Marketing Specialist

Downers Grove, IL (Hybrid)

$50K/yr – $61K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive RJN’s business development by tackling proposals, messaging, and brand positioning for nationwide opportunities.

  • Own end-to-end proposal development and messaging to win RFQ/RFPs.
  • Must-have: 3–5 years of technical writing or proposal experience.
  • Standout: cross-functional collaboration across engineering, marketing, and offices to align communications.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Proposal Development – You will work with internal stakeholders to develop materials that support the pursuit and acquisition of business opportunities for our nationwide footprint.
  • A deep acumen for messaging and a strong command of grammar is key to this role.
  • You will ensure compliance with RFP/RFQ requirements and leverage strong written skills to convey technical knowledge and position RJN as the most qualified firm.
  • Tasks include developing, writing, and editing Statements of Qualifications, proposals, prequalification forms, and other business communication documents, and interview preparations

Requirements

  • A bachelor’s degree in marketing or a related field is required
  • 3-5 years of relevant experience (experience with drafting press releases, technical or proposal writing, and layout experience preferred)
  • Strong technical writing and proofreading skills
  • Ability to understand and deal with complex material and concepts; demonstrated intellectual curiosity and interest in learning the firm’s work
  • Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign / Illustrator / Photoshop) and other similar software
  • Experience with customer relationship management (CRM) software, direct marketing applications, and web-based tools—Unanet CRM, HubSpot, Google Analytics. General technology proficiency is required
  • Social media/website management/short- and long-form content writing
  • Experience with marketing research and analysis
  • Multi-tasking and the ability to meet deadlines as well as adjust to changing priorities

Preferred

  • Experience with drafting press releases, technical or proposal writing, and layout experience preferred

Benefits

  • Company-funded employee stock ownership plan
  • Medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability insurance benefits
  • 401K matching retirement plan
  • Flexible work arrangements and schedule
  • Tuition assistance including student loan repayment
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Wellness programs
  • Paid Vacation, Personal, and Sick time off
  • Holiday time off
  • Casual dress code
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RJN Group, Inc.

RJN Group, named a Best Firm to Work For, is a nationwide, professional engineering and pipeline condition assessment firm, specializing in the delivery of practical solutions for water and wastewater collection and distribution systems. For over 40 years RJN Group has set the standard for providing efficient and innovative solutions to the complex issues associated with the operation and maintenance of underground infrastructure.

Founded in 1975
Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
205 employees (9 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
49.3%
Direct
28.8%
Referral
5.6%
Social
15%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~205

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
5 (2% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1