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MarshPosted 3 weeks ago

Senior Proposal Specialist

$88,500–$177,000 year

HybridChicago, Illinois, United States or Houston, Texas, United States

Full TimeSenior LevelEnterprise

Job Summary

Create persuasive proposal content, executive summaries, and presentation materials tailored to client needs while adhering to company best practices. Review Requests for Proposals to fully understand submission requirements and identify strategic opportunities to maximize value. Facilitate opportunity strategy formulation by collaborating with Client Managers to define business drivers, communication themes, and graphic approaches. Determine research needs, delegate tasks as appropriate, and identify internal contacts for project-specific information. Work with the design team to storyboard concepts and manage the end-to-end proposal development process, assuming total responsibility for small projects and major responsibility for complex initiatives. Manage competing deadlines and adapt to shifting priorities within a hybrid environment requiring three days in the office.

Required Qualifications

  • BA/BS (preferably in business, journalism, marketing, English, communication, public relations)
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in marketing, sales or a related field
  • Proficient in Microsoft 365, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams
  • Strong project management, writing and editing skills
  • High sense of personal accountability and self-motivation
  • Ability to manage competing deadlines and adapt to shifting priorities
  • Close attention to detail, without losing sight of the bigger picture
  • Comfort with ambiguity and frequent change
  • Ability to work collaboratively and be driven by group feedback
  • 3 days in the office
  • Based within one of our US Mercer office locations

Desired Qualifications

  • Professional services or consulting industry experience
  • APMP or project management certification

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