Senior Development Associate (Temp)

Senior Development Associate (30 hours/week) (Temporary)

MediaJustice (MJ) National Position;  Remote. Part-Time, Non-Exempt. Temporary.

About MediaJustice

MediaJustice is committed to building a powerful front of organizations capable of dismantling the collusion of power inside the media and tech system and replacing it with people-centered media and technology that drives us toward human liberation. To build our collective power, we are committed to cohering a field that is accountable to social movements and driven by a shared vision for media and technology that centers racial justice and economic justice. We believe it is our mandate and responsibility at this moment to disrupt the pattern of reactive and siloed struggles around media and technology that fail to weaken the power of the media and tech industry and that are not driven by the experiences of the people being harmed. 

Here’s how we do it:

• Building a cross-movement long-term vision and strategy for media and technology that allows MediaJustice and our partners to orient toward and engage in power building.
• Generating assessments about the present forces shaping media and technology to better anticipate emerging threats and develop proactive interventions.
• Developing and advancing narratives and cultural interventions that influence popular consciousness to uproot the fundamental logic upholding the media and tech industry under racial capitalism. 
• Curating opportunities to build political and values-based alignment through convenings and campaigns between social movements and media and tech advocates that can build the foundation for deeper collaborations.
• Leading major political education events, training, and actions that respond to the current political moment around media and technology.

Position Summary

MediaJustice is seeking a part-time, temporary Senior Development Associate to support the development strategy and implementation to raise the resources needed for MJ during a period of growth for the team and organization. This role will support Development at 30 hours per week, with benefits, for at least nine months. This position may become full-time based on organizational need and mutual fit, gauged after the nine-month window.

The Senior Development Associate’s primary function will be to provide day-to-day administrative support for institutional and major donor fundraising activities and drive effective and consistent donor communications. This position reports to the Development Director, and is a member of a growing team, including Grant Writers and a forthcoming Sr. Development Specialist. 

The ideal candidate will have experience performing critical functions in a development department where they support activities such as CRM management, dashboard, and report preparation, donor stewardship, donor communications, maintaining financial records, and supporting grant proposal development and submission.  This role is ideal for someone who understands the connection between data, systems, communications, relationship-building, and resourcing movement work.

Essential Responsibilities

• Maintain MediaJustice’s CRM (Salesforce) and own data stewardship, clean-up, dashboard preparation, and integration into Gmail to support the Development Director and Executive Director’s relationship management.
• Utilize Mailchimp and Classy to track and map donor and audience behavior, prioritize outreach, and understand MediaJustice’s audience. Utilize Salesforce plug-ins between the tools to centralize data in Salesforce.
• Gather materials for proposals and reports at team members' requests, upload documents to grant portals, and support institutional fundraising administration (including tracking payment schedules and confirmations for our finance team).
• Drive a steady stream of development communications that keep donors connected and engaged with the programmatic work advanced by MediaJustice by creating content, producing a fundraising newsletter, and delivering timely donor acknowledgments. 
• Provide file management, administrative, and logistics support for development-related in-person and virtual activities such as grant administration, fundraisers, briefings, board meetings, and donor meetings.

Additional Responsibilities

• Collaborate in the Political Education and Convening cross-team formations to support communications and donor-related tasks.
• Support the development of key collateral, which may include an annual report, cases for support, and proposal documents. 
• Advance MediaJustice’s core competency of Learning and Growing by committing to individual political education on MJ’s strategy or learning skills that support better functioning between Development and Finance, Development and Programs, or values-aligned Development practices (like community-centric fundraising).

Must Haves

The skills and qualities we are not compromising on

• 3+ years of professional experience in a development-related role, preferably for a racial justice or political organization.
• Experience maintaining and utilizing dashboards in Salesforce or a related CRM and familiarity with Classy or a comparable fundraising platform. 
• Experience utilizing a CRM or data system (like Airtable) to support Development leadership in stewardship, tracking KPIs, and focusing on priority relationships.
• Experience communicating with Development audiences via email platforms like Mailchimp.
• Superb attention to detail, with consistent production of timely, error-free work.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Nice to haves

The skills and qualities that are a plus but not required

• Experience with virtual event planning, preferably related to fundraising.
• Experience thriving within a remote work environment.
• Experience with platforms like Slack, Google Suite, Asana, Zoom, or comparable tools.

