Strategic Proposal and Marketing Manager (Remote)

Overview Are you a proposal maven and creative enthusiast?

Do you develop and manage complex, standout RFP responses that tell a story and bring brands to life?

Are you continually looking for unique and bold ways to deliver successful proposals?

We are looking for a proposal expert who is creative and client-centric and can build brand experience ideas and brainstorm with a larger team.

We are seeking someone with a passion for building a story through a proposal and not being afraid to try new creative approaches.

Our ideal candidate will collaborate with internal teams to bring our responses to the next level.

GES, Global Experience Specialists is a global event marketing company with a legacy spanning over 90 years and teams throughout North America, Europe and the Middle East.

We create some of the most incredible events in the world – think traveling entertainment exhibitions, global user groups, sales conferences, holiday extravaganzas and exhibitions of all sizes.

From initial strategy to show-stopping audio visual, accommodations to insightful measurement – and every detail in between – we bring brands to life!

Our mission is to create memorable event experiences, and we count on our talented employees around the world help us do it.

We are looking for team members who can dream up the impossible and deliver it.

This is a strategic and executional role that will own the pitch and proposal response lifecycle from start to finish.

Working with our exhibition sales team, you will coordinate with subject matter experts throughout our company in the preparation of proposals and presentations to help GES renew accounts and win new business.

This position calls for a collaborative and creative individual with exceptional interpersonal communication, writing, editing, digital and project management skills.

The preferred candidate is proactive, solution-oriented, creative, and is comfortable working In a deadline-driven environment.

Ideal candidates will have a proven record of success in managing complex proposals across a variety of industries.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to make an impact and grow your career with our remarkable team at GES.

Responsibilities
Write, edit and format all proposal deliverables.

Ability to create compelling RFP responses and presentations that are tailored to each opportunity.

General overall proposal response management.

Lead the entire proposal process ensuring that every member of the proposal team knows what is expected of them and when tasks are due.

Ensure compliance with the RFP requirements, prepare written responses, develop and maintain the required outline of the RFP and ensure timely submission.

Identify all graphic design needs and engage appropriate design resources in a timely manner.

Ability to create and/or work with a design resource to create product collateral, standard RFP templates and PowerPoint decks.

Coordinate content from pricing and estimating departments along with other RFP contributors.

Manage the entire process for major proposal efforts including leading the proposal team, tracking proposal submittals, scheduling and planning, developing winning themes, writing RFP responses, measuring success, developing creative packaging, monitoring status of pending RFP's and tracking deadline dates.

Organize and lead kick-off meetings/calls/reviews, determine response requirements, assign responsibilities to cross functional partners and/or freelance team members.

Confirm availability of proposal resources needed from each contributor and her/his functional manager.

Develop key messaging voice and tone of all proposal and presentation deliverable.

Create and maintain accurate and persuasive content to be used in RFP documents.

Provide writing templates to guide proposal contributors.

Hold work-sessions with proposal contributors to discuss writing templates and the content desired.

Conduct quality assurance/quality control on proposals.

Ensure proposal activities are executed in accordance with pertinent legal regulations and Company policies/procedures, and, where permissible, tailor processes and procedures as required by the size, scope, scale and timing of the opportunity.

Coordinate with manager of Qvidian proposal tool to ensure inventory of RFP responses, key company facts and graphics are updated on an ongoing basis.

Strong interpersonal skills and exceptional writing skills.

Manage RFP Team members.

Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree (Marketing, Communications or related field preferred).

Minimum of 3 years of experience as a proposal manager with experience managing the proposal process from start to finish.

Experience with agency/publisher proposal development preferred.

Experience preparing PowerPoint presentations and working with Excel.

Expert-level desktop publishing skills using Microsoft Word.

Familiarity with Sharepoint a plus.

A strong sense of organization and time/deadline management with strict attention to detail.

An extraordinary customer service ethic with strong business acumen.

Entrepreneurial spirit and motivated by a fast paced and highly dynamic environment.

Demonstrated flexibility to manage multiple tasks, solve prob