Overview
Strategic Writer role at Garver, Houston, Texas. Garver’s Water Business Line is growing and looking for a Strategic Writer with strong writing skills and an ability to think creatively and strategically to develop client-specific messaging. This role calls for a collaborative teammate capable of comprehending and enhancing complex information and coordinating with diverse teams to get the desired information on tight deadlines.
This position will report to our Content Strategist and work closely with our pursuit leaders, business planning managers, content strategist, and proposal coordinators.
Responsibilities
- Work with pursuit teams and proposal coordinators on win theme development and cover letters; identifying, crafting, and strengthening win themes; and maintaining the strategic vision throughout proposals or statements of qualifications
- Lead theming and storyboarding for strategic pursuits
- Customize content for strategic pursuit proposals as part of maintaining strategic vision
- Collaborate with pursuit teams and proposal coordinators on crafting, proofreading, and reviewing marketing collateral content specific to each pursuit or audience and update existing collateral when necessary
- Assist with drafting abstracts and presentation outlines for conferences
- Coordinate with the Water Business Planning Managers, Regional Water Directors, Content Strategist, and Garver’s Communications Team on messaging for printed and digital marketing collateral
- Develop and coordinate content for marketing collateral requests, such as fact sheets and brochures
- Draft and coordinate award submissions for industry associations (ACEC awards)
- Maintain and review content database, including bios, project descriptions, text library information, and other content as requested
What Makes This Position Unique
- We are interested in a passionate, driven, collaborative teammate; we will coach, mentor, and train the right candidate
- Opportunity to flex creative muscle by contributing to annual business-line-wide initiatives
- Balance of proven processes with flexibility and autonomy
Basic Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of proposal development experience in the Architectural/Engineering/Construction (A/E/C) industry
- Provide three writing samples (persuasive, technical, conversational)
- Provide a cover letter
- Proficient user of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Bachelor’s degree in English, Marketing, Communications, Business, Advertising, Public Relations, or a related field
- Willing and able to travel
Preferred Skills
- Experience as a proposal coordinator or content writer for an A/E/C firm
- Experience conveying technical content in an informal method for reader comprehension
- Experience communicating, coordinating, and maintaining content messaging for marketing purposes
- Experience working with internal clients to provide drafts, incorporate feedback, and meet deadlines for proposals, abstracts, award submissions, and advertorials
- Experience maintaining writing styles and creating a unified voice
- Experience taking ownership of assignments, time management, prioritizing, organizing, researching, creative thinking, and problem solving
- Experience setting and communicating priorities to project teams while managing multiple, often fast-paced projects
Grow With Us
Garver offers programs such as company-paid professional memberships, support for industry licenses and continuing education opportunities, and a comprehensive wellness program. Garver provides the tools, resources, and environment to develop leaders, stimulate ideas, and accomplish projects. By offering competitive salary packages, attractive benefits, and a work-life balance, Garver demonstrates its commitment to employees.
Founded in 1919, Garver is an employee-owned engineering, planning, and environmental services firm focused on aviation, transportation, buildings, federal, water and wastewater services; surveying; advisory services; and construction engineering and inspection. Garver is in the top 100 of Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms list, with more than 1,400 employees.
Garver is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Our employment practices are based on an individual's capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by law.
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Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
Industries: Civil Engineering