Proposal Specialist - AEC Industry - Retail

Description:

The Proposal Coordinator/Specialist will help support other proposal managers with design, proofreading, and project coordinating of proposals while a colleague is on maternity leave. **

Essential Functions:**

• Support multi-disciplinary pursuit team (designers, project managers, client leaders, consultants, and creative services) to leverage business development intelligence, develop persuasive win themes, and deliver content in support of the client’s needs.
• Synthesize complex information streams into compelling written responses to client needs and RFP requirements; edit written content from pursuit team (designers, client leader, etc.) to match brand voice and professional style.
• Support ROI goals and BD framework by identifying Random Acts of Marketing (RAM) and adhering to strong process management.
• Collaborate with:
  • a. Pursuit teams to produce and maintain up-to-date library of on-brand pursuit materials including resumes, project plates, and boilerplate information to facilitate effective and efficient workflows across the team; this includes proactive content capture following submittal
  • b. Graphic designers on key pursuits to develop custom, on-brand visual assets that support defined win themes

Required Experience and Skills:

• 3-5 years of experience creating, writing, and editing proposals in the AEC industry - Specifically for retail, restaurants, hospitality, etc.
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite, especially InDesign
• Proficiency working within, organizing, and synthesizing data from multiple sources to support compliant, accurate submittals, for example corporate databases (Deltek Vantagepoint),
• Experience managing color team approach for review and critical analysis of proposal content and compliance checks
• Demonstrate a sense of urgency to manage and prioritize multiple concurrent deadlines
• Attention to detail and an ability to craft deliverables that comply with RFP requirements while creatively expressing the brand and differentiators
• Critical thinker who can quickly evaluate needs and recommend responsive solutions

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite, including PowerPoint and Teams
• Experience with or certification in Shipley proposal management methodology