University of Kansas is seeking a Development and Programming Assistant to help with fundraising, outreach, and programming for Kansas Public Radio. The role involves assisting with corporate sponsorships, managing social media content, and supporting local music programming and events.
Responsibilities
- Assists Development Department with corporate sponsorships, marketing, campaigns and events. This includes drafting contracts, managing client communications for trade and smaller contracts, and some solicitations
- Solicits food donors for membership drives
- Takes on additional corporate sponsorship tasks when primary account executive is away from the office
- Assists with campaigns and events by running event-related errands, event set-up, managing outreach table, taking donations over the phone during campaigns and working on-air shifts
- Manages and generates social media content, in collaboration with development staff
- Assists with local music programming and social media, helping to book on-air musical guests, plan live events, and create and post social media content related to programming
- Serves as a mentor to interns and student workers
- Assists with orientation, assigning tasks and training
- Other duties as assigned
Skills
- Bachelor's degree and one (1) year experience in marketing, public media, programming or non-profit work OR high school diploma and five (5) years of experience in marketing, public media, programming or non-profit work
- Strong organizational skills, as evidenced by previous experience
- Strong networking and relationship-building skills, as evidenced by previous experience
- Ability to work some evenings and weekends
- Previous public broadcasting experience, including assisting with programming, fundraising campaigns and events
- Previous experience working with corporate sponsors and/or donors
- Experience as a musician, or experience working with musicians and bands
Company Overview
- The University of Kansas is a major comprehensive research and teaching university and a center for learning, scholarship, and creative endeavor. It was founded in 1990, and is headquartered in Lawrence, Kansas, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.lsi.ku.edu.
Company H1B Sponsorship
- The University of Kansas has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 74 in 2025, 57 in 2024, 51 in 2023, 52 in 2022, 47 in 2021, 38 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.