NEW!  NEXUS DIRECT — COPYWRITER, WASHINGTON, DC, POSTED 4.27.10
Nexus Direct is looking for an assertive, energetic Copywriter to add to our team.  The ideal candidate will be responsible for collaborating with our creative group and our client facing teams to create copy and propose new concepts for targeted direct marketing campaigns. The candidate should be an independent strategic thinker who will be responsible for maintaining clear communication lines and a strong partnership with our nationally known, high profile clients. This candidate will be challenged to manage the development of marketing programs, achieve client objectives, and monitor program results.  To qualify, you must have 4+ years of Full Service Direct Marketing experience and preferably a degree in English, Marketing or Communications. Experience with Political Fundraising and Nonprofit copywriting is a plus. Nexus Direct has offices in both Virginia Beach and Washington, DC. To be considered, please email resume, 2-3 writing samples, and compensation history to employment@nexusdirect.com. Please also visit our website http://www.nexusdirect.com/ for more information regarding this position.

NEW!  NEXUS DIRECT — ACCOUNT DIRECTOR, WASHINGTON, DC, POSTED 4.27.10
Nexus Direct, a leading direct marketing agency recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of America’s 5000 fastest growing private companies, is seeking an experienced Account Director who is strategic, creative, resourceful, and possesses strong leadership skills. The Account Director will have lead responsibility for specific client direct marketing programs. They must be skilled at developing and driving client marketing program strategy as well as leading, developing, and mentoring team members. Responsibilities extend to managing budgets, account planning, data strategy, analysis and reporting. Applicants must have a minimum of 7 years of direct marketing experience - ideally with a multi-channel blend of direct mail, telemarketing, email, and interactive campaigns. Experience leading teams is preferred. Nexus Direct has offices in both Virginia Beach and Washington, DC. If interested, send a resume, cover letter, and compensation history to employmentas@nexusdirect.com. Please also visit our website http://www.nexusdirect.com/ for more information regarding this position.

NEW!  STRATEGIC FUNDRAISING, INC. — DIRECTOR OF FUNDRAISING STRATEGY, ST. PAUL, MN, POSTED 4.27.10
Strategic Fundraising is a direct response fundraising agency serving clients in the nonprofit sector and GOP political arena.  The Director of Fundraising Strategy is responsible for driving business growth through the ongoing development and enhancement of fundraising services and strategies. This position drives new product development, provides fundraising strategy expertise, and leads the company’s creative, analytical and fulfillment functions and professionals. This position is based in St. Paul, requiring some travel (up to 25%). The ideal candidate will be a proven business leader with a minimum of ten years experience in the direct marketing/fundraising industry and proven record of accomplishment that demonstrates initiative, creativity, analytical and interpersonal skills. The successful candidate will have significant experience with sophisticated direct response fundraising programs and strategy development, advanced knowledge of fundraising trends, best practices, and multi-channel fundraising solutions. Bachelors required; MBA preferred. For more information or to apply for this opportunity, visit http://www.strategicfundraising.com/.

NEW!  STRATEGIC FUNDRAISING, INC. — ACCOUNT DIRECTOR, ST. PAUL, MN, POSTED 4.27.10
The Client Services Account Director has primary responsibility for managing a portfolio of nonprofit and GOP affiliated clients and their respective fundraising programs. This is a highly visible role with complete accountability to manage all aspects of client relationships, including profitability and growth. This key manager will coordinate and effectively implement and launch several fundraising programs for each client; monitor and report fundraising performance for each program; implement various tests and analyze key metrics to fine tune fundraising strategies; forecast and manage to annual sales and budget targets; and to look for opportunities to further deepen the client relationship through other products and services offered by Strategic. Candidate should have at least 7-10 years direct marketing/response environment with full client account management responsibility. Political fundraising or political arena experience strongly preferred. For more information or to apply for this opportunity, visit http://www.strategicfundraising.com/.

