Marketing Proposal Manager

STV • Chicago, IL

15d • $116,931 - $133,635 • Hybrid

About The Position

STV is seeking a Marketing Proposal Manager to join its Transportation group in a hybrid role requiring four days per week in the office, based in Chicago, Illinois, or New York City. The position leads and collaborates with pursuit teams on marketing deliverables and interviews for public- and private-sector clients, supporting projects throughout the northeastern United States and beyond.

The manager leads proposal development from solicitation analysis through submission, coordinating marketing staff, graphic designers, pursuit teams, project teams, and teaming partners. The role also manages interview preparation, supports general marketing materials and database maintenance, mentors junior staff, builds relationships with technical professionals, and contributes to client strategic planning and debriefs. The position requires a bachelor's degree, at least seven years of proposal management experience, and experience marketing in the architecture, engineering, or construction management industry. The stated compensation range is $116,930.89 to $133,635.31.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in marketing, communications, English, journalism, or a related area of study.
• Minimum of 7 years of proposal management experience, including proposal development from inception through submission.
• Experience in marketing in the architecture, engineering, or construction management industry.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint, and Adobe InDesign.
• Strong writing and grammatical skills, with the ability to adapt to an industry-specific style guide.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, time management, and research skills.
• Ability to manage concurrent assignments under strict deadlines and willingness to work overtime when necessary.
• Client-focused approach and strong work ethic.
• Creative, self-motivated professional who can thrive in a collaborative environment and deliver compelling, high-quality, visually engaging marketing materials.
• Applicants must submit a cover letter demonstrating their qualifications; the cover letter will be evaluated as a sample of writing ability and creativity.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with design-build proposals.
• Experience in the Chicago or Midwest transportation and infrastructure market is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead development of compliant, compelling responses to public- and private-sector solicitations.
• Coordinate marketing team members, including graphic designers and junior marketing staff, throughout proposal development.
• Analyze solicitations and prepare schedules, comprehensive outlines, and compliance matrices.
• Collaborate with pursuit and project teams to identify sales themes and incorporate them into proposal responses.
• Coordinate content responsibilities with pursuit and project teams.
• Develop requests for information for team partners and coordinate partner materials and responses.
• Tailor or develop creative, compelling non-technical narratives.
• Facilitate proposal color reviews, schedule review meetings, implement changes, and ensure compliance with solicitation requirements and STV brand and style guidelines.
• Lead interview development, including drafting storylines and storyboards and coordinating graphic design of final presentations.
• Coordinate presentation planning sessions and rehearsals with internal teams and partner participants.
• Support participants with content refinement and adherence to time limits; provide coaching and facilitate Q&A practice.
• Support development and periodic maintenance of project descriptions, resumes, and other marketing materials in the firm database.
• Model professionalism and serve as an informal or formal mentor to junior staff.
• Collaborate with peers and managers to communicate needs and support junior staff development.
• Build trusted, collaborative relationships with technical professionals at all organizational levels.
• Participate in client strategic planning with client managers, business development staff, and others to develop long-term client relationships and understand client goals.
• Initiate and participate in client debriefs and apply lessons learned to future submissions.

Benefits

• Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare, dependent care, and transit and parking where applicable
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• 401(k) plan
• Retirement counseling
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Back-Up Dependent Care
• Parental leave
• Continuing Education Program
• Professional licensure and society memberships

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior