Proposal & Marketing Communications Specialist

Highland Park, IL (Remote)

$75K/yr – $85K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 8 hrs ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Drive End-to-End Proposal Management: - Lead kick-off meetings, coordinate team deadlines, assemble content, and ensure 100% compliant, on-time submissions for all government opportunities.
  • Craft Compelling & Tailored Content: - Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts to synthesize complex project methodologies, work plans, and capabilities into clear, winning proposal narratives.
  • Amplify Brand & Digital Presence: - Translate company wins, oversight impact, and industry expertise into engaging social media posts that grow our online reach and align with branding guidelines.
  • Maintain Content & Process Integrity: - Continuously refine in-house proposal content management systems and tailor messaging to stay competitive and aligned with our Style Guide."You'll Own - Managing the full proposal lifecycle from kick-off to submission, including completing forms, tracking internal deadlines, and submitting final packages. - Writing, editing, and formatting compliance-related , organized proposal materials (work plans, staffing, budgets, and project approaches) tailored to each solicitation. - Liaising with internal business units, SMEs, and leadership to gather critical information and incorporate feedback across revision rounds. - Managing and updating the in-house proposal content library to revise, repurpose, and optimize content for future pursuits. - Creating, scheduling, and managing social media content across professional platforms to highlight Vander Weele Group’s impact, team achievements, and industry insights. - Ensuring all written proposal and social media content complies with Vander Weele Group’s branding guidelines and Style Guide. - Analyzing competitor proposals and post-mortem feedback to continually strengthen our market positioning and sales strategies.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, English, Marketing, or a related field.
  • 3–5 years of experience in government proposal writing and proposal process management.
  • Demonstrated experience managing corporate social media channels (e.g., LinkedIn) and creating professional digital content.
  • Ability to synthesize complex, technical project details and processes into clear, compelling narrative text.
  • Advanced proficiency in MS Office 365, particularly complex Microsoft Word document formatting.
  • Exceptional planning, organizational, and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple deadline-driven proposals simultaneously.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, high integrity, and resilience to handle high-stress situations effectively.
  • Comfortable working remotely and engaging with team members across multiple U.S. time zones.
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Vander Weele Group

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At the Vander Weele Group, we're passionate about making the world better by helping Federal and state grant programs--and the agencies that manage them--excel. We're driven by a desire to make grants oversight and monitoring more meaningful, empowering organizations to better serve grantees and the public. The Vander Weele Group offers turn-key oversight solutions for Federal and state grant programs. We specialize in monitoring mega programs nationwide, combining grants monitoring expertise with industry-specific program experience. Key industries we serve include early childhood, education, human services, economic development, infrastructure, and utilities. The firm offers traditional fiscal and compliance reviews; programmatic monitoring; risk assessments; internal control reviews; technical assistance for grantees; and fraud prevention services, including fraud audits and data analytics to detect fraud. The Vander Weele Group is a WOSB, WBENC, DBE, SDB, and WBE-certified business.IL: 117-001231 / 118-000306

Founded in 2003
Deerfield, Illinois, USA
41 employees (5 in marketing)
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Proposal & Marketing Communications Specialist

Vander Weele Group · Highland Park, IL · Remote