Current Openings

Essential Functions

The primary focus of the Proposal Coordinator is preparing and writing marketing proposals, as well as supporting the internal operations of MKA’s Marketing Department. A successful candidate will:

• Serve as an integral member of the Marketing team, participating in meetings, strategy sessions, and department projects
• Bring a positive attitude with a strong desire to learn about engineering/the AEC industry and our processes and programs looking for opportunity to grow within your role/strengthen our department
• Effectively create, write, and revise proposal content using MKA brand-standards and templates within MS Word, Adobe, and InDesign, working through multiple drafts with peer reviews from both Marketing and Engineering leads
• Demonstrate excellent and conscientious writing and editing ability for technical and non-technical content
• Perform detailed logging and maintenance of CRM system (Deltek Vision/Vantagepoint) data, collecting and recording ongoing pursuits and firm project, employee, client, and contact information
• Work with MKA Senior Leadership to create unique, high-quality, winning proposal responses and marketing materials
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with internal colleagues and external clients
• Work independently to meet deadlines, be a self-starter, and show initiative to take on new projects
• Engage in regular marketing administrative tasks

Requirements

• Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Ability to multi-task and schedule day/week around multiple ongoing deadlines and other work
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, applied with a high degree of professionalism
• Collaborative and clear communication
• Detail-oriented and organized with excellent note taking skills
• Strong eye for layout and design when preparing proposals and using brand templates
• Forward-facing and customer service oriented, ready to assist and engage engineers with their daily marketing needs and provide information to clients through various communication platforms
• Willingness to engage technical and non-technical staff focused on enhancing understanding of technical information
• Excellent time management skills, including organization and prioritization
• Alignment to company brand standards
• Works well as both a team player and independently, showing initiative and appreciation for critique and feedback from colleagues

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in English, Creative Writing, or Journalism or 3+ years of reliable work history in a related field (marketing or communications with references) and a strong writing background
• Writing samples demonstrating strong business communication, grammar, and punctuation skills
• Proficiency using marketing and presentation software is preferred. May include experience with:
  • Acrobat and InDesign Creative Suite programs
  • — Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel)
  • — OpenAsset
  • — Deltek Vision/Vantagepoint

To Apply

Applicants must submit a pdf of their resume and a self-authored, business-related writing sample as a single pdf.