Federal Proposal Writer (on-site)

Vistra Communications•Lutz, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Federal Proposal Writer is responsible for developing high-quality, compliant, persuasive, and customer-focused written content for federal government proposals. This role translates technical, management, staffing, past performance, and corporate capability inputs into clear proposal narratives that are responsive to solicitation requirements, evaluation criteria, win themes, and client priorities. The Federal Proposal Writer works under the guidance of the Sr. Director of Proposal Management and collaborates closely with capture managers, subject matter experts (SMEs), technical leads, contracts, pricing, and proposal team members to produce compliant, compelling, and submission-ready proposal content.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, English, Business, or related field
3+ years of federal proposal writing experience
Experience supporting winning federal proposals
Understanding FAR, compliance matrices, and proposal lifecycle
Strong writing, editing, and analytical skills
Ability to synthesize complex information
Keen attention to detail and deadline management
Must be punctual and meet deadlines, maintaining attendance standards and completing assignments on time.
US Citizenship Required: Due to the requirements of the federal contract that this position supports, U.S. citizenship is required. Citizenship will be confirmed via I-9/E-Verify at the start of employment.

Nice To Haves

APMP certification preferred
Experience with oral presentations
Familiarity with SAM.gov and GSA
Experience with proposal and AI tools
Strong communication and strategic thinking skills

Responsibilities

Collaborate on and write proposal content, including management approach, technical approach, staffing plans, past performance narratives, resumes, summaries and other proposal sections
Ensure all content is compliant with RFP requirements, aligned to evaluation criteria, clear, concise and persuasive
Participate in Storyboarding sessions, win theme development and proposal reviews (Pink, Red, Gold)
Translate SME input into clear, compliant, evaluator-friendly, customer-focused and persuasive narratives
Incorporate discriminators, proof points and win themes into proposals
Conduct compliance checks and content gap analysis
Maintain version control and incorporate feedback
Ensure consistency across proposal volumes
Develop outlines and annotated templates
Contribute to content libraries
Use artificial intelligence (AI) platforms and office-wide tools to support proposal development, compliance and colored reviews
Support oral presentations