Employment Opportunities at Highpoint Center for Printmaking

Grants & Development Associate

Position type: Part-time, 20 hours/week (non-exempt)
$27/hour
Reports to: Executive Director
Work is performed onsite between  9–5, Monday–Friday, with occasional weeknights and weekends. 

About Highpoint Center for Printmaking

Highpoint Center for Printmaking advances the art of printmaking by creating pathways for artists, learners, and the public through education, collaborative publishing, co-op studio access, and exhibitions. We believe printmaking is both an individual artistic practice and a collective endeavor, and we work to foster an environment where artists can experiment, learn, connect, and thrive.

Highpoint is committed to an artist-centered, community-driven approach grounded in learning, equity, and collaboration. Our development work helps sustain the resources, relationships, and opportunities that make this mission possible.

Position Summary

Highpoint Center for Printmaking seeks a highly organized, relationship-oriented Development Associate to support and grow the organization’s contributed revenue through grant writing, individual giving, and donor engagement. This position plays an important role in advancing Highpoint’s mission by connecting funders and patrons with the artists, programs, and community that make printmaking a vital and accessible art form.

The Development Associate manages the grant development process, cultivates relationships with individual donors and patrons, and maintains the systems, data, and workflows that support effective fundraising. Working closely with the Executive Director, Communications Manager, and program staff, this person translates Highpoint’s artistic and educational impact into compelling fundraising narratives, coordinates development projects from concept through completion, and holds key relationships with funders. 

The ideal candidate is an excellent writer, a proactive project manager, and a thoughtful relationship-builder who understands how strong systems and meaningful engagement work together to support a sustainable arts organization.

Key Responsibilities

Grant Writing & Institutional Giving 65%

  • Research, identify, and assess grant opportunities aligned with Highpoint’s mission, programs, and strategic priorities.

  • Manage the grant calendar and oversee the full proposal process, including prospect research, proposal writing, budget coordination, submission, reporting, and stewardship.

  • Develop compelling grant narratives that communicate the impact of Highpoint’s exhibitions, education programs, artist services, collaborative publishing, and community engagement.

  • Coordinate with program staff to gather project information, outcomes, budgets, and supporting materials for proposals and reports.

  • Maintain accurate grant records, track deadlines and funding restrictions, and monitor reporting requirements.

  • Support the Executive Director in cultivating foundation, corporate, and other institutional funder relationships.

Individual Giving & Patron Relations 25%

  • Work with the Executive Director to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward individual donors, members, collectors, and other patrons.

  • Coordinate donor communications with the Executive Director and Communications Manager, including acknowledgments, personalized outreach, and ongoing engagement that strengthens relationships with Highpoint.

  • Conduct donor research and maintain accurate records of giving history, interests, interactions, and next steps.

  • Identify opportunities to deepen patron involvement through exhibitions, artist talks, studio experiences, special events, and other mission-aligned activities.

  • Prepare donor briefing materials, calendaring and correspondence, and proposals for the Executive Director and other organizational representatives.

  • Support annual giving campaigns, membership initiatives, and special fundraising projects, ensuring that communications are timely, thoughtful, and connected to Highpoint’s impact.

  • Help identify prospective supporters and opportunities to expand Highpoint’s individual giving base.

Development Operations & Project Management 10%

  • Maintain and improve development systems, including donor database integrity, gift processing, acknowledgments, prospect tracking, and reporting.

  • Develop and manage project plans, timelines, and workflows for fundraising campaigns, grant submissions, donor communications, and special initiatives.

  • Coordinate across departments to ensure fundraising materials, budgets, program information, and deadlines are aligned. 

Qualifications

  • Demonstrated experience in grant writing, fundraising, donor relations, nonprofit administration, or a related field.

  • Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex programs and organizational impact into clear, compelling narratives.

  • Strong project management skills, including the ability to coordinate multiple deadlines, manage details, and move projects forward independently.

  • Experience working with donor databases, CRM systems, spreadsheets, and data-informed workflows (Salesforce experience a plus.)

  • Strong interpersonal skills and an interest in building authentic, long-term relationships with donors, funders, artists, and community members.

  • Comfort working with budgets, financial information, and revenue tracking.

  • Ability to work collaboratively across departments while exercising sound judgment and initiative.

  • Commitment to Highpoint’s mission and an interest in contemporary art, printmaking, and artist-centered organizations.

Experience with individual giving, foundation grants, arts organizations, or earned-revenue programs is especially valuable. We welcome candidates whose experience spans several of these areas, even if their background does not include every responsibility listed.

Core Competencies

  • Relationship building: Approaches donors, funders, artists, and colleagues with curiosity, generosity, and care.

  • Excellent writing: Communicates Highpoint’s mission and impact through clear, persuasive, audience-centered narratives.

  • Project management: Anticipates needs, coordinates moving parts, meets deadlines, and follows through.

  • Systems thinking: Understands how fundraising, data, programs, communications, and revenue generation intersect.

  • Initiative and adaptability: Identifies opportunities, solves problems, and moves work forward in a dynamic nonprofit environment.

  • Collaborative practice: Builds trust across teams and supports shared accountability for organizational goals.

Working Conditions/ Physical Demands

  • Work is performed entirely on site and in person

  • Requires frequent lifting, carrying, or otherwise moving and positioning objects weighing up to 20 pounds 

  • Requires the ability to sit for several hours at a time

  • Requires frequent screen and computer use to research materials, enter data and provide information in a clear and understandable manner.

  • Requires frequent phone and/or digital video communication

  • Must have reliable means to travel to and from Highpoint, but a car is not required

Benefits and Incentives

  • Sick and safe time: 1 hour for every 30 hours worked 

  • Paid Family and Medical  (must meet minimum eligibility criteria)

  • Discount classes at Highpoint Center for Printmaking, pending availability 

  • Membership to Highpoint’s Printmaking Cooperative ($2,100 value, start date pending printmaking experience with the option to take discounted  classes to acquire experience)

  • Complimentary Walker Art Center membership (Up to $95 value) 

  • One Highpoint Editions print per year, the selection of which is based on availability (value varies by year and selection, estimated $3,000 value)

To Apply

Please email jobs@highpointprintmaking.org with the following: 

  • A cover letter including:

    • Familiarity with and interest in Highpoint Center for Printmaking and our mission

    • An introduction to your professional experience as it relates to this position.

  • A resume of professional and relevant experiences (2 page max.) 

The following will be requested from position finalists:

  • Three writing samples. Previously written grants, donor communications, sponsor pitch, donor case statement, annual appeal or stewardship letter, internal institutional/organizational communications, annual reports

  • Two professional references upon notification of the final interview

Timeline for Applicants

Nov 29, 2026 Applications due

Dec 7—8, 2026 Initial interviews scheduled, over Google Meet or Zoom for 30 min. 

Dec 14–15, 2026 Follow-up interviews scheduled, onsite at Highpoint

Jan 4, 2027 Desired start date

Highpoint is a federally registered, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization. Highpoint is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, ability, genetic information, pregnancy or age.

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