VP, Digital Strategy

RKD Group, a direct response marketing and advertising agency, is seeking a VP, Digital Strategy to achieve breakthrough results that make a positive impact in this world. By joining our team, you become an integral part of that mission. With our headquarters located in Dallas, Texas, RKD Group is a remote-first company that has helped hundreds of nonprofits raise billions of dollars to fulfill their missions.

• Understand and lead the agency’s digital strategic planning function, ensuring alignment with client missions and campaign performance goals.
• Establish best-in-class frameworks for campaign strategy development, audience planning, and channel selection.
• Stay ahead of industry trends, platform changes, and emerging technologies to evolve the agency’s digital strategy offering.

• Lead, mentor, and scale a team of high-performing strategists and digital thinkers.
• Establish a culture of collaboration, insight-led planning, and creative problem-solving.
• Drive talent development and succession planning within the digital strategy discipline.

• Serve as the senior strategic lead on high-priority clients, developing annual digital fundraising roadmaps, audience segmentation strategies, and channel mix recommendations.
• Guide the creation of strategy briefs, strategic program plans, and performance projections across platforms (email, SMS, paid media, website, SEO, etc.).
• Present strategic plans, performance insights, and optimization recommendations to C-level client stakeholders.

• Collaborate with Digital, Analytics, Media, Creative and Pod Delivery Managers to ensure execution aligns with strategic intent and drives ROI.
• Partner with digital leaders to ensure strategic continuity and effectiveness across all phases of the client relationship.
• Participate in strategic planning sessions, QBRs, and new business development initiatives.

• Leverage behavioral, transactional, and campaign performance data to inform strategic recommendations.
• Champion a test-and-learn culture, bringing innovative thinking into audience targeting, creative direction, donor journeys, and conversion optimization.
• Develop case studies and thought leadership that highlight strategic success and contribute to agency visibility, including webinars, blog posts, and participation in industry studies. 
• Other responsibilities may be assigned.

• Bachelor's degree required; master’s degree or equivalent experience in digital strategy, marketing, or nonprofit leadership preferred
• 10+ years of experience in digital marketing strategy, including senior leadership in an agency or nonprofit context
• Extensive knowledge of digital direct response fundraising, campaign planning, audience development, and cross-channel integration
• Strong experience with digital platforms, including email, SMS, paid social, search, programmatic, and content/web strategy
• Deep understanding of donor behavior, nonprofit verticals, and segmentation strategy
• Proven record of driving digital revenue growth and strategic innovation for clients
• Skilled in analytics platforms (e.g., Google Analytics), CRM tools, and fundraising platforms
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and team-building skills
• Willingness to work across verticals, including faith-based clients

(The position level and compensation for this role will be determined based on the market location, experience, job skills, and qualifications of the candidate.)