Marketing Proposal Lead

Merrick & Company is looking for an experienced Marketing Proposal Lead to join our Central Marketing Services team to support Business Development efforts across our company. The position will be based out of any Merrick's continental U.S. locations.

The successful candidate must be a team player with a positive attitude who possesses excellent organizational skills and the ability to work with BD leaders and capture managers to create winning proposal content while coordinating multiple projects. Must be self-motivated, able to take initiative, work independently, and carry projects through to successful completion. Must also be reliable, detail oriented, able to follow established formats and procedures, meet expectations for attendance and punctuality, and perform well under deadlines while working with multiple levels of internal staff and teaming partners.

Typical salary range for this position is $82,500 - $95,000. Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience

About the Team

Central Marketing Services is a growing and transforming team, with the ability think outside the box to bring the latest in marketing, design, and proposal techniques to Merrick. We envision our team as one that is at the cutting edge of marketing and creative, not just within the A/E/C industry. Our overall team encompasses both the proposal/business development lifecycle and the marketing/communications function. We value new ideas and the ability to translate ideas into proposals and other documents. We prioritize continuous learning to drive us to be the best at what we do. We're an inclusive team that values differences and believes collaboration creates the best deliverables.

Our proposal team is an integrated part of our marketing team, and we all work together to support each other, balance workload, share ideas, collaborate on the best ways to present information, and to make sure we're all developing in our skill sets and careers. You'll interact with your peers on the marketing team every day. We're each other's core team, and we work across all of Merrick's business units. We think this is the best way for our proposal team to be just that-a team! It's also the best way that we can make sure that you are supported, always learning new things, flexing your creative muscles, and advancing in your career.

Our team works a hybrid schedule with remote/home days and in office days with a flexible schedule to meet both your needs and our company's needs.

Why Merrick?

We strive for excellence in our respective fields, both technical and creative, and value our individual employee owners and the contributions each of us makes to our company. We live our purpose: Solving. Growing. Living. Our employee owners all work towards a common goal: delivering the right solutions to our clients and making our company great. Merrick is committed to equity and inclusion, creating a company that is a safe space for all individual identities and perspectives.

The Proposal Lead will manage the proposal development process, including leading proposal kickoff calls, defining win themes, setting pursuit timeline and enforcing deadlines for the team, leading the proposal production, and coordinating with external teammates. The proposal production involves researching, writing, editing, proofreading, and producing proposals, statements of qualifications, resumes, and project descriptions in compliance with various requirements, schedules, and budgets. Coordination is frequently required with staff graphic designers for proposal graphics. Merrick submittals and proposals are prepared for both private and government clients (including SF330).

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide strong leadership to drive the proposal process
• Lead proposal development efforts, working closely with a capture manager
• Lead proposal teams, assigning proposal tasks to others and ensuring assignments are complete
• Coordinate all proposal aspects including developing compliance outlines and internal proposal production schedules
• Develop resumes and project descriptions with input from technical staff, ensuring consistency and readability
• Execute cohesive and compelling sales case throughout proposal document
• Develop content for proposals and other marketing materials, including written portions and supporting graphics
• Create basic graphics for inclusion in proposals and coordinate with graphic designers on more complex graphics
• Capable of working independently and taking initiative to complete assignments
• Receive guidance/collaboration as requested or as needed, particularly on strategic-level submittals
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment while coordinating multiple projects and multiple deadlines
• Occasional travel to Greenwood Village, CO headquarters for team meetings and professional training

• Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Marketing or related field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of proposal experience, with at least 3 years in the AEC industry.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (primarily InDesign), Adobe Acrobat, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Writing samples/portfolio are required if selected for an interview.
• Ability to travel quarterly to Greenwood Village, CO headquarters for team meetings and professional training.
• Client projects for this position require US Citizenship

• Experience with both private industry and government SF330 proposals
• Experience with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) databases

• Employee Owned - all eligible U.S. employees have an Employee Stock Ownership Account.
• Robust Employee Referral Program.
• Annual performance and compensation reviews.
• Professional Training and Development.
• Employee Recognition Awards.
• Peer Mentor Program
• And Much More!

• Apply online only. No e-mail, hard copy or third-party resumes accepted.
• Merrick & Company offers a competitive compensation and benefits package which includes health insurance, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), and paid time off (PTO).
• Merrick is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets.
• Employment with Merrick is contingent upon completion of a pre-employment background check, MVR check, and drug screen.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.