NEW!  STRATEGIC FUNDRAISING, INC. — VICE PRESIDENT, CLIENT SERVICES, ST. PAUL, MN, POSTED 4.27.10
The Vice-President, Client Services is responsible for ensuring client satisfaction, retention, and growth by overseeing the development and delivery of fundraising strategies, services and solutions to all Strategic Fundraising's clients.  As a critical member of the company's executive leadership team, he/she will lead a team of account management and fundraising support professionals.  Success will be measured by the candidate's ability to provide strong leadership to the client services team, provide outstanding levels of service to our clients and implement best practices to improve overall business performance.  The ideal candidate will be a proven business leader with 10+ years of senior management experience in providing exceptional client services.  Direct marketing, direct-response fundraising, advertising or tele-services experience is a definite plus.  Masters degree preferred.  For more information or to apply for this opportunity, visit http://www.strategicfundraising.com/.

NEW!  LIST SERVICES FUNDRAISING — SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, LOCATION OPEN, POSTED 4.27.10
List Services Fundraising is committed to improving our clients’ success in acquiring new donors.  We are seeking a motivated and experienced individual to serve as the main client contact for several existing accounts and to maintain and deepen these client relationships.  Responsibilities include client management, creation of list plans, budgeting, strategic planning, and list marketing.  Applicants must be able to manage multiple competing priorities with minimal supervision and should have strong analytical skills.  Minimum 7-10 years fundraising or agency experience is required and prior list brokerage and/or list management experience is preferred.  Work location may be flexible.  We are simply seeking the best talent in the business.  All inquiries will be kept confidential.  Submit resume & salary requirements to jobs@listservices.com.

NEW!  MAL WARWICK ASSOCIATES — ACCOUNT COORDINATOR, WASHINGTON, DC, POSTED 4.27.10
Picture this . . . you have a challenging job, earn an honest living, have killer benefits, and you are working at Mal Warwick | Donordigital . . . the nation’s premier, integrated fundraising and advocacy agency helping nonprofit organizations and progressive political candidates and causes.  We must be doing something right because we just keep on growing!  And right now, we are looking for a dynamic self-starter to join our team as an Account Coordinator.  The Account Coordinator is responsible for providing a wide variety of project management and support duties for our direct mail account teams.  The ideal candidate is a “self starter” who can multi-task — someone who can work directly within a small but quickly growing team, and with numerous clients, to manage various and concurrent projects.  Send resume, cover letter, and 3-year salary history to jobs@malwarwick.com. NO CALLS PLEASE. For more information, see the full job posting here: http://www.malwarwick.com/meet-our-team/careers.html

ADAMS HUSSEY & ASSOCIATES — ACCOUNT REPRESENTATIVE, ARLINGTON, VA, POSTED 4.20.10
Adams Hussey & Associates, a full-service direct response marketing agency located in Arlington, VA, currently has several openings for enthusiastic and detail-oriented professionals to assist with the direct marketing programs for our clients.  AH&A clients include The Wilderness Society, Amnesty International and many other progressive organizations.  This is an entry-level position.  The ideal candidate must be extremely well-organized and able to multi-task.  Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and proficiency with Excel are also necessary to be successful.  Bachelor's degree strongly preferred.  We offer competitive salary, excellent benefits and the chance to work for some of the nation’s most respected nonprofit organizations.  Please e-mail cover letter, resume and salary requirement to hr@ahadirect.com.  No phone calls please. 

PRODUCTION SOLUTIONS — CLIENT SERVICES MANAGER, TYSON’S CORNER, VA, POSTED 4.20.10
Production Solutions, an expert in direct mail production management, in Tyson’s Corner Virginia seeks a Client Services Manager.  CSM will be responsible for “owning” the principal relationship with clients while nurturing and retaining satisfied assigned client base.  CSM will liaison with the production team to ensure all client quality and delivery requirements are met. CSM is expected to develop strong relationships with key client decision makers in order to truly understand the clients’ business and identify current and future needs. Minimum of two years experience in the direct mail industry in customer relationship management or account management. For more information about this position please visit our website http://www.productionsolutions.com/ and view jobs.  Send resume with salary history to: clientservices@tpo-inc.com

