Demand Generation Specialist (Grant Assistant)

Full-time •  Excellent Benefits • Work from Anywhere in the US (except AL, CO, or LA)

About the role

We are looking for a Demand Generation Specialist who will be primarily tasked with supporting our newest product offering, Grant Assistant. Grant Assistant is a cutting-edge, AI-powered platform that makes grant applications faster, easier, and more successful for nonprofits and international development organizations. 

This role will work closely with our marketing, sales and account management teams to develop, implement, and measure marketing events (in-person and online), content, and other initiatives that generate qualified leads for our Grant Assistant sellers in both the nonprofit and international development organization channels. While this role will be primarily focused on Grant Assistant, there will be opportunities to collaborate on core FreeWill campaigns as well. 

This role reports to our Demand Generation Lead, Alicia Blessing.

FreeWill has set compensation and a non-negotiation policy for fairness reasons (we don't think that an individual's pay should be determined by how comfortable they are negotiating). As a result, we like to be transparent and up front about the compensation. When we make an offer, we provide multiple options so that employees can choose between compensation packages that prioritize salary or stock options. The salary range for this role is $85,000-$95,000. This role will come with stock options and full benefits.

Responsibilities

• Drive top-of-funnel for a brand new product, supporting two distinct channels and sales teams (US-based nonprofits and international development organizations/global nonprofits)
• Support Grant Assistant online events, including product showcases and webinars, by managing their setup and execution while coordinating cross-functionally with product marketing, sales and account managers to drive leads and new sale/upsell opportunities. 
• Manage trade shows and conferences, including planning, logistics, coordinating attendance with cross-functional teams, overseeing lead capture and follow-up, and measuring event ROI.
• Work closely with product marketing and sales to support the creation of marketing collateral and content as requested, including blog posts, case studies, one-pagers, webinar research and/or decks, toolkits and white papers. 
• Recruit and manage a stable of external content creators and product evangelists to assist with content marketing and referral campaigns
• Help support ABM strategy and execution by conceptualizing ad creative and messaging that will be used to target key accounts at different phases of the buyer journey. 
• Collaborate with the sales team to support outbound campaigns by creating targeted messaging, email templates, and nurturing sequences tailored to outbound leads and prospects.
• Track and report on campaign performance metrics (MQLs, SQLs, and conversion rates) and provide actionable insights to optimize campaign effectiveness.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in a marketing or communications role
• Knowledge of nonprofit fundraising, grant-writing and/or international development organization space is a plus
• Experience planning and executing events (both offline and online) is a plus 
• Detail-oriented and a self-starter 
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Experience with marketing automation and CRM software, particularly Hubspot is a plus 
• Intellectual curiosity that drives a willingness to learn and take on new challenges
• Ability to work cross-functionally and manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment 
• Project management and problem-solving mentality

Hiring Process

  The hiring process for this role is as follows:

• Recruiter Phone Screen (30 minutes)
• Hiring Manager Video Interview (30 minutes)
• Written Assignment (to be completed on your own time; approximately 1 hour)
• Final interviews with 3 FreeWill team members (3 separate interviews: one for 1 hour, two for 30 minutes)
• Offer (contingent on positive references)

Please note that steps in the hiring process can and may change and the Recruiter will be your point of contact in sharing about any updates in terms of the process. If you are selected to move forward in this process, the Recruiter will share more details about the hiring process and interviewers. However, this is a good estimate of what you can expect. For most roles, our hiring processes take an average of 4-6 weeks.

Benefits

In addition to the immense personal and professional satisfaction you’ll gain from helping to raise $1T for high impact nonprofits in a kind and joyful work environment, full time employees at FreeWill are eligible for the following benefits:

• Work from home 
• Unlimited PTO
• Flexible hours
• Competitive salary
• Commuter benefits
• Company stock options
• 401k
• Medical/Dental/Vision (some single coverage medical plans are 100% employer paid, subsidized rates for spousal, parent-child, and family coverage)
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Free One Medical membership
• Paid parental leave for all parents

Perks

• Regular (virtual) team events
• $250 monthly co-working budget which can be used for local co-working spaces
• $300 annual budget to outfit your home office or cover utility bills
• $1,000 referral bonuses for growing our FreeWill community
• $1,000 annual professional development budget

FreeWill is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We are committed to finding talent that is not determined on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We are a remote-first company that’s able to hire in 47 states and D.C. Unfortunately, we are unable to hire in Colorado, Alabama, or Louisiana at this time. We also can’t sponsor working visas, so all applicants will need to have work authorization in the US.

Don’t check off every box in the requirements listed above? Please apply anyway! Studies have shown that marginalized communities - such as women, LGBTQ+ and people of color - are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. FreeWill is dedicated to building an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible workplace that fosters a sense of belonging – so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to still consider submitting an application. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings!