Senior Director and Head of Development

Status: Full Time

Classification: Exempt

Reports to: Executive Director, TVA Foundation

Location:    North Hollywood, CA - Hybrid* 

About the Role

The Television Academy Foundation seeks a strategic relationship builder to transform how individual donors, corporations, and foundations connect with our mission of supporting emerging talent and shaping the future of television. The Senior Director and Head of Development will lead the development team during an exciting growth phase, following the completion of a comprehensive strategic plan and development program review.

What You’ll Do:

• Partner with the Executive Director to set fundraising priorities, goals, and overall fundraising strategy
• Achieve a $2.5 million annual fundraising goal while building a robust pipeline for sustainable, increased support over the next 5 years
• Design, manage, and grow major gift and institutional giving portfolios through cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies tailored to donor interests and capacity
• Identify and qualify prospects with the capacity to make major gifts of $10,000 and above
• Catalyze new connections and collaborations within the industry
• Ensure all donor interactions reflect the organization's values and strengthen relationship momentum
• Represent the Foundation with energy and enthusiasm to both internal and external constituencies
• Serve as a liaison between the Foundation and the Television Academy to collaborate on donor pipeline development, marketing, and communications
• Manage and mentor a development team of two, leading with urgency and inspiring creative approaches
• Oversee development operations, ensuring leading practices are codified and data integrity is maintained
• Maintain a master calendar of fundraising campaigns and events

 Who You Are:

• You believe fundraising is fundamentally about relationships, storytelling, and shared purpose.
• You are energized by building sustainable revenue streams while cultivating meaningful donor connections
• You can translate organizational mission into compelling opportunities that place the Foundation at the center of the cultural conversation about the future of television.

What You Bring:

• Minimum 8 years of progressive development experience with demonstrated success cultivating, soliciting, and closing gifts of $100K
• Strong knowledge of development operations best practices with a proactive approach to deepening donor relationships and forging new ones
• Skilled in creating compelling written and oral fundraising pitches, with credibility presenting to external audiences
• Experience building strong relationships across all levels of an organization and externally
• Proficiency with Blackbaud/Raiser's Edge/Raiser's Next or similar donor database software
• Familiarity and interest in the television industry, media corporations, and corporate social responsibility trends (a plus)
• Bachelor's degree in arts administration preferred 

Disclaimer: This description should not be construed to contain every function or responsibility. At management’s discretion, the employee may be assigned different or additional duties from time to time.

Compensation

The expected salary range for this role is $150,000 - $165,000 and is based on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to relevant skills, training, experience, and education, depending on experience. Our comprehensive benefits package includes a flexible hybrid work environment, health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; pension plan, optional retirement plan; flexible spending accounts; generous time off policies; professional development resources, and much more.

For consideration, please send your resume and a short cover letter that showcases your personality and why you think you’re the perfect fit for this role to careers@televisionacademy.com.

About Us

The Television Academy Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Television Academy, a nonprofit founded in 1946 with over 27,000 members across 31 professional peer groups. Best known for the Emmy Awards, the Academy is dedicated to advancing the television industry through awards shows, events, and its award-winning emmy magazine.

The Foundation supports the next generation of television talent through education and engagement programs, including a top-tier Internship Program, the College Television Awards, and the industry's only oral history video archive. As a 501(c)(3), its fundraising efforts provide the flexible funding needed to keep pace with rapid technological change and an evolving storytelling landscape.

At the Television Academy, we believe in and support workplace diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce leads to better discussions, decisions, and outcomes for everyone. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, family care status, sexual orientation, and beliefs. If you possess the skills and passion to make an impact in the television industry and enjoy an enthusiastic work environment where differences of opinion and diverse backgrounds are respected and welcomed, then we want to hear from you!