The Associate Director, Corporate Relations will work with the Corporate and Foundation Relations team, faculty members, university leadership, and Development and Alumni Relations colleagues to cultivate and support holistic relationships with corporate entities whose interests align with the priorities of Rice University. The Associate Director, Corporate Relations will develop comprehensive plans and strategies for effective engagement of current and prospective corporate partners and will play a significant role in supporting stewardship communication and reporting requirements for corporate funders.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Gift Planning, the Senior Director of Development - Gift Planning is responsible for securing planned and complex asset gifts and/or blended gifts; i.e., a combination of annual, outright, revocable and irrevocable deferred gifts. Primary responsibilities include the identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of alumni, parents and friends, with particular attention to those capable of gifts valued at $250,000 or more. The Senior Director of Development - Gift Planning values collaboration and partners in fundraising activities with a portfolio of school and regional major gift and annual gift officers. This person assists in providing technical expertise to development officers and university administrators. With oversight from the Executive Director of Gift Planning, the Senior Director of Development - Gift Planning participates actively with the rest of the gift planning team in the design and implementation of the gift planning marketing and communications. The Senior Director of Development - Gift Planning mentors, coaches and participates in formal training of fellow gift planning team members, development professionals and volunteers in blended and planned gift fundraising to further the fundraising and donor engagement goals of the organization.

Under the supervision of the Director of Marketing and Donor Growth on the Annual Giving team in the Development and Alumni Relations division, the Marketing Production Specialist manages the planning, implementation, and production of a variety of annual giving projects requiring creative services from the Communications team. Projects may include but are not limited to print, email, web, social media, and video. The Marketing Production Specialist works collaboratively with the annual giving team, internal writers, web developers, graphic designers, and a production team, as well as with external communications vendors (design firms, printers, mail houses, etc.) and campus constituents (Rice Public Affairs, academic schools, etc.) to ensure that projects are completed efficiently, on time, and at the highest level of quality.

Reporting to the Campaign Director in the Development and Alumni Relations Division, the Campaign Associate will play a critical role in the administration and project management related to Rice’s comprehensive fundraising campaign. This position will be responsible for developing and managing processes related to the workflow of the campaign, including, but not limited to, independently managing projects, analyzing and presenting information and data in a visually appealing way to inform decision-making, preparing presentations, sharing reports, and collaborating with teams across the division. This position will also be responsible for providing administrative support to the Campaign Director.