Director, Presidential Advancement Strategic Correspondence

Director, Presidential Advancement Strategic Correspondence

To serve as a high-trust communications strategist and facilitator supporting the President of the University in development-related efforts. This role ensures the President's philanthropic priorities, donor messaging, and strategic initiatives are effectively communicated, aligned, and executed in collaboration with the ASU Foundation and university leadership. The Presidential Advancement Strategic Correspondence Director helps advance institutional fundraising goals by stewarding communication flow and elevating the President's voice in high-impact development engagements.

What You'll Do

• Draft, curate, and steward donor-facing communications from the University President and ASU Foundation CEO, including letters, personal notes, acknowledgments, and other highly tailored messages that support cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship efforts.
• Collaborate with ASU Foundation leadership, unit development teams, university executives, and university staff to ensure presidential communications are aligned with advancement strategy and tailored to individual donor relationships and institutional priorities.
• Translate real-time opportunities and strategic cues from the University President and ASU Foundation CEO into clear communication assignments, issuing direction to appropriate team members and following through to ensure timely, high-quality execution.
• Maintain message consistency and continuity across all development-related communications from the President, upholding institutional voice, tone, and philanthropic intent.
• Provide strategic insight and communication guidance to ensure the President's philanthropic voice is reflected accurately and effectively across donor-facing efforts.
• Establish the communication infrastructure required to support the role's long-term success, including defining workflows, intake processes, review protocols, and coordination points across units.
• Develop and maintain a repository of presidential messaging themes, donor touchpoint language, and evergreen talking points to streamline the production of future communications.
• Track and manage communication deliverables and timelines, ensuring accountability across multiple stakeholders and proactively identifying gaps, overlaps, or missed opportunities in donor messaging.
• Supervise and develop the Presidential Advancement Intelligence Officer, providing mentorship, strategic guidance, and talent development to ensure seamless coordination of donor intelligence and communication efforts.

What You'll Need

Relevant Qualifications

Benefits

About ASU Foundation

The ASU Foundation fosters partnerships between ASU and like-minded individuals, corporations and foundations who believe in ASU's mission and provide resources for ASU to manifest its charter into meaningful impact. These partnerships empower ASU to advance student access, serve our community, protect the planet, create equity in higher education and conduct research for the public good.

At the ASU Foundation We Value

Character

We prioritize character and integrity in every decision and action, establishing trust as the foundation of all that we do.

Service

We are dedicated to serving our students, donors, communities, and colleagues by fostering support and collaboration to ensure that our efforts are impactful.

Innovation

Innovation drives us to create meaningful opportunities and solutions, helping every member of our global community achieve meaningful outcomes.

The ASU Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer