About This Role
This role is responsible for writing and editing responses to Requests for Proposal (RFPs) and creating other documents like pricing proposals and ad hoc documents for clients. The position involves coordinating with sales and relationship managers, managing projects independently, and ensuring adherence to client specifications under strict deadlines.
Responsibilities
- Write responses to Requests for Proposal (RFPs) under strict deadlines
- Create additional documents, including pricing proposals, standard program proposals, and ad hoc documents for external clients
- Coordinate projects with sales representatives and relationship managers in field offices
- Manage projects independently and with adherence to detailed client specifications
- Integrate pricing into formal proposal documents by interacting with sales/relationship management staffs
- Update product information and sales positioning by interacting with product, marketing, and sales/relationship management staffs
- Customize proposals to the agreed-upon sales strategy
- Perform daily quality control reviews
- Perform copy editing activities
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Communications, English, Journalism, Marketing or related field, or equivalent work experience
- Two to three years of business writing experience in sales support, proposal generation, marketing, communications, publishing or print media
- Strong writing, editing and proofreading skills
- Ability to communicate effectively on unfamiliar topics to elicit technical and program information necessary to answer client questions
- Ability to quickly assimilate new information regarding specific product and technical topics and write accurately about those topics or concepts immediately after introduction
- Possesses technical ability to adapt to proposal tools and software used by the company
- Strong organizational skills and an eye for presentation and details
- Ability to manage routine administrative tasks
- Ability to work under tight deadlines while managing multiple projects
- Proficient computer navigation skills using a variety of software packages including Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Benefits
- Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
- Basic term and optional term life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Pregnancy disability and parental leave
- 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
- Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
- Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
