Marketing/Proposal Specialist II

CORPORATE/FUNCTIONAL PRACTICE 
Michael Baker International understands that people require choices in where they want to begin to build a sustainable future. For more than 75 years, Michael Baker International has maintained an entrepreneurial work environment that fosters great careers, which ultimately has brought great success to the organization. Michael Baker offers many opportunities to help you grow professionally to build your career. Whether it is in Finance, IT, Human Resources, Technology, Communications, Proposal Production, Legal or our National Practice and Market segments, take your next step with us and help make a difference in the lives of those you work with and those we serve.



DESCRIPTION
Michael Baker International is seeking an energetic leader to work collaboratively with technical leads to prepare winning proposals and presentations. The Marketing/Proposal Specialist will partner with Capture Managers to jointly lead the development of proposals and interviews within the company's best practices framework. The ideal candidate is equal parts creative and organized and possesses project management, writing, and page layout skills. He/she is skilled in working with a team to formulate a pursuit's strategic messages. A successful Marketing/Proposal Specialist has leadership qualities and demonstrates a collaborative mindset, superior communication skills, problem solving ability, organizational skills, and transparency. He/she is a strategic thinker and pushes the status quo for continuous improvement. This position is fully remote. 



They will manage proposal development efforts with responsibilities including but not limited to:

 
Facilitate kick off meetings that define expectations.
 
Identify tasks, assign responsibilities, and develop and manage adherence to proposal schedule.
 
Facilitate strategy discussion and collaborate with team to develop strategy and win themes.
 
Schedule and facilitate proposal review meetings.
 
Develop page layout and manage proposal documents.
 
Lead the team in the development of visual and written content for proposals; draft and/or edit proposal narrative as necessary.
 
Communicate and coordinate status with the proposal team.




PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

 
Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, Journalism, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
 
Minimum 6-10 years of experience in the planning, preparation, and development of architectural and engineering proposals and qualifications packages for government and private clients.
 
Strong project management skills.
 
Strong interpersonal communication skills.
 
Ability to focus on details and on the big picture.
 
Organizational conceptual thinking skills.
 
Effective decision-making skills.
 
Time management skills; ability to manage, organize, and prioritize project assignments to meet competing deadlines.
 
Exceptional writing, editing, and document organization skills.
 
Familiarity with the AEC industry.
 
Familiarity with regional and local proposal submission requirements.
 
Experience with Adobe InDesign.
 
Intermediate to expert skills in Microsoft Office Suite.
 
Experience with proposal database software Deltek Vision is preferred but not required.




COMPENSATION
 The salary range for this position is $63,712 - $132,763. This will be dependent on the experience and expertise of the incoming candidate.