NEXUS DIRECT — LIST BROKER, WASHINGTON, DC, POSTED 4.20.10
Nexus Direct, a leading direct marketing agency recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of America’s fastest growing private companies, is seeking an experienced List Broker to complement our valued team.  We are looking for a self-starter possessing strong analytical skills who is strategic, resourceful and has the ability to interpret data and results from a variety of sources. Organized and comfortable performing under tight timelines and executing multiple projects simultaneously are a must.  Responsibilities include developing list recommendations, presenting and explaining the strategy behind those recommendations, supervising list manager and list broker relationships, managing all relevant communication and staying current with list industry news and updates.  Applicants must have a minimum of 3 years of relevant list brokerage experience, preferably in nonprofit and political fundraising.  Located in Virginia Beach and Washington, DC, Nexus Direct offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package with significant growth opportunities. Please visit our website at http://www.nexusdirect.com/ and if interested, send a resume and compensation history to employmentlb@nexusdirect.com.

RUSS REID — ACCOUNT DIRECTOR, PASADENA, CA, POSTED 4.20.10
Russ Reid, the nation’s leading full service direct response agency serving nonprofits for over 40 years, seeks experienced Account Director. Must be an expert in Direct Mail, with experience in continuity marketing. College deg. w/min. 7 yrs. experience in account service. The AD is a strategic partner to the client, managing strategy development, planning and details of a client account; synthesizing account strategy into a working plan; creating and managing account budget; and nurturing the client while ensuring account profitability and growth.  Attn. to detail, strong organizational/analytical skills, and effective written/oral communication skills a must. Proficient in MS Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Please respect our recruitment process by applying only to bestworkplace@yahoo.com and using “Account Director” as the subject of your email. Please do not email other names on our website. No recruiters please.

THOMPSON/HABIB/DENISON — ACCOUNT DIRECTOR, LEXINGTON, MA, POSTED 4.13.10
Thompson/Habib/Denison, one of the fastest growing direct marketing agencies in the United States serving the nonprofit community, seeks a motivated team player to join our Account Services group.  As an Account Director, the candidate will manage fundraising programs for several nonprofit clients serving as a senior client contact. Oversee direct marketing programs from strategic development, creative execution to backend analysis. Strong analytical skills required.  Minimum 10 years fundraising or agency experience. THD offers the right candidate a supportive work environment, the opportunity to partner with extremely worthy and reputable nonprofits, an unparalleled benefits package, and ample opportunity for growth.  Please send resume to hr@thdinc.com

THOMPSON/HABIB/DENISON — ACCOUNT MANAGER, LEXINGTON, MA, POSTED 4.13.10
Thompson/Habib/Denison, one of the fastest growing direct marketing agencies in the United States serving the nonprofit community, seeks a motivated team player to join our Account Services group.  As an Account Manager, the candidate will manage direct mail and interactive fundraising campaigns for nonprofit clients serving as key client contact. Responsible for providing strategic and creative input, analysis of client programs and database consultation. Minimum 5-7 years fundraising or agency experience.  THD offers the right candidate a supportive work environment, the opportunity to partner with extremely worthy and reputable nonprofits, an unparalleled benefits package, and ample opportunity for growth.  Please send resume to hr@thdinc.com

THOMPSON/HABIB/DENISON — ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, LEXINGTON, MA, POSTED 4.13.10
Thompson/Habib/Denison, one of the fastest growing direct marketing agencies in New England, seeks a motivated team player to join our Account Services group.  As an Account Executive, you will execute direct mail and online fundraising campaigns, working directly with our nonprofit clients.  Minimum 3-5 years agency experience, including creative development and results analysis.  Fundraising experience a plus! THD offers the right candidate an opportunity to partner with nonprofits who are making a real difference, an unparalleled benefits package, and tremendous opportunity for growth.  Please send resumes to hr@thdinc.com

SCA DIRECT — SENIOR MARKETING ANALYST, ANALYTIC SERVICES, LOCATION OPEN, POSTED 4.6.10
SCA Direct, an industry leader in direct response and multi channel fundraising located in Fairfax, Virginia with staff positioned nationally, is seeking a Senior Marketing Analyst to join the Analytic Services team.  The Senior Marketing Analyst will be responsible for providing program reporting and analysis as it relates to donor file trends and performance including size, value, retention, migration, offer responsiveness and the like across multi-track, multi channel marketing programs.  This position will be responsible for developing strategic recommendations to improve donor metrics including advanced segmentation approaches, corresponding test plans and performance analysis, ultimately optimizing donor response, value and overall program return-on-investment.  The ideal candidate should have 10+ years experience in database marketing preferably as it relates to non profit organizations including the application of donor and transaction-based data to the development of actionable and winning marketing strategies.  A solid understanding of data storage and file structures, use of summary and transaction data, source code structures, file transfers and processing routines as well as the ability to quickly learn various reporting tools is essential.  Excellent problem solving, communication and presentation skills are required, proficiency in Excel and the entire Microsoft Office Suite is critical.  Please send your resume to hr@scadirect.com or directly to SCA Direct, 11200 Waples Mill Road, Suite 150, Fairfax, VA 22030.

