Proposal Specialist

KLJ•Bismarck, ND

4d•$45,000 - $62,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Proposal Specialist combines strategic communication, visual design, and project management to help drive the company's growth and success. This role leads the development of compelling proposals, qualifications packages, and client interview presentations that showcase the KLJ’s expertise in competitive pursuits. Working closely with technical experts, project managers, and business leaders, the Proposal Specialist transforms complex information into persuasive content and engaging visual communications. Through strong writing, graphic design, branding, and storytelling skills, this individual develops high-impact deliverables that communicate value, strengthen client connections, and support winning business opportunities. The ideal candidate is both creative and detail-oriented, with a passion for design, visual storytelling, and collaboration. They are comfortable managing multiple deadlines, developing strategic messaging, creating graphics and presentation materials, and bringing ideas to life through visually compelling marketing and business development materials.

Requirements

Associate or bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, graphic design, journalism, English, business, or a related field; equivalent experience considered
Proficiency with computers
Using the guidelines provided, apply judgment and interpretation skills to complete duties.
Management does not exist or is limited in scope
Use common courtesy while interacting with people to satisfactorily perform the job
Activities allow the individual to provide a recommendation used by others when making decisions
Complete assignments independently and obtain guidance for unfamiliar tasks, problems and situations

Nice To Haves

Experience with Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat
Experience creating infographics, presentations, and branded marketing collateral
Knowledge of visual communication, page layout, typography, and graphic design principles
Experience developing PowerPoint presentations and presentation graphics

Responsibilities

Sets, enforces, and maintains timelines for successful completion of proposals
Drafts responses to RFPs and other client deliverables as assigned, writes content and coordinates graphics for a completed proposal that accurately reflects RFP requirements
Designs proposal layouts, infographics, charts, maps, and visual content that communicate technical information clearly and effectively
Utilizes effective written and oral communication
Translates complex engineering concepts into visually engaging graphics and presentations
Interviews and gathers information to customize RFP responses with input from business line leaders and/or subject-matter experts
Provides copywriting for proposal content including scope of services, project approaches, customized project roles and bios, etc.
Provides quality control review, proofing and editing of all proposal and presentation material, and oversees final production and delivery of proposals