Lead Marketing and Proposal Specialist

Job Title

Lead Marketing and Proposal Specialist

SWG

Regular

CDM Smith is seeking a creative and persuasive writer to join our South Group marketing team. If you are a creative thinker and enjoy collaborating with teams to lead the development of compelling written storylines for proposals and presentations, we are interested in talking to you. Candidates must be able to bring ideas to life that engage our clients and convey the distinguishing features of our approach and technical solutions.

High importance is placed on a having positive attitude, looking for opportunities to lead, being flexible with change, and working well with others in a collaborative environment. The ideal candidate will have a portfolio of work that showcases engaging and innovative written content that is compliant with client RFPs while connecting with the audience.

We are open to considering candidates in all U.S. office locations. Preferred locations are:
Raleigh, Fairfax, Virginia Beach, Richmond, and Newport News.

For more information about what CDM Smith offers its employees please visit our careers page:

• Planning, organizing, coordinating, and implementing strategies for marketing and business development opportunities throughout the firm's South Region.
• Developing, writing, editing, and reviewing content for proposals, presentations, resumes, project descriptions, and related marketing materials for our municipal water and environmental clients.
• Applying creativity/strategic vision and a theme-based approach to lead brainstorming, storyboarding, and other strategy development sessions.
• Updating information in the CDM Smith firmwide database of resumes, project descriptions, proposals and qualification packages, and maintaining marketing and visual presentation information.
• Being actively involved in the wider CDM Smith marketing discipline by participating on task forces and committees, as available.
• Engaging effectively with our global team of writers and artists in India and supporting the growth of this important resource.
• Developing business development, marketing, facilitation, and writing skills through internal and external training sources and associations membership and committee involvement.

• Bachelor's degree.
• 8 years of related experience.
• Domestic and/or international travel may be required. The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands.
• Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

• B.A. or B.S. in Communications, English, Marketing, Journalism or related degree.
• Previous experience working for an architectural, engineering, construction, or other technical firm.
• Proficient in MS Office 365, Adobe Creative Cloud, and SharePoint applications; advanced skills in Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft PowerPoint, including use of styles and templates.
• Proficient in leveraging Microsoft Copilot and other AI tools for research, analysis, and other content refinement activities.
• Experience in editing/proofreading narrative written by technical professionals.
• Practical experience in facilitating both large and small groups in strategy and proposal development.
• The ability to work under rigid time constraints where a narrow margin for errors or delays is allowed.
• Experience with business development/marketing process models (such as Dag Knudsen, Miller-Heiman, Shipley).
• Experience working with team members located in global marketing centers.

• Excellent command of grammar, the AP Style Manual, and spelling.
• Ability to organize, negotiate, and drive proposal schedules.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to effectively coordinate projects with team members based across the country.

We attract the best people in the industry, supporting their efforts to learn and grow. We strive to create a challenging and progressive work environment. We provide career opportunities that span a variety of disciplines and geographic locations, with projects that our employees plan, design, build and operate as diverse as the needs of our clients. CDM Smith is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, pregnancy related conditions, childbirth and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression), national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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Hybrid Work Options may be considered for successful candidate.