Salary: $90-100K DOE
Fully onsite in Monmouth County, NJ
OVERVIEW
We are seeking a creative, highly organized, and proactive Marketing Proposal Manager to lead the development and production of client proposals while also supporting the company’s broader marketing, communications, social media, and event initiatives.
This is a hands-on role that combines high-volume proposal management with creative marketing responsibilities. The ideal candidate will be equally comfortable managing multiple proposals and deadlines as they are developing compelling content, creating marketing materials, coordinating events, and helping strengthen the company’s overall brand presence.
The right person will be a self-starter who can work independently, collaborate closely with leadership and technical teams, and bring both strong project management skills and a creative eye to the role.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Proposal Management & Business Development
- Manage the end-to-end development, production, and submission of a high volume of client proposals, qualifications packages, RFQs, RFPs, and other business development materials.
- Develop customized proposals that effectively communicate the company’s capabilities, experience, and value proposition to prospective clients.
- Partner with leadership, engineers, project managers, and other subject matter experts to gather information and develop compelling, client-focused content.
- Tailor messaging, graphics, project descriptions, resumes, and other content to meet the specific requirements of each opportunity.
- Manage multiple proposals simultaneously while ensuring deadlines, requirements, and quality standards are met.
- Coordinate proposal schedules, content development, internal reviews, and final production.
- Maintain organized proposal templates, boilerplate content, project information, resumes, photography, and other marketing resources.
- Develop creative and visually compelling proposal presentations and materials.
- Identify opportunities to improve proposal processes, messaging, and overall quality.
- Track proposal activity and outcomes and use results to inform future submissions and business development strategies.
Marketing & Brand Management
- Develop and execute marketing initiatives that support company growth and business development objectives.
- Maintain and update the company website and coordinate ongoing content and blog updates.
- Manage and maintain an active social media presence across relevant platforms, including LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook.
- Create and coordinate digital and print marketing materials, including advertisements, brochures, newsletters, presentations, and other branded materials.
- Maintain consistent messaging, visual identity, and brand standards across marketing communications.
- Coordinate with outside vendors and partners on marketing, branding, photography, and other creative initiatives.
- Support the development of an editorial and content calendar.
Events & Internal Engagement
- Plan and coordinate internal company events, team-building activities, employee celebrations, and other engagement initiatives.
- Coordinate photography needs, including project photography, employee headshots, and events.
- Develop promotional materials and communications to support company events and initiatives.
- Help identify creative opportunities to increase employee engagement and strengthen company culture.
Communications & Content
- Develop and edit internal and external communications, marketing materials, and business development content.
- Ensure communications are professional, polished, consistent, and aligned with the company’s brand.
- Work with leadership to identify company stories, projects, accomplishments, and other content opportunities that can be leveraged across marketing channels.
- Support broader marketing initiatives and strategic projects as needed.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Journalism, Graphic Design, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in proposal management, marketing, communications, or a related field; experience within A/E/C, (engineering, architecture, or construction) services is strongly preferred.
- Strong proposal writing, editing, proofreading, and project management skills.
- Experience managing multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
- Strong creative and visual communication skills with an eye for polished, professional materials.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, Photoshop, and/or Illustrator.
- Experience with website CMS platforms such as WordPress.
- Familiarity with social media management and scheduling platforms.
- Experience with CRM or marketing automation platforms is a plus.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable working independently.
- A proactive, resourceful, and creative approach to problem-solving.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with executives, technical professionals, and cross-functional teams.