Proposal Writer

We have an immediate opportunity for a Proposal Writer/Coordinator in the Placer County Area. This position requires a fun creative writer that will support the marketing department. This is an in-office position.

Job Responsibilities:

• Ability to lead the development of proposals and presentations.
• Prepares proposals by determining concept, gathering and formatting information, writing drafts, and obtaining approvals.
• Determines proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs, studying requests for proposal (RFPs), and attending strategy meetings.
• Meets proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering writing, review, approval, and transmittal.
• Enters and monitors tracking data.
• Coordinates requirements with contributors and contributes proposal status information to review meetings.
• Gathers proposal information by identifying sources of information, coordinating submissions and collections, and identifying and communicating risks associated with proposals.
• Develops proposal by assembling information including project nature, objectives/outcomes/deliverables, implementation, methods, timetable, staffing, budget, standards of performance, and evaluation.
• Oversee the writing, quality control, and edits drafts including executive summaries, conclusions, and organization credentials.
• Prepares presentation by evaluating text, graphics, and binding and coordinating printing.
• Maintains quality results by using templates; following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, and tone; maintaining proposal support database.
• Obtains approvals by reviewing proposals with key providers and Project Managers.
• Improves proposal-writing results by evaluating and re-designing processes.

Qualifications / Skills:

• Presentation skills.
• Strong writing and editing skills and exceptional graphic layout design skills.
• Technical documentation and with strategic planning ability.
• Problem solving with strong time management and planning skills.
• Deadline-oriented.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Graphic Design, Marketing, English or Communication desired.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in proposal writing preferably in the construction, engineering, or architecture industry.

Upon a conditional job offer, a drug test and background check will be required.

Compensation based on experience.

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