Proposal Writer

Marsh McLennan•San Diego, CA

About The Position

Under the direction of the Proposal Manager, respond to the company’s requests for proposals (RFP) to maximize new business opportunities and retain current clients. Responsibilities include working closely with the sales team; writing, editing, and maintaining proposal content in a proposal management system; establishing and following a project timeline; formatting and finalizing best-in-class proposals; holding post-submission debriefings, and reporting results to management.

Responsibilities

Manage the on-time delivery of new business and defensive proposals from start to finish.
Schedule and lead kick off meetings, focusing on learning about the prospect/client, establishing win themes, and providing clear direction for next steps for successful project completion.
Create proposal delivery timeline and clear expectations for sales and proposal team’s response.
Populate proposal from boilerplate content maintained in RFP database.
Research prospect and customize boilerplate content to address prospect’s industry, challenges, and culture.
Write executive summaries, and new material as needed.
Edit proposal content provided by sales.
Access internal resources such as graphic design, desktop publishing, printer, and mailroom as needed to deliver best-in-class, on-time response.
Proactively direct finalization and delivery, communicating as needed with management, technical personnel and various teams.
Proactively participate in developing new content for use in proposals.
Work with subject matter experts to create and update written content.
Collaborate with the internal creative team to create new graphics.
Maintain and leverage the resources of the proposal management/database system.
Audit database at regular intervals to eliminate redundancies.
Collaborate with the national RFP team for best-in-class proposal content.
Generate reports as required.
Serve as a peer editor and copywriter in the Corporate Communications Department.
Assist with drafting and/or editing colleague biographies, press releases, articles, marketing collateral, and other content as needed.