Proposal and Marketing Specialist Full Time

The Proposal and Marketing Specialist supports the full lifecycle in the development of proposals, as well as other key marketing initiatives for multiple sectors including Public Buildings, Transportation and Education. This team member will work in collaboration with principal Business Development personnel and global subject matter experts to create best-in-class materials that demonstrate NORR’s strengths and abilities to our world-class client base and to drive the growth strategy of the Company. This role may be remote or may work out of one of our Canadian offices (Calgary, Ottawa or Toronto) or US (Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia, Sacramento) offices.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinates the proposal response process from receipt of the Request for Proposal (RFP) to the assembly and delivery/submission
• Ensures a quality on-time submission is complete, detailed, accurate and meets all formatting and submission requirements
• Defines, oversees and coordinates the proposal response plan, schedule, and internal communications associated with the proposal development including follow-up with contributors
• Drafts corporate level and market sector content including Company information, project experience and team resumes
• Maintains and updates corporate databases to ensure accuracy and currency of information on employee resumes, project sheets and project information, client lists, certifications, and photography
• Prepares qualification packages, presentations, brochures, award submissions, advertisements, announcements, and other promotional events
• Supports Business Development Managers and Senior Proposal and Business Development Specialists in their respective marketing initiatives

Required Skills

• Have successfully completed related post-secondary education in Marketing, Communications or Design
• Able to work in a team environment and collaborate on assignments
• Must have the ability to identify work tasks and prioritize them in relation to the overall proposal production activity and deadlines
• Technical proficiency with Adobe Creative Suites including InDesign and Photoshop
• Technical proficiency with MS Office Suite including Powerpoint
• Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment while handling multiple projects simultaneously
• Working knowledge of OpenAsset or other Data Asset Management tool preferred but not required
• Knowledge of Canadian Government organization, procurement processes/cycles, and RFP/solicitation types is highly desirable
• Excellent business writing, editing and proofreading skills; Eye for design and layout; Rigorous attention to detail; Excellent time management skills. Able to work effectively within a team as well as independently. 

Required Experience

• 5-8 years experience with proposal requests  
• Experience in Public Buildings pursuits is an asset