Responsibilities

• Lead the development of proposal materials including coordination and production of deliverables across all stages of the process.
• Drive large, strategic, and complex pursuit process from proposal coordination through interview. May lead visual theme and strategic messaging. Able to develop creative ideas for proposals and interview content.
• Collaborate with Marketing teammates, other BMBD team members and Client Leaders to develop pursuit strategies—starting with client engagement, leading to proposal then interview—to secure the win.
• Create and update resumes, portfolio pages, presentations and related marketing materials using our design templates as inspiration and working within our brand standards.
• Participate in the development of collateral that supports our markets, offices, and services.
• Provide marketing research for overall market/office strategy, as well as for individual clients and pursuits.
• Lead local/regional marketing activities, such as sponsorships, award submissions, events and photography, that align with our PR/Communications objectives and increase our brand visibility.
• Develop strong, in-depth knowledge of the firm’s portfolio, personnel and offerings.
• Develop subject matter expertise (across markets, typologies, services, technology or other) that adds value to our marketing initiatives and pursuit activities.
• Work with Regional Marketing Team Leader to support training and ongoing development of Marketing Specialists.

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, communications or a related field required.
• Minimum of 5+ years of related work experience in a marketing or communications role for a professional services firm required. 7+ years’ experience is preferred.
• Related experience working in a marketing or communications role for a professional services firm required.
• Related experience working in the Architecture, Engineering, and/or Construction industry preferred.
• Must be proactive, self-driven, organized, detail-oriented and have an enthusiasm for innovation.
• Strong time and project management skills are essential, along with the ability to work in a deadline-driven environment.
• Must have the ability to drive large, complex pursuits end-to-end.
• Solid skills in strategic thinking, writing and design—with the potential and/or interest to further develop/excel in at least one of these areas.
• Strong proficiency with InDesign, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Preferred

• Familiarity with Deltek VantagePoint and Miro is a plus.
• In addition (optional), please provide 1-2 writing samples (i.e. project descriptions, employee bios, proposal cover letters, etc.).

Benefits

• We offer a full benefit package including medical, dental and vision coverage and flexible spending account options and voluntary insurances.
• We have paid time off, flex-time schedules, remote work options and a 401k plan and employee perk programs.
• For a general overview of our benefits, please visit our careers page at https://www.cannondesign.com/careers/benefits