Senior Marketing Manager

Dewberry•Fairfax, VA

21d•$114,000 - $147,000•Remote

About The Position

Dewberry is seeking a full-time Senior Marketing Manager to oversee pursuit and proposal efforts supporting its Federal Market operations. The role is remote, with occasional travel to Fairfax, Virginia. The manager will lead complex pursuits, collaborate with technical and proposal graphics staff, and quality-check work from Dewberry, joint venture partners, and construction partners to deliver compliant, compelling submissions. The position reports directly to the Director of Marketing, Federal Market, and may serve as proposal manager for complex pursuits. Experience mentoring, training, and supporting the professional development of staff is required. The Senior Marketing Manager will work with a collaborative marketing team and manage multiple deadline-driven assignments with overlapping schedules. The role requires delegating work while maintaining ultimate responsibility for execution. The manager will coordinate with business unit managers, market segment leaders, project managers, and subject matter experts on pursuit decisions, win strategies, sales messaging, team assembly, proposal management, and responses. Additional work includes client action plans, market and competitor research, client intelligence, business development, relationship-building with teaming partners and subcontractors, and support for federal marketing initiatives across the company. Dewberry is a professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. The projected annual salary range is $114,000–$147,000 for the Fairfax, Virginia office; the range may vary based on factors including skills, experience, location, and market conditions. Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization. Employment offers are subject to background screening.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent related experience.
At least 10 years of experience personally producing proposals and managing proposal efforts.
Strong project management and organizational experience, including delegation skills.
Effective proposal management skills, including planning, organization, problem identification and resolution, and resource management.
Extensive experience with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Adobe InDesign.
Ability to work overtime as necessary to meet business requirements.
Ability to work effectively in a team and manage deadline-driven assignments with overlapping schedules.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Federal A/E/C marketing.
Experience with other graphics software.
Experience with CRM databases.

Responsibilities

Oversee pursuit and proposal efforts supporting Federal Market operations.
Manage complex pursuits and collaborate with technical and proposal graphics staff.
Quality-check work by technical, proposal, and graphics staff from Dewberry, joint venture partners, and construction partners to produce compliant, compelling submissions.
Serve as proposal manager for complex pursuits as needed.
Mentor, train, and support the professional development of staff.
Delegate work across multiple concurrent assignments while retaining responsibility for execution.
Coordinate with business unit managers, market segment leaders, project managers, and subject matter experts to determine pursuit decisions and win strategies, craft sales messages, assemble pursuit teams, manage proposals, and develop responses.
Manage multiple proposal efforts and teams simultaneously across diverse service offerings.
Develop and maintain client action plans for high-priority clients.
Support market research, competitor analysis, and client intelligence for business development and operational personnel.
Represent the firm appropriately with teaming partners and subcontractors and at events and business networking opportunities.
Support implementation of federal corporate initiatives, plans, campaigns, and strategies.
Facilitate communication and collaboration on federal marketing initiatives across the company.