteristic.
To request accommodation or assistance for job-related duties or the employment application process, please contact the Office of Diversity and Equity at (585) 245-5020 or email ode@geneseo.edu (ode@geneseo.edu
Background Investigation Statement
All applicants are subject to drug and criminal background checks. See our full Background Investigation Statement at
Clery Statement
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Job Duties / Responsibilities
Job Duties / Responsibilities
Percentage Of Time 25
Job Duty / Responsibility
Function 1 : Fund for Geneseo
Work with the director of the Fund for Geneseo in developing a thematic multi-channeled, direct response marketing plan for unrestricted gifts to the Fund for Geneseo.
Work with the director of the Fund for Geneseo in the writing of each individual appeal and in the messaging around crowdfunding initiatives.
Percentage Of Time 15
Job Duty / Responsibility
Function 2 : Develop General Fundraising Messaging
Work collaboratively with the VPCA , the college advancement team, and the communications and marketing teams to develop overarching fundraising messaging and to develop messaging and collateral materials for key capital and program fundraising initiatives.
Develop communication plans for the distribution of targeted messaging across multiple communication platforms and to multiple constituent groups.
Percentage Of Time 15
Job Duty / Responsibility
Function 3 : Alumni Relations
Percentage Of Time 15
Job Duty / Responsibility
Function 4 : Geneseo Foundation Board of Directors
Work with the board liaison in preparing and proofing board meeting materials.
Serve as the staff liaison to the Board’s communication committee.
Prepare an annual report on the Foundation’s performance for distribution to key constituents.
Work with the director of donor relations in preparing annual impact report statements for distribution to donors of endowed funds in the fourth quarter of the calendar year.
Percentage Of Time 15
Job Duty / Responsibility
Function 5- Websites
Percentage Of Time 10
Job Duty / Responsibility
Function 6 : Planned Giving
Percentage Of Time 5
Job Duty / Responsibility
Function 7 : Internal Communication
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (
Will you have a Bachelor's degree completed by the time of appointment?
Do you have experience writing and persuasive messaging for development functions at a college or university or other knowledge-rich organization?
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
Resume
Cover Letter / Letter of Application
Work Sample
Optional Documents
Writing Sample
Other Document
Portfolio
Salary : $55,151
