If you have conquered basic proposals, still love this unique world of A/E/C marketing, and are aspiring to grow in your career, then we want to talk to you! We’re looking for a marketer who wants to continue to elevate their proposal experience, working in a supportive, collaborative environment to independently lead more and more complex proposal efforts. You’ll actively participate in marketing activities across the entire Client Maintenance/Development – Visibility – Pursuit life cycle, with a primary focus on pursuits. You’ll be trained and mentored using our Elevating Pursuits and Focus Forward Approach programs, and continue to hone your ability to develop differentiating messaging.

You’ll be joining a growing, connected team of marketers in driving business growth across the Mid-Atlantic region. Here’s what your future coworkers have to say:

• “I really enjoy working with this team!”
• “Defined career paths for marketers exist at VHB! The company helps you get to where you want to go.”
• “You’re appropriately trained and then trusted to do your own work—you have autonomy, but also support when you need it.”
• “Teamwork actually works on our team—we’re supportive, resourceful, and genuinely like one another.”

In this role, you will:

• Lead and prepare routine proposals and qualification packages with oversight from senior marketing staff
• Independently prepare proposal management plans (PMPs), including outlines, page limits, client technical and administrative requirements, proposal schedule, etc.
• Lead and actively participate in kick-off meetings, with guidance from senior marketing members as needed
• Work closely with graphic designers, subject matter experts (SMEs), and other technical staff to produce compliant, on-time, differentiating proposals
• Regularly communicate with subconsultants and tracks subconsultant materials for proposals
• Verify that proposal submissions adhere to the solicitation requirements (formatting, content, page count, schedule, costs, deliverables, milestones, etc.)
• Independently develop tailored, meaningful content for proposals
• Lead client presentation preparation and coordination
• Become an active participant in pursuit strategy and capture planning sessions
• Receive guidance and active mentoring from senior marketing staff on messaging and technical editing
• May shadow senior marketers on complex, strategic pursuits (for example, serving as marketing lead on one volume/section of a large effort with oversight from a Senior Marketing Specialist)
• May work on activities to support the region’s visibility plan

Required skills and attributes:

• Strong writer, editor, and communicator with a positive attitude
• Excellent verbal, written, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong creative thinking skills
• Detail oriented
• Able to work well under deadline pressure
• Able to handle multiple assignments concurrently
• Comfortable working with staff in person and remotely

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in English, Communications, Marketing, Journalism, or comparable field
• 2+ years of professional experience in a marketing and/or communications role in the A/E/C industry. Involvement in the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) or similar a plus
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and the Adobe Creative Suite (specifically InDesign and Acrobat). Experience with Microsoft Dynamics a plus
• We are unable to provide sponsorship for employment at this time