Proposal Associate

Burns Brand•Philadelphia, PA

33d

About The Position

Burns is currently seeking a Proposal Associate to join our Marketing team in our Philadelphia, PA, New York, NY, Washington, DC or Pittsburgh, PA office. Summary: Coordinates and leads team efforts to prepare proposal responses, submissions, presentations and other marketing activities. Coordinate marketing activities related to specific targets or prospects. Maintains photographic, proposal, and firm credential files.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) in marketing, communication or related discipline
A minimum of five (5) years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience within an engineering or architectural services firm, focusing on aviation, healthcare, higher education, power & utility, public works, railroad & transit market sectors.
The ideal candidate should be familiar with all types of proposal formats and government forms (SF 330, etc.).

Responsibilities

Lead the production of all sizes of proposals, from Statements of Interest to major multi-team and/or multi-discipline proposal efforts.
Identify production schedule for all proposals including action items for proposal team members
Responsible for using independent judgement to interpret client proposal requirements
Maintain proposal progress and data in CRM database
Prepare project fact sheets for substantially completed projects
Generate and proofread proposal text and maintain high proposal quality
Lead proposal team meetings to brainstorm winning strategies and track proposal progress
Interpret proposal format requirements and identify and prepare proposal content
Participate in shortlist interview presentation creation
Participate in discussions on potential teaming partners
Work with graphic designers to incorporate graphics, layout formats, and other graphic techniques for easy to read, professional looking documents