Strategic Writer Job at Garver Engineering in Greenville

Overview

Strategic Writer in Greenville, South Carolina. Garver's Water Business Line is growing and looks for a Strategic Writer with strong writing skills and the ability to think creatively and strategically to develop client-specific messaging. This role requires a collaborative teammate who can comprehend and enhance complex information and coordinate with diverse teams to meet tight deadlines. The position reports to the Content Strategist and works closely with pursuit leaders, business planning managers, the content strategist, and proposal coordinators. Current Proposal Coordinators or Content Writers seeking career growth are ideal candidates for this position.

Who You Are:

• You can collaborate with engineering and marketing staff
• You have good time management and the ability to prioritize assignments
• You are unafraid to find new forms of messaging and how to implement them
• You can engage and build relationships with technical engineering staff and proposal coordinators
• You are genuinely interested in learning about water and wastewater engineering and the projects we deliver

Core Responsibilities

• Work with pursuit teams and proposal coordinators on win theme development and cover letters; identify, craft, and strengthen win themes; and maintain the strategic vision throughout proposals or statements of qualifications
  • Leading theming and storyboarding for strategic pursuits
  • Customizing 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 updating 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 is unique about this position

• We are most interested in finding a passionate, driven, collaborative teammate and less concerned about candidates having 100% of the job experience identified in this description. We will coach, mentor, and train the right candidate for this position.
• You will have the opportunity to flex your creative muscle by contributing to annual business-line-wide initiatives.
• We have a great balance of proven processes, maintaining consistency across the business line, with flexibility and autonomy.

Basic Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years previous proposal development experience in the Architectural/Engineering/Construction (A/E/C) industry
• Provide three writing samples (persuasive, technical, conversational)
• Provide cover letter
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Bachelor's degree (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 approachable, informal method for better reader comprehension
• Experience communicating, coordinating, and maintaining content messaging for marketing purposes
• Experience working with internal clients to provide drafts and incorporate feedback and meet internal and external deadlines for assignments such as 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 progressive atmosphere. Garver provides tools, resources, and an environment to develop leaders, stimulate ideas, and accomplish projects. By offering competitive salary packages, attractive benefits, and a comprehensive wellness program, Garver supports work-life balance.

About Garver

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, with more than 1,400 employees, and has a people-first culture that has earned Zweig Group Best Firm to Work For Legacy Status. Learn more at GarverUSA.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Garver is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Our practices are based on capability 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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