Development, Marketing & Communications Assistant

• Support fundraising, marketing, communications, board engagement, and administrative operations.
• Maintain donor records, prepare gift acknowledgements, and conduct prospect research.
• Draft and edit newsletters, email campaigns, blog posts, social media content, and website content.
• Coordinate logistics for events, including the annual Treasure the Chesapeake Celebration fundraiser.

This role helps strengthen relationships with donors, partners, board members, and the public, enabling the Chesapeake Bay Trust to engage communities in restoring and protecting the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

• Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
• Demonstrated project management experience with attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Excel.
• One or more years of experience in nonprofit development, communications, marketing, administration, or executive support preferred.

Salary: $51,000-$54,000 annually.

• Health insurance with medical, prescription, dental, vision, life and disability insurance options, and flexible spending accounts.
• 401K retirement savings program with match.
• Starting at 10 accrued vacation days, 7 accrued sick days, and 4 personal days annually.
• Compensatory time for overtime hours worked.
• Eleven paid holidays per year.
• Individual Professional Development fund.

The Chesapeake Bay Trust is a nonprofit grant-making organization established by the Maryland state government in 1985, engaging and empowering communities to restore and protect the natural resources of the Chesapeake Bay region through grants and awards.