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PRSA CENTRAL Central Ohio Chapter lists this Development Marketing & Communications Director opportunity in dublin, Ohio. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Development Marketing & Communications Director
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
Job Posting Sep. 8, 2026
Join us as we champion our mission to dramatically increase the number of adoptions of children waiting in North America’s foster care systems. We’ve helped to find safe, permanent homes for more than 16,000 young people across the United States and Canada.
We offer a supportive workplace where you can make an impact. We are dedicated to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable work environment for Foundation staff, while advocating for measurable change toward racial equity within the child welfare system.
We are seeking a Development Marketing & Communications Director to help shape and execute an integrated communications strategy that engages individual donors and corporate partners in support of the Foundation’s mission. Based in Dublin, Ohio, this role offers an exciting opportunity to collaborate across internal teams and with external partners. If you are a strategic communicator with exceptional writing and content development skills, strong creative judgment and a passion for turning ideas into compelling content,
Collaborate with marketing and communications and development department leads to create messaging and materials that engage current and prospective individual donors and corporate partners interested in raising funds and awareness for our mission; serve as a liaison, collaborating with internal teams to determine valued opportunities for partners that expand the Foundation’s reach and impact
Inform communications strategies to engage the employees, clients/customers and networks of corporations that have named the Foundation as its signature charity. Serve as the liaison to Wendy’s® U.S. marketing and communications teams and agency partners and provide content for internal and external channels, paid and earned media, social, fundraising campaigns and materials align with the Foundation’s brand standards
Oversee the partnerships communications manager’s work to create print, video and digital materials that help corporate partners (e.g., Wendy’s of Canada, Wendy’s suppliers, Roof Maxx and others) to engage clients, customers, networks and/or followers in fundraising campaigns, events and other ways to get involved
Oversee the development marketing associate director’s work to create digital and print fundraising campaign materials (e.g., mailings, appeal emails, fundraising ads, text messages) and stewardship communications (e.g., annual report, newsletters, impact reports and other special projects) in collaboration with the development team as well as external agency partners
What You Bring:
Undergraduate degree in communications, journalism, marketing or related field
10+ years of experience in marketing and communications that support partnerships, events and/or fundraising
Experience utilizing best practices in developing an integrated marketing and communications strategy, leveraging, print, email, web and organic social media channels, to advance an organization’s mission and fundraising goals
Advanced knowledge of effective digital advertising, cause marketing, audience segmentation, organic and paid search and search/generative engine optimization strategies to improve engagement, acquisition and retention outcomes across development and corporate partnership campaigns
Flexible, hybrid schedule arrangement for most positions allowing employees to choose to work from home up to two days a week
First day of hire medical, dental and vision insurance coverage for you and your family
Employer-funded health reimbursement account (HRA ). The HRA is a tax-advantaged account,funded solely by the employer to help you pay for medical expenses.
Employer-paid basic life insurance, short-term disability and long-term disability
Eligibility for a 403(b)-retirementmatch program up to 5%
Adoption-Friendly Workplace providing financial benefits and paid time off for adoptive parents
Generous paid time off, including paid holidays, paid personal, vacation and sick days as well as parental leave, adoption leave and foster care leave
A connected team environment that embraces acommitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
Career advancement opportunities and continued education
A comprehensive offering of additional voluntary benefits!
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on race, color, religion, religious beliefs, political affiliation, creed, HIV/AIDS status, ethnicity, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, familial status, veteran/military status, predisposing genetic characteristics, domestic violence victim status, prior arrest or any other category protected by applicable law. Any employee who engages in such conduct is subject to disciplinary action, up to and including discharge.
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Worksite address
dublin, OH, 43016, US
Who can apply
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