October 24th, 2025
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
About the Organization
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures furthers the understanding, celebration, and preservation of cinema through inclusive and accessible exhibitions, screenings, programs, initiatives, and collections. Welcoming visitors from Los Angeles and around the world, the Museum works in active partnership with motion picture artists and specialists, scholars, staff, and diverse communities to contextualize and challenge dominant narratives around cinema, inspiring discourse, connection, joy, and discovery.
Job Description
Position salary range: $120,000 - $135,000
Position reports to: Vice President, Advancement
Reporting to the Vice President, Advancement, the Director, Major Gifts, manages a portfolio of major gift prospects and donors and is charged with identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding prospects and donors. The role supervises two positions: Senior Manager, Advancement Services, and Manager, Major Gifts. In coordination with the Vice President, Advancement, the Director, Major Gifts, is responsible for partnering with the Senior Manager, Advancement Services, to direct, evaluate and improve the moves management system for the individual giving team. For Manager, Major Gifts, the Director, Major Gifts will be responsible for monitoring and supporting work within their portfolio, including the development of stewardship materials for the advancement team. The Director, Major Gifts, will work closely with the VP Advancement and staff across the Advancement team to create exciting, donor-focused gift proposals that support the museum’s film and education programming, exhibitions, accessibility initiatives, and capital needs. This role will also help develop strategies for museum fundraising programs and events.
Duties and Responsibilities:
•Serves as relationship manager for a portfolio of approximately 125-150 key donors and prospects capable of giving at the Major Gifts ($100,000+) level.
•Develops a multi-year fundraising and stewardship strategy for assigned relationships.
•Plays a visible and collaborative leadership role within the overall Advancement team and for organization-wide projects and priorities.
•In partnership with the Senior Manager, Advancement Services, provides direction, evaluation and recommended improvement to the moves management system utilized by the individual giving team.
•Manages one member of the individual giving team and supports the fundraising and moves management process within their portfolio.
•Provides professional support and partnership as needed to members of Academy professional leadership and relevant board and committee members in identification, solicitation and stewardship efforts.
•Actively engages in regular donor/prospect communication, cultivation, and direct solicitation with specific metrics and fundraising goals.
Qualifications and Requirements:
•Major Gifts Officer with 8-10 years successful fundraising experience including direct solicitation of 6 and 7 figure gifts.
•Exceptional donor-relations skills: proven ability in creating strategies to cultivate prospects and channel donor engagement.
•Demonstrated ability to establish and meet objectives and performance standards.
•Proven track record of success with fundraising systems and prospect identification, including the management of a successful moves management system. .
•Proficiency in MS Office Suite, and various electronic communication tools.
•Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
•Proven ability to work collaboratively in a highly motivated, goal-oriented team environment.
•Bachelor’s degree preferred.
If hired, we require all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, unless a medical or religious accommodation is needed as determined on a case-by-case basis.
The expected base salary for this role is $120,000 - $135,000. The actual base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and other factors permitted by law. Decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Benefits:
•Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision
•PTO and sick time
•401(k) retirement plan
Contact email for applicants myoungner@oscars.org