The position requires work in an office setting.In order to engage the communicate and represent the organization, the employee must be able to work evenings, weekends, and travel locally. The employee may need to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and use hands.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.Reliable transportation arrangement to travel to central office and local events.Knowledge of or willingness to learn about the operatic art form.Proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office suite, in particular Excel and Word.Capable of working and completing multiple projects with competing deadlines.Ability to successfully manage and build relationships with individual donors.Strong written and verbal communication skills.Experience with Customer Relationship Management systems, with knowledge of Tessitura database strongly preferred.Working knowledge of community-centric fundraising principles.2-3 years direct fundraising experience, preferably in the arts sector.Complete additional projects as assigned.Participate in development department events as necessary.Work with the Philanthropy Associate to maintain quality of data entry in Tessitura database.Provide Philanthropy team content for the season program book.Maintain accurate website content associated with annual fund giving.Work with the Philanthropy Associate to complete accurate gift entry and gift acknowledgment in a timely manner.Serve as the Philanthropy team’s ticketing representative, executing ticketing requests from donors.Staff Liaison to the Artist Hospitality Committee of the Board of Trustees, coordinating with Artistic team to create a welcoming experience for artists throughout the season.Serve as staff Liaison to affinity groups including but not limited to the Cincinnati Opera Guild, planning and executing volunteering opportunities, celebrations, meetings, and any get-togethers for engagement occasions.Manage the design and production of the Annual Fund fundraising and cultivation materials.Create and monitor annual fund expense budget and project timelines.Lead the process of defining, communicating, and executing all donor benefits.Work with a portfolio of approximately 100 donors for personalized solicitation of gifts between $750-$1,500.Create segmentations, lists, and data extractions to support the department’s research and prospecting needs, as well as for the annual fund campaign.Work with Chief Philanthropy Officer to understand contribution patterns and utilize those to inform comprehensive prospecting and moves management plans.Lead a community-centric annual fund campaign for gifts up to $1,500, working with the Chief Philanthropy Officer to design all cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies for both direct mail and digital communications.This position requires occasional evening and weekend hours, particularly during the Opera’s intensive summer festival season. The successful candidate will be able to effectively and passionately communicate the opera’s mission to a broad audience both in the written word and verbally, and will be equally skilled at analyzing data and cultivating donor relationships. Reporting to the Chief Philanthropy Officer, this position leads the annual fund campaign for gifts up to $1,500, including cultivation, solicitation and stewardship strategies. Cincinnati Opera seeks a full-time Individual Giving Manager to join the Philanthropy team.