Marketing Proposal Manager

Responsibilities

• Proposal & Marketing Deliverable Development - Manage and lead the development of clean, compliant, and compelling responses to solicitations from a variety of public and private clients and prospective clients, including:
• Manage and coordinate efforts of the marketing team, including graphic designers and junior marketing staff, throughout the proposal development process
• Analyze solicitations and develop schedule, comprehensive outline, and compliance matrix for all responses to solicitations
• Collaborate with the pursuit and project teams to identify sales themes and integrate those themes in an impactful manner into responses to solicitations
• Work with pursuit and project teams to record and communicate responsibility for content development
• Work with internal pursuit teams to develop requests for information (RFIs) for distribution to team partners, and coordinate with teaming partners as they prepare and respond with their materials
• Tailor and/or develop creative, compelling non-technical narratives
• Facilitate color review meetings that solicit meaningful input, including: Schedule color reviews with the pursuit and proposal team, and implement changes on all submission elements; Ensure compliance with all solicitation requirements; Ensure compliance with STV’s brand and style guidelines
• Interview Preparation - Manage and lead the development of clean, compliant, and compelling interviews with a variety of public and private clients and prospective clients, including:
• Draft storylines and storyboards

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in marketing, communications, English, journalism, or a related area of study
• Proficiency in Microsoft ® Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint) and Adobe® InDesign
• Minimum 7 years of proposal management experience, including experience with the development of proposals, from inception to submission; design-builds a plus
• Experience in marketing in the architecture/engineering/construction management industry is required
• Experience in the Chicago or Midwest transportation and infrastructure market is highly desired

Benefits

• Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
• Disability insurance
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• 401(k) Plan
• Retirement Counseling
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off