You are perfect for this position if:

• You “nerd out” about data and the importance of quantitative metrics to drive resourcing for movement work.
• You are comfortable juggling routine, scheduled tasks (like donor stewardship plans) with data-driven deadlines (like funder briefings) and capable of ensuring that the routine things don’t fall through the cracks. 
• Your follow-through is impeccable; if you say yes to something, it’s as good as done.
• You are excited to support a team with 30 hours of work per week for at least nine months and are open to it becoming a regular role.

Core Competencies 

MediaJustice’s Core Competencies are the skills we expect all of our staff to have and continually develop—regardless of role or level. We believe that transparent and clearly articulated core competencies support the consistency of staff experience across MediaJustice and help us understand what is expected of us and where we have room to grow. 

Collaboration

Collaboration at MediaJustice is about thoughtfully and strategically involving others in the achievement of our goals. This includes proactively sharing information, seeking input and alignment, considering both my own goals as well as the team’s/others’ goals, and engaging impacted team members as we seek to make decisions and achieve our mission.

Learning and Growing

Learning and Growing at MediaJustice is about embracing the practice and cycle of making mistakes, self-reflection and team reflection, adaptation, and application of new knowledge and skills. We try, take risks, stay curious, learn new things, extend grace, and innovate. We also invest with intention in professional development (time and resources) for everyone at MediaJustice.

Anticipatory Thinking

Anticipatory Thinking at MediaJustice is about recognizing and preparing for upcoming successes and challenges, many of which may only be understood once they are encountered. It includes proactively anticipating roadblocks in our work and strategizing with your colleagues about how you will respond in these situations.

Self-Management

Self-Management at MediaJustice is about “freedom with responsibility.” We are trusted (and supported and expected) to manage our time and work, communicate our boundaries, and prioritize our dimensions of success (relationships-process-results).

Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion at MediaJustice is the awareness of not just systems of privilege but also how power is codified in systems of oppression, and how this often extends to our interactions with people, AND a collaborative practice and commitment to action that supports all of us to challenge and dismantle systems of privilege and oppression, continue our learning and growth, and create a workplace environment that lets all of us feel as though we belong here.

SALARY & BENEFITS/ COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY 

MediaJustice practices a negotiation-free compensation policy and has set salaries based on the employee's level in the organization and years of experience. Salaries are benchmarked to be in the top 25% for the three most expensive U.S. cities. The salary level for this role will be that of a Senior Associate pro-rated based on 75%FTE - 30 hours per week, to an available salary range of $54,532.50 - $59,191.50, depending on the experience tier the candidate falls into.

In addition to the salary, total compensation includes the following benefits: 

• A fully remote organization with work flexibility to meet your schedule
• 3 weeks of vacation, 3.5 weeks of office closures, and 13 paid holidays
• Monthly $165 wellness (prorated for part-time)
• $125 home office and $75 cell phone stipends
• Medical, Vision, and Dental premiums are covered at 100% for staff and 70% for their family. 
• Non-elective 401K contributions - regardless of employee contribution
• And more

MediaJustice strongly believes in honoring all our staff’s humanity and doing what we can to support them to be fully engaged in their work. Our policies, benefits, and compensation attempt to ensure people are treated equitably and fairly. We are constantly assessing and revisiting our compensation, benefits, and HR policies to respond to the needs of our staff.

Read more about our Compensation Philosophy here.

MediaJustice is an equal opportunity employer and we value diverse perspectives and experiences at our organization. We are committed to ensuring that our organization is fully inclusive and engages with the intersectionality of the communities we serve. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law. People of color, gender-diverse, LGBTQ+ individuals, formerly incarcerated people, and progressive visionaries are strongly encouraged to apply.