CDR FUNDRAISING GROUP — SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE/GROUP MANAGER, BOWIE, MD, POSTED 4.6.10
Creative Direct Response, a leading full-service direct marketing agency, with offices just outside Washington D.C. in Bowie, MD is growing and seeks experienced fundraising professionals to help our national nonprofit clients.  As Senior Account Executive or Group Manager, you will lead and manage in the design, creation, execution, and evaluation of direct mail fundraising campaigns for charities and nonprofits.  Supervise individuals or small teams of account and production staff.  Responsibilities include building relationships with clients, designing creative direct mail strategies, leading and participating in creative activities, preparing mail plans and account budgets, contracting with vendors for direct mail fundraising support services, designing test programs, evaluating the effectiveness of direct mail campaigns, and assisting with proposals for new accounts.  Must have 5-7+ years of direct mail fundraising experience, be effective in managing and communicating with senior-level contacts at client accounts, have keen insight into the art and science of direct mail fundraising, and an understanding of the role of online services in the contemporary fundraising marketplace as well as a progressive leadership attitude and experience managing agency staff.  We offer ESOP company ownership, competitive salary, excellent benefits and a pleasant working environment.  Email resume, cover letter, and salary requirements to sraejob@cdrfg.com.

CDR FUNDRAISING GROUP — JR. ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, BOWIE, MD, POSTED 4.6.10
Creative Direct Response, a leading full-service direct marketing agency, with offices just outside Washington D.C. in Bowie, MD is growing and seeks experienced fundraising professionals to help our national nonprofit clients.  As Account Executive, you will directly manage and execute direct mail fundraising campaigns for our national nonprofit clients.  Minimum 3+ years direct mail fundraising experience including building relationships with clients, coordinating copy and creative, understanding data and segmentation, and production.  Ability to plan, project and analyze, a must.  Good verbal, writing and computer skills required.  We offer ESOP company ownership, competitive salary, excellent benefits and a pleasant working environment. Send resume, cover letter, and salary requirements to jraejob@cdrfg.com.

CDR FUNDRAISING GROUP — ONLINE MARKETING ACCOUNT MANAGER, BOWIE, MD, POSTED 4.6.10
Online Marketing Account Manager: Lead, Create & Deliver as an employee-owner! Creative Direct Response, a fast-growing, well-established, full-service direct marketing company, with offices in Bowie, MD, is seeking someone experienced in online marketing to create and execute online marketing and fundraising strategies for our various nonprofit clients. The Online Marketing Account Manager will partner and lead nonprofit clients in creating, growing and implementing their online marketing programs to acquire, cultivate and solicit online constituents, as well as to implement advertising, branding and social networking efforts, all in a fast-paced and creative environment.  At least five years of Internet marketing experience, preferably in a nonprofit or agency environment, integrating online and offline fundraising programs. Other direct response nonprofit experience a plus.  Degree in Marketing or Communications especially useful, but not required.  We offer ESOP company ownership, competitive salary, excellent benefits and a fun and pleasant working environment. Send resume and cover letter to omjob@cdrfg.com.

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During these tough economic times there are many highly qualified individuals that are actively seeking new positions, and we want to help. If you (or someone you know) recently left your organization, we would be happy to run a “position sought” ad for you as follows: if you have been at a DMA Nonprofit Federation member organization, we will run your ad at no charge for 2 weeks, otherwise, you may run your ad for $50 per weekly insertion. The ad is limited to 50 words and a link to your resume, and the number of ads available in Careers is limited. To place an ad, please email Alicia Osgood at the Nonprofit Federation.