Launched in the US six years ago, Comic Relief US has raised over $270MM, mainly through its signature campaign Red Nose Day, aimed at alleviating child poverty by ensuring children in need are safe, healthy and educated. Red Nose Day is generously supported by core partners including Walgreens, NBC, and Mars Wrigley M&M’S, as well as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. With the money raised through Red Nose Day, Comic Relief US makes grants to over 25 nonprofit partners, such as Covenant House, Save the Children and Laureus, to support programs for children living in poverty, in America across all 50 states and Puerto Rico and internationally in Latin America, Africa and Asia. Through these efforts, Red Nose Day has positively impacted nearly 25 million children in America and around the world. Comic Relief US is a sister organization to Comic Relief UK, which has raised over $1 billion since its launch in the UK in 1988. Comic Relief was co-founded by Richard Curtis, a film writer and director, behind films such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones’ Diary, Love Actually, and Mr. Bean. Richard is also a UN Sustainable Development Goals Advocate. 

With six years of steady success, Comic Relief US is now looking forward to evolving and diversifying its platform, scaling the organization for growth, and increasing the ability to drive material benefit to those in need throughout the year. In September 2019, Comic Relief US brought in a new CEO, Alison Moore, with extensive experience as a top executive in the media and technology industries, where she has successfully expanded business operations and growth initiatives for a number of content-driven organizations and world-renowned brands. With strong support from the Board, in the past five months, Alison has articulated a new strategic vision to drive the continued growth of Comic Relief US and expand its role as a leading philanthropic player in the United States, creating a new, innovative roadmap for Comic Relief US to engage with audiences, corporate partners, foundations, and grantee partners. Powered by this new approach, the organization seeks an experienced Designer to help drive the dynamic plan ahead. 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead all new corporate and institutional partnerships for Red Nose Day and new tentpole events by identifying, attracting, negotiating, securing and initiating relationships including sponsorship, marketing, CSR, merchandising, events, in-‐kind and workplace giving initiatives. 

• Solicit, cultivate, and steward prospective corporate and institutional partners to support Comic Relief through program support, philanthropic and growth capital support, co-funding collaboratives, and matching gifts. 

• Identify and cultivate emerging market opportunities, platform partnerships, and collaborations that drive income and expand reach to priority audiences. 

• Collaborate internally and work strategically across partner organizations, to align CSR, foundation, employee engagement, and marketing objectives, including core partners.

• Initiate outreach to prospects, write proposals, develop presentations, negotiate terms to ensure goals and deliverables are met. 

• Publicly represent interests of the organization by cultivating and maintaining strong, trusting relationships with corporate and institutional partners and their agencies. Serve in a thought leadership role as needed, representing the organization at events, panels, and other engagements. 

• Actively liaise with large prospective and new corporate partners to create trusting relationships and confidence in the value and beneficial impact of partnerships and donations through appropriate regular communication and information exchange. 

• Coordinate and manage internal teams to support partnership development and compliance. 

• Manage team resources and budget, including developing plan/s to expand the internal team and external resources to grow partnerships team function. 

• Research and identify prospe

• ctive partners within certain assigned categories. 

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• A minimum of 7-10 years of experience in a nonprofit, media, agency, and/or corporate setting

• Undergraduate degree in related field is required; masters degree in related field is a plus 

• Experience representing world-class entertainment and media brands – particularly in sectors that have the demands of time-sensitive events or releases. 

PERSONAL QUALITIES AND ABILITIES

• Strategic and creative thinker who can develop long-term custom partnerships, often aligning multiple stakeholders and decision-makers across large multinational corporations – often with the champions being found in the C-suite. 

• Experience as a multi-disciplined fundraiser across a variety of income streams (ie Corporate, Individual Giving, Live and Virtual Events, etc) and experience with digital fundraising platforms is a plus (ie Tiltify)

• Passionate about and committed to Comic Relief’s mission, vision and values 

• Great listener, who is comfortable creating custom solutions for sophisticated Corporate Partners. While there is the potential to develop some standardized packages, this is not a high volume transactional sales role. 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including credibility when presenting to external senior level audiences. 

• Strength in developing best-in-class presentation materials that are powerful, well designed and emotional – leveraging RND’s creative brand assets and video. 

• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary partner support and customer service 

• Possesses a growth mindset, data and ROI driven 

• Demonstrates acute problem-solving skills, thrives on a dynamic and matrixed team 

• Works both strategically as well as in a hands-on/executional capacity 

• Excited to work and learn in a fast-paced environment 

• Ability to inspire and engage internal and external stakeholders 

• Creative, collaborative, and strategic leader with the ability to see the big picture 

• Experienced and knowledgeable, but equally curious about new ways of working 

• Demonstrated ability to build teams and to cultivate trust and positive relationships 

• Great sense of humor (see name of organization) 

Comic Relief US values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of individuals of underrepresented backgrounds including race, religion, gender, and sexual orientation.