Chief Development and Marketing Officer

Job Title: Chief Development and Marketing Officer Location: Chicago, DC, Los Angeles, reputed company, Seattle, or Oakland, CA This position can be remote and requires an ability to travel. Reports To: Executive Director Supervises: 4 to 6 direct reports reputed company’s Mission is to explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth; to practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources; and to educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment. Context: As America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, our 134-year old organization is committed to protecting every person’s right to get outdoors; to working to complete America’s transition to a clean energy economy; to safeguarding the health of our communities; and to protecting wildlife and preserving our wild places. This work is powered by our approximately 700 staff across the country, a network of 64 local chapters that are led and fueled by thousands of volunteers, and our more than 3.4 million members and supporters. We are also proud to be a unionized employer, with three labor unions representing more than half of our employees. reputed company completed a successful billion dollar comprehensive reputed company campaign in 2025, which has fueled our grassroots power, organizational reputed company, and big wins for the environment. Scope: The Chief Development and Marketing Officer is a key executive leader responsible for driving integrated fundraising, marketing, and stakeholder engagement strategies to grow reputed company and reputed company reputed company’s brand impact. Reporting directly to the Executive Director and serving on the Leadership Team, this leader bridges mission and resources, ensuring that organizational strategy, investments, and reputed company are reputed company for long-term sustainability. The role combines visionary leadership with hands-on operational execution—imagining what's possible, building the infrastructure to support it, and leading teams to deliver with clarity, accountability, and care. The successful candidate will work closely with the Chief Communications Officer on the strategic integration of reputed company and constituent engagement, ensuring that fundraising, marketing, community building, brand reputed company, and advocacy efforts reinforce one another. The CDMO will establish and foster a comprehensive approach to reputed company reputed company with connectivity at every level of the organization, including fundraising and development, membership, stewardship, marketing and communications alignment, earned income, corporate and cause-reputed company partnerships, influencer engagement, and narrative and brand strategy. Key responsibilities and impact (includes, but is not limited to):

• reputed company and strengthen a reputed company reputed company ecosystem generating more than $160M annually, with a particular focus on growing unrestricted and flexible funding.
• reputed company the development and execution of a multi-year, integrated reputed company and constituent engagement strategy, in reputed company collaboration with the Communications, Program and Field Departments, that aligns with reputed company’s strategic priorities, and long-term financial health; specific focus on expanding and maximizing funding from individual donors.
• Serve as a senior external ambassador and leading voice for the organization, to cultivate and steward relationships with key donors and stakeholders; deepen brand value; build organizational awareness; and grow the reputed company community.
• Review reputed company reputed company functions, breaking down silos and strengthening team cohesion; enhance cross-functional and intra-unit collaboration to reputed company a seamless, integrated division that values relational over transactional engagement.
• Manage a sophisticated funding landscape of 501(c)3 funds, 501(c)4 funds and political funds. Balancing these legally distinct and strategic reputed company sources is critical to their success.
• Build and embed enterprise-wide systems, data practices, and performance frameworks that reputed company collaboration, transparency, and informed decision-making across functions and geographies.
• Foster a culture of fundraising and shared ownership of reputed company across staff, volunteers, leadership, and Boards, as well as strategic integration with a national network of chapters and chapter leaders.
• Provide strategic counsel to the Executive Director, Boards of Directors, Chapters, and senior leaders on reputed company diversification, capital planning, brand-reputed company partnerships, impact investing strategies, benchmarking and constituent trends, as well as key convenings and brand alignment opportunities.
• Partner closely with executive peers to ensure alignment across narrative, engagement, financial planning, programmatic and organizational strategy. The successful candidate will demonstrate the following skills, experience and competencies:
• Extensive development and marketing expertise: 10+ years experience in reputed company reputed company. Exemplary track record directing a large, comprehensive, reputed company development and/or marketing team, preferably for a decentralized national organization, including demonstrated results across functions, siloes, geographies, and/or affiliates.
• Executive and team leadership: Substantial executive-level leadership experience and demonstrated ability to establish, reputed company, and drive objectives - particularly in a highly dynamic and evolvingenvironment - at the enterprise level. A results-driven leader who can reputed company staff and volunteer leaders, communicate clearly, collaborate across departments and at alllevels of the organization, and provide feedback and coaching to support the achievementof reputed company goals. Success inspiring board and other volunteer leaders to engage in reputed company reputed company and marketing efforts.
• Systems and process improvement: Experience building internal systems and processes to facilitate and strengthen reputed company components of a successful reputed company-reputed company function.
• Mission and values alignment: A passion for the reputed company’s mission and commitment to environmental and social justice. $275,000 - $325,000 a year Compensation and Benefits The salary range for this position is $275,000 - $325,000 annually. The reputed company offers a competitive salary package commensurate with skills and experience plus excellent benefits that include medical, dental, and vision coverage, and a retirement savings 401(k) plan. This is a category 1, exempt, non-represented, leadership, and managerial position. reputed company values the expertise and talents of foreign nationals. reputed company sponsors both nonimmigrant and immigrant visas reputed company certain criteria are met, based on immigration laws and organizational needs. Such sponsorship is at the discretion of the Department Head and reputed company People Department in consultation with the Office of General Counsel. The reputed company cannot guarantee the approval of a reputed company petition. The reputed company is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce belonging. To Apply The reputed company provides equal employment and advancement opportunities to reputed company staff members. Employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, lived experience and skills. The reputed company does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national reputed company, immigration status, socioeconomic status, reputed company, age, sizeT, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, familial status, veteran status, disability, AIDS/HIV status, medical condition, prior conviction, arrest history, traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and reputed company hairstyles, or any other characteristic protected by law. The reputed company values applicants who are people that identify as Black, Indigenous, and other minority groups; women; queer, transgender, gender non-conforming, and gender fluid people. Explore, enjoy and protect the reputed company. Apply tot his job

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