Salary Range: $80,000 – $120,000 depending on experience
Industry: Civil Engineering, Planning, GIS, CM, Grant Writing – National Professional Consulting Firm with various Regional Office Locations
How to Apply:
To be considered for this position, submit a resume and cover letter to the following email: Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit a resume and brief cover letter describing their experience in marketing, proposal development, and business development leadership within professional services organizations. Please explain in your cover letter why you feel you are fit for this tremendous opportunity to join a growing firm in a critical point of inflection on its journey. To be considered for this position, your submission must be sent to the email address listed in this paragraph regardless of the platform you have encountered this job posting on.
- Job Posting: 05/08/26 through 05/22/26.
- Interviews: Week of May 25, 2026
- Offer of Employment: May 29, 2026
- Anticipated Start Date: No later than June 22, 2026
About Red Plains Professional
Red Plains Professional, Inc. is a nationally respected civil engineering, planning, GIS, CM, grant writing, and program management consulting firm serving Tribal governments and public agencies across the United States. Our growing team of 25+ professionals strategically located in various regional offices specializes in infrastructure planning, transportation systems, and community development.
With annual revenue currently over $8 million, Red Plains is entering an exciting stage of growth and organizational development. The firm is positioned to expand to $12–15 million in revenue over the next several years while continuing to strengthen its national reputation and internal leadership structure. Our leadership’s focus on company culture, improved systems, and exceptional talent acquisition and development, has led to Red Plains Professional’s significant growth over the past few years.
To support this next phase, Red Plains is seeking a Director of Marketing who will play a central role in strengthening the firm’s marketing efforts/impacts, internal systems, multimedia content library, rebranding, proposal development, and processes.
Position Reports To:
Director of Operations and President/Owner. Working in conjunction with Regional Directors, Discipline Leads, and Client Managers.
Position Overview:
Red Plains Professional (RPP) is seeking a Director of Marketing & Business Development to lead the development, execution, and long‑term ownership of our marketing, proposal, and business development infrastructure.
This role requires someone comfortable operating in both strategic leadership and hands‑on execution capacities. We are a growing entrepreneurial professional consulting firm where leaders actively participate in the day‑to‑day implementation of the systems they help design. The right candidate takes pride in ownership of outcomes and is willing to support all aspects of marketing execution ranging from high‑level strategy and proposal leadership to conference preparation, content production, branding coordination, website updates, and logistical support when needed. As the company grows, additional support resources may develop around this role, but the initial expectation is broad ownership and execution capability.
The ideal candidate brings A/E/C industry experience, understands how to translate technical work into compelling messaging, and thrives in building structured, repeatable marketing systems that support company growth.
This is not purely a graphic design role. While creative capability is important, the position is fundamentally systems‑driven and focused on leadership, execution, coordination, measurable outcomes, and scalable marketing infrastructure.
Red Plains is a unique company with a rooted story to tell, culture to celebrate, and solid reputation. To grow we need a dedicated marketing person who can take responsibility in how our firm reaches and impacts our current markets and potential future growth markets.
To date in RPP, we have had multiple people contributing to our marketing efforts in meaningful ways while responsible for their other technical production or operations/administrative duties. In our growth plans, it is time for a dedicated Marketing Director and we are looking for the right candidate to take ownership of this very important aspect of our business. RPP is growing organically and through very responsible market development practices. We wish to continue that with the leadership and support of a marketing professional.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead preparation of proposals, SOQs, and interview materials
- Develop and improve standardized proposal processes and templates
- Coordinate with discipline leads for technical content
- Track win/loss performance and improve outcomes
- Support opportunity identification and pursuit strategy through modern CRM and AI‑supported workflows.
- Lead coordination and implementation of Vantagepoint CRM and Proposal Management Software, creating a company marketing culture and workflows within a trackable system.
2) Technical Content Development
- Translate technical services into compelling marketing content
- Maintain consistent messaging, branding, and visual standards
- Support technical staff in development of project narratives & case studies
3) Marketing Systems & CRM Management
- Implement and manage VantagePoint CRM designed to work in concert with our Ajera Financial and Project Management Software
- Track pipeline and reporting to and with the Director of Operations and President
- Build marketing SOPs and workflows
- Coordinate with Fuze7 during development of foundational branding, website, proposal, and marketing systems
- Ensure alignment with company needs, current and future
- Take full ownership after engagement ends
5) Website & Graphic Design
- Maintain and update current Squarespace website and new coming WordPress website
- Evolve branding and materials
- Use MS Office and design tools for production
- Use modern tools to identify opportunities including the use of AI tools and systems
- Coordinate with leadership/technical staff to ensure business development efforts, messaging, and follow‑through remain aligned and professional
7) Business Development Support
- Assist with strategic partnerships
- Support leadership coordination
8) Conference Strategy
- Generate and ensure branding is clean and clear consistent with company standards
- Generate multimedia campaigns geared towards specific conference/targeted markets to include large backlit displays, marketing brochures‑both digitial and printed, promotional items selection and production coordination, business cards, staff apparel, conference giveaways, etc.
- Manage with administrative support registrations, shipping, and conference logistics
- Manage conferences and follow‑ups
- Convert attendance into opportunities
9) Social Media
- Develop and manage a professional social media presence aligned with the company culture, technical expertise, and strategic growth objectives
- Develop and execute targeted campaigns that maintain a professional, authentic, and meaningful market presence
Qualifications:
- 5–10+ years in A/E/C marketing
- Proposal development and coordination experience required
- Manage multiple concurrent deadlines and schedules within a fast‑paced environment
- CRM experience (Deltek Ajera and Vantagepoint preferred)
- WordPress knowledge
- Strong writing and systems mindset
The ideal candidate will demonstrate:
- A strong ownership mindset toward marketing and promotional responsibilities
- Comfortable working both strategically within scalable systems while remaining creative in the development of meaningful campaigns
- The ability to lead with professionalism, accountability, and consistency
- Strong organizational and problem‑solving abilities
- Emotional intelligence and the ability to work effectively with technical professionals
This position requires someone who enjoys telling the story of a special firm in meaningful and impactful ways, building systems required to support the effort, improving processes, and helping a growing firm market and promote itself at a high level. The right person enjoys a role that shares responsibility for directly and indirectly supporting company marketing efforts and initiatives with the President, Director of Operations, Regional Managers, and Discipline Directors. Leading the marketing efforts and aiding the firm in the development of improved marketing presence and campaigns strategically through scalable systems. An owner mindset, who is helping shape and implement the foundational marketing systems through a shared vision and mission with the Mgmt Team, who defines success and growth by improving company culture, our external image to markets, current clients, and with new prospective clients is a must. The selected candidate will be well‑supported with the understanding that with authority comes responsibility. Through direct and quality communication, the candidate will deploy the tact, skill, and professionalism needed to assess existing marketing systems, personnel strengths and weaknesses, all aiding in the continued evolution of the firm started in 1997.
Benefits include:
- Employer paid premiums (for employee only)
- HSA
- 401K w/match
- PTO & holidays (balanced professional/flexible environment)
- Performance bonus eligible position
RPP is an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, disability, or any other non‑merit factor. Red Plains professional makes its hiring, promotion, and all employment decisions based on qualifications, merit and business needs. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind and adhere to all federal, state, and local laws.
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