Senior Development Associate

GBH enriches people's lives through programs and services that educate, inspire, and entertain, fostering citizenship and culture, the joy of learning, and the power of diverse perspectives.

At GBH, we believe in the advantages of coming together to build community, mentor and learn from colleagues, and connect more deeply with our mission. As a result, the majority of our staff are hybrid and work both from home and onsite. Our current hybrid approach requires staff to work onsite a minimum of two days each week, every Tuesday and one other day, to be determined by their business unit. Hybrid staff are also welcome to come in additional days each week or may be asked to come in on other days by their manager.

Senior Development Associate - 2 openings
GBH enriches people's lives through programs and services that educate, inspire, and entertain, fostering citizenship and culture, the joy of learning, and the power of diverse perspectives.

At GBH, we believe in the advantages of coming together to build community, mentor and learn from colleagues, and connect more deeply with our mission. As a result, the majority of our staff are hybrid and work both from home and onsite. Our current hybrid approach requires staff to work onsite a minimum of two days each week, every Tuesday and one other day, to be determined by their business unit. Hybrid staff are also welcome to come in additional days each week or may be asked to come in on other days by their manager.

GBH is a vibrant public media powerhouse that enriches people's lives through programs and services that educate, inspire, and entertain–fostering citizenship and culture, the joy of learning, and the power of diverse perspectives.

GBH is more than a station or a channel—it is a leader in independent public media, telling the stories that matter to our audiences and producing programs that can change the world. For the past 75 years we have grown to become the largest producer of content for PBS, making award winning series such as FRONTLINE, NOVA, MASTERPIECE,
American Experience
, and ANTIQUES ROADSHOW. PBS is the most trusted source of media in the United States carrying the local, national and international news that audiences rely on.

Department Overview
The Development Division is responsible for raising funds from individuals and institutions. It plays a vital role in helping to finance broadcast, video, digital, and audio programs, including celebrated dramas, investigative journalism, documentaries, children's media, podcasts, and other local and national programming in the public media system.

This is a transformative period for GBH, as it navigates profound changes in its business model, driven by the changing media landscape and evolving sources of revenue. GBH will celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2026, and will be launching a comprehensive campaign in fall 2025 that will position us solidly for the next chapter of our storied history as a local and national leader in public media.

Job Overview
The Senior Development Associate (SDA
) provides donor relations support to the Major Gifts team connected with all fundraising, stewardship, and cultivation activities. Reporting to an Associate Director of Major Gifts, the SDA is a versatile writer, responsible for producing broad scope and highly individualized donor communications, writing reports, documenting communications, supporting briefing and proposal development, tracking deadlines, providing event support, and tending to other related tasks.

The SDA partners with the Major Gifts Officers on these activities and works closely with one or more national production unit(s) and other GBH departments, supporting the Major Gifts team as liaison for these areas to ensure the department has accurate and timely content to share with key donors and prospects.

Responsibilities

• Work with Major Gifts Officers and other