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Director of Growth & Strategic Engagement

Thank you for your interest in joining Realist Lab.

We are looking for a hands-on growth leader who can connect marketing, audience development, fundraising, sponsorships, partnerships, digital engagement, and storytelling into measurable organizational growth.

We want to understand what you built, what you contributed, and what changed because of your work.

This application should take approximately 10–15 minutes. Concise answers are welcome. We are not requesting an unpaid strategy deck or work product.

Tell us a bit more about yourself

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How did you hear about this job?

Tell us about a growth strategy you personally helped build and execute that connected audience development, marketing, and measurable organizational or revenue growth. What was your role, what did you personally execute, and what were the measurable results?

How many years of relevant experience do you have across marketing, growth, fundraising, partnerships, communications, or audience development?

Describe a fundraising initiative, sponsorship, corporate partnership, or business-development opportunity you helped lead from prospecting through close.

Please include the approximate amount raised or generated and your specific role. You may anonymize confidential information.

Describe a CRM, marketing funnel, audience-engagement system, or similar infrastructure you built or significantly improved.


Imagine you have joined Realist Lab.

During your first 90 days, what would you want to understand, fix, test, or build first?

Over your first year, how would you determine whether Realist Lab’s growth strategy was working?

You may consider founder and alumni engagement, marketing and storytelling, donors and sponsors, CT Tech Week, Realist Venture Hub, and CRM/data.

What specifically interests you about Realist Lab and this role, and why does this opportunity make sense for the next stage of your career?

The anticipated salary range for this position is $85,000–$95,000, commensurate with experience.

Is this range consistent with your compensation expectations?

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This is a hybrid position based in Stamford, Connecticut, with regular in-person participation for team meetings, programs, donor and partner meetings, and organizational events.

Are you able to meet this requirement?

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