Digital Fundraising Manager

EMILYs List • Washington, DC

7d • $70,000 - $79,100 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Digital Department is responsible for growing the EMILYs List online community, engaging that community in the critical work of electing Democratic pro-choice women to office, and raising significant funds online to support the work of EMILYs List.
The Digital Fundraising Manager plays a central role in executing EMILYs List’s digital fundraising program across email and SMS (broadcast and peer-to-peer), in close collaboration with the Digital Fundraising Director and the broader Digital Fundraising Team. This role is responsible for producing high-performing fundraising content, managing day-to-day workflow and calendars, leading testing and optimization efforts, and supervising Digital Fundraising Coordinators to ensure quality, consistency, and strong performance across channels.
At EMILYs List, you’ll be part of a dynamic team committed to electing Democratic pro-choice women up and down the ballot—and building the digital program that powers that mission.

Requirements

• At least three years of professional digital fundraising or digital marketing experience, with significant experience writing and producing fundraising emails; political/campaign experience is preferred but not required;
• Strong understanding of digital fundraising best practices, especially email fundraising; familiarity with SMS fundraising (broadcast and/or P2P) is strongly preferred;
• Basic HTML knowledge, including comfort working in email and landing page HTML for formatting, links, images, and troubleshooting/QA;
• Excellent writing and editing skills, with the ability to adapt voice and tone and maintain consistency under deadline;
• Strong project management skills, including comfort juggling multiple projects, navigating approvals, and keeping calendars on track;
• Ability to recognize news hooks and translate them into compelling fundraising narratives within the broader political landscape;
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and relational skills, with a collaborative approach and a commitment to internal “customer service”;
• Experience working with a CRM or mailer like Blue State Digital, EveryAction, ActionKit, or Salsa is preferred;
• Candidates should be able to handle multiple projects at once, work well under deadlines, and understand that the internet and politics are not always a 9 to 6 kind of job.
• Commitment and passion to elect Democratic pro-choice women, and a commitment to the diversity of our candidates, membership, partners, and staff.

Responsibilities

• Produce and manage digital fundraising assets from start to finish, including drafting, editing, running approvals, building and QA’ing sends, segmentation, and testing across email and SMS;
• Draft creative, timely, and inspiring fundraising copy that drives supporters to donate and strengthens long-term storytelling and donor engagement;
• Manage the day-to-day email and SMS content calendar, ensuring strong pacing, clear ownership, and smooth cross-team coordination;
• Help develop and execute short- and long-term testing plans (e.g., messaging, segmentation, creative format, landing page UX), analyze results, and apply learnings to improve performance;
• Create and optimize donation and action landing pages, including copy, structure, and user flow, and partner with design/web/data teammates to improve conversion;
• Support rapid response fundraising and communications moments, producing high-quality content quickly while maintaining accuracy and brand standards;
• Work closely with internal partners (Campaigns, Development, Communications,, and others) to align digital fundraising with organizational messaging and electoral priorities;
• Supervise and mentor Digital Fundraising Coordinators: assign work, manage deadlines, provide editing feedback and coaching, and support skill growth in fundraising writing and production;
• Support the Digital Fundraising Director with program operations, including workflow planning, performance tracking, and coordination with consultants and vendors as needed;
• Evening and weekend work will be expected on an as-needed basis, especially during key fundraising deadlines.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed