About Kite & Key Media
Kite & Key Media is a nonprofit digital company dedicated to illuminating the biggest issues facing America and the world. Driven by facts and evidence, its videos translate cutting-edge research and journalism into digestible media that offers the context necessary for understanding issues affecting our lives.
Benjamin Franklin famously said that the Founding Fathers had given us “A republic—if you can keep it.” Kite & Key Media (named for Franklin and his early experiments with lightning and electricity) is on a mission to ensure that the general public has access to clear, fact-based, illuminating insights on the most pressing issues of our time. We believe that wise self-governance begins with reliable information—and so we serve a crucial, often neglected, and specific target audience: the millions of Americans who are not yet engaged with politics or policy. Our content is meticulously crafted to provide objective, research-backed perspectives that provide essential context to these consumers in an entertaining format they are willing—even eager—to consume. We seek team members who share our commitment to the pursuit of truth, factual accuracy, and public understanding—with the goal of improving our civic discourse and strengthening our republic.
About the Role
We are seeking a Director of Development to lead and expand our fundraising efforts. This role will involve managing a portfolio of foundation and high-net-worth individual donors, securing strategic multiyear gifts, and growing our new paid membership program. The Director will work closely with the Marketing team to increase membership and identify potential major donors.
The ideal candidate will have a track record of successfully engaging and securing major gifts from high-level donors, as well as experience managing membership programs. A passion for public policy, public education, and digital media is key, along with a deep commitment to our mission: advancing thoughtful, fact-based policy discussions to promote a wiser society.
This is an independent, self-directed role with significant room for growth as the team expands. Prior management experience is a plus, though the role currently does not involve direct staff supervision.
Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, this is a full-time position with the option to be in-office in New York City, or to work virtually anywhere in the US. The projected salary range for this role is $90,000-$120,000, contingent upon the specific skills and experience of the selected candidate. [Read more…]
