The Foundation Fighting Blindness is the largest nongovernmental foundation supporting retinal disease research in the world.  Over the past four decades, FFB expanded its influence by raising more than $750 million to fund thousands of research studies at prominent institutions worldwide, attracting and investing in the first generation of clinicians and scientists focused on retinal disease research. We have regional offices in New York NY, Columbia MD, Chicago IL, Raleigh NC and Santa Monica CA. 

We are seeking a dynamic, experienced and organized MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR to be part of our team, based in Columbia MD.

Responsibilities include:

• Coordinate and monitor project schedules and monitor timelines, including grant calendars, while effectively communicating project needs to ensure deadlines are met
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders to organize and manage assigned projects/events
• Fully utilize the database and portal that contain donor records, including basic reporting
• Assist with maintaining donor records in the donor database to reflect communication updates, ongoing research, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities
• Coordinate donation acknowledgement process, including pulling reports, personalizing thank you outreach for gifts, preparing and sending personalized letters, and working with external partners to produce bulk acknowledgements
• Support grant/partnership reporting by drafting basic communication and working with the finance team to create financial statements. Work with multiple departments to gather information necessary to report to corporate/foundation funders on Foundation programs
• Maintain financial/data reports that provide information on the performance of the marketing programs including measures of progress
• Respond to social media and email inquiries on behalf of the Foundation in a timely and accurate manner, including the monitoring of the Membership e-inbox
• Update various marketing materials such as fact sheets, research advances, education materials as new information as provided by managers
• Monitor organization and industry-related news to develop media reports for internal staff and constituents

Please send resume with salary requirements to hr@fightblindness.org RESUMES WITHOUT SALARY REQUIREMENT STATED MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED.  We offer a competitive salary and benefits, as well as a terrific team to work with!  FFB is an equal opportunity employer.