Senior Federal​/DoD Proposal Writer

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Tampa, FL, US

DigitalCM is seeking a Senior Federal / DoD Proposal Writer (On-site Tampa, FL)

DigitalCM is currently expanding their federal business development capability and are seeking an experienced Senior Federal / DoD Proposal Writer who can take complex technical capabilities and translate them into clear, compliant, evaluator-focused federal proposals. This is not a general marketing or commercial copywriting position. We are looking for someone who understands the federal acquisition and proposal environment
, preferably with substantial Department of Defense experience. We rapidly respond to federal contract opportunities and need a proactive Proposal Writerto spearhead RFP preparation and compliance.

Job Summary

• Review RFPs, RFIs, and Sources Sought notices to determine eligibility and win probability
• Compose, refine, and review drafts of proposal responses, encompassing executive summaries, technical, management, past performance, as well as white papers, responses to Requests For Information (RFIs), and marketing materials
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear, concise, and user-friendly documentation
• Interpret contract requirements and communicate compliance approach in both verbal and meeting presentation format
• Interview executives,technical SMEs, instructors, developers, and program personnel to obtain required proposal information.
• Convert technical concepts into concise, persuasive, evaluator-focused proposal language.
• Develop technical, management, staffing, past-performance, corporate-experience, and executive-summary content.
• Tracking anticipated solicitations, recompetes, RFIs, Sources Sought notices, and agency forecasts.
• Helping position DigitalCM capabilities against anticipated government requirements.

• 5+ years of professional federal proposal-writing experience , with preference given to candidates with 7–10+ years.
• Demonstrated experience writing proposals for U.S. Government customers.
• Strong understanding of the federal acquisition and competitive proposal process.
• Experience interpreting and responding to Sections L and M, PWS/SOW/SOO requirements, evaluation factors, and proposal instructions.
• Experience developing compliance matrices and annotated proposal outlines.
• Demonstrated ability to write technical and management proposal volumes.
• Experience developing past-performance and corporate-experience narratives.
• Excellent technical writing, editing, grammar, organization, and document-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and rapidly changing proposal requirements.
• Ability to work directly withtechnical SMEs and convert interviews and technical material into polished proposal content.
• Strong Microsoft Word and Microsoft Office skills.
• Ability to work with sensitive company and government-related information.
• Must be eligible to obtain a Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required)
• Comply with the provisions of the corporations Standard Practice Procedures manual and DoD 5220.22-M when handling classified material to include generating, marking, storing, handling, and destroying of classified material

Preferred Skills

• Experience with AI‑assisted writing tools (e.g., ChatGPT) for rapid content generation
• Department of Defense customers
• USSOCOM and military service components
• Federal training and education programs
• iOS/macOS or mobile application development
• Artificial intelligence and machine learning
• Cybersecurity
• Learning Management Systems (LMS)
• SCORM and xAPI
• Modeling and simulation
• Digital twins
• Extended reality (XR), AR/VR/MR, or spatial computing
• ISR and…