Senior Marketing Specialist

Chicago, IL (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

Job Summary

Owns proposal development and client marketing efforts to drive winning pursuits.

  • Lead proposal strategy, kickoff meetings, content customization, and pursuit collaboration.
  • Must-have: Degree in marketing/communications with 4+ years (or 8+ years without degree) and InDesign proficiency.
  • Standout: Cross-functional pursuit coordination with client development, marketing, and CO G teams.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Establish relationships and strive to provide an excellent client experience for our clients and regional office teams.
  • Schedule and conduct proposal kick-off meetings with project champions/project managers and other proposal team members to strategize for a winning proposal and/or presentation.
  • Research, gather, and edit proposal materials including project experience, existing corporate content, resumes, boilerplate narrative, etc., verify and format proposals (including SF 330 forms).
  • Ensure various aspects of proposals (brand line, key messages, technical scope, staff qualifications and experience, biographical data, etc.) and other marketing materials meet requirements and are accurate, timely, and well-written.
  • Monitor lead generation services and other media sources for pertinent information relative to specific pursuits.
  • Generate business intelligence reports utilizing internal and external resources.
  • Partner with client development professionals and pursuit teams to develop strategy and project/client capture plans.
  • Lead the process of editing and customizing marketing collateral.
  • Plan and coordinate events, trade shows, and conferences including collateral and swag.
  • Participate and sometimes lead regular marketing meetings with office teams and support the execution of the client development plans.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, or related degree and 4 years of marketing and communications experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 8 years of related experience.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign).
  • Excellent writing and proofreading skills.
  • Adept at working well with various types of personalities and work styles.
  • Strong understanding of go/no-go process.
  • Participation in mentoring; attend and participate in relevant industry workshops.
  • A valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history may be required.

Preferred

  • Ideally, you have marketing experience in the engineering, architecture, or construction fields and have experience with responding to proposal requests and/or SOQs.
  • Areas of emphasis are proposal management, market research, communications, and/or client & business development.

Terracon

3.9 Glassdoor

Terracon is a 100 percent employee-owned consulting engineering firm providing quality services to clients. Since 1965, Terracon has evolved into a successful multi-discipline firm specializing in environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services. Terracon has achieved significant expansion through both internal growth and acquisitions. Terracon currently has more than 7,000 employees in more than 180 locations nationwide. Additionally, we partner with our U.S. clients to serve their international needs. Terracon’s growth is due to dedicated employees who are responsive to clients, provide quality services, and take advantage of opportunities in the marketplace.Terracon provides services on thousands of projects each year. Our culture, systems, and structure enable us to excel at both small and large projects. By combining our national resources with specific local area expertise, we consistently overcome obstacles and deliver the results our clients expect.Terracon serves a diverse portfolio of private and public clients. By being responsive, resourceful, and reliable, we strive to exceed our clients’ expectations for service, solutions, quality, and speed of delivery. Based on a deep understanding of our clients’ needs, our commitment is centered around these key objectives.To view our LinkedIn page guidelines, please visit: http://www.terracon.com/social-media-rules/

Founded in 1965
Olathe, Kansas, USA
6.3K employees (183 in marketing)
70% recommend to a friend
86% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
113.3K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$677
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34%
Direct
49.3%
Referral
9.5%
Social
5.5%
Paid
1.7%

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