Marketing and Proposal Manager - Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, United States

Job Summary/Description: · Jones Bros. Contractors, LLC (Jones Bros.) is seeking a highly motivated Marketing & Proposal Manager to join our Alternative Delivery team. The Marketing & Proposal Manager will be responsible for the cradle-to-grave proposal management process along ...

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Job Summary/Description:

Jones Bros. