Senior Proposal & Marketing Specialist

RJM CONSTRUCTION LLC•Golden Valley, MN

7d•$84,000 - $110,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Proposal & Marketing Specialist is an experienced member of RJM Construction’s marketing team, leading proposal development and supporting strategic marketing initiatives that strengthen the company’s brand, messaging, and marketing efforts. Working closely with the Marketing Manager, this role helps shape proposal strategy, positioning, messaging, and direction while taking ownership of schedules, coordination, content development, and execution. The position calls for a creative, organized, detail-oriented, schedule-driven, and communicative professional who builds trusted relationships, takes ownership of outcomes, and looks for ways to improve the quality of the work. The role also contributes to marketing priorities, campaigns, communications, brand initiatives, and business development. It partners with the Marketing Coordinator on proposal production and design-focused deliverables, maintains marketing resources and assets, and conducts market and client research. The position is based at RJM Construction’s corporate headquarters in Golden Valley, Minnesota, and is full time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, journalism, business, or a related field.
Minimum of 7 years of proposal and marketing experience within the AEC industry.
Experience with Adobe InDesign, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint.
Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
Communicate with urgency, clarity, and purpose, anticipating questions, needs, risks, and changing priorities.
Take ownership of commitments, proactively solve challenges, and keep people and deliverables moving forward.
Lead and collaborate confidently across teams while supporting and mentoring other marketing team members.
Demonstrate adaptability, sound judgment, continuous improvement, and a desire to grow into greater leadership responsibility.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Microsoft Teams.
Experience with Adobe Illustrator.
CRM experience.
Experience with WordPress.

Responsibilities

Lead RFQs, RFPs, proposals, qualifications, and interview materials from kickoff through submission.
Partner with the Marketing Manager to develop pursuit strategy, positioning, messaging, and proposal direction.
Own proposal schedules, assignments, reviews, and deadlines, proactively communicating needs and changes.
Collaborate with pursuit teams to understand client priorities and develop compelling, client-focused content.
Improve proposal resources, processes, storytelling, and overall pursuit effectiveness.
Collaborate with the Marketing Manager on marketing priorities, campaigns, communications, and brand initiatives.
Develop and refine content for proposals, presentations, campaigns, recruiting, and other marketing efforts.
Partner with the Marketing Coordinator on proposal production, graphics, layouts, and design-focused deliverables.
Identify opportunities to strengthen RJM’s brand, improve processes, and deliver greater value.
Use CRM data and marketing resources to support pursuit planning and business development efforts.
Maintain organized project experience, staff qualifications, proposal content, photography, and marketing assets.
Conduct market and client research for tailored marketing collateral, campaigns, and pursuits.
Mentor and develop other marketing team members by sharing knowledge, providing guidance, and supporting their professional growth.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Retirement plan
Flexible spending account
Health care savings account
Life insurance
Educational assistance or reimbursement
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Parenting leave benefits
Short- and long-term disability
Critical illness coverage
Accident coverage
Hospital indemnity coverage
Paid time for volunteer events
Paid time for bereavement leave
The position may be eligible for additional compensation, including travel pay and/or a bonus or incentive program.