The Axel Group is seeking a Marketing and Proposal Coordinator to join our client's team out of Union County, New Jersey. This well-known architecture firm has offices across multiple states; this person will be responsible for preparing proposals in pursuit of winning Municipal, County, State and Federal contracts.
The ideal candidate will be an excellent writer and possess business acumen, analytical abilities, and strong written and verbal communication skills along with the ability to manage and multi-task. Candidates with experience in the Architectural, Construction and Engineering fields are encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the firm's Partners, Principals, and Project Managers in proposal generation
- Ensure effective, accurate, and timely proposal generation process
- Respond to RFQs, RFPs, and technical proposals
- Coordinate resources and subcontractors essential to the proposal process
- Responsible for the execution and delivery of a proposal from initial stages to final production and delivery
- Interact with internal staff to compose and facilitate submittals and proposal responses
- Effectively manage tasks/deadlines, and remain informed of solicitation requirements
- Participate in proposal review meetings
- Establish a data base of "success and failures" to be used for continuous improvement of the proposal process
- Develop marketing collateral including technical narratives, graphics, photos and general project information
- Manage the library of marketing materials, including project descriptions, resumes, and other collateral
- Prepare proposal responses including layout, formatting, design, and presentation
- Manage the process of tracking and searching client activity, including opportunity postings and advertisements
- Review Business Development opportunities
- Attend weekly Go/No Go meetings
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in English, Literature, Journalism, Communications, Marketing, or similar concentration, preferred
- 1-4 years of proposal writing experience, required
- Experience working within the architecture, engineering, or construction industry, required
- Experience writing proposals within public works, I.E. at the Municipal, County, State and Federal level, highly preferred
- Skilled with graphics editing software, such as Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop
- Strong writing, editing, organizational, verbal and time management skills
- Attention to detail
Benefits:
- Medical, Dental and Vision coverage with employer contribution
- PTO and Paid Holidays
- Life Insurance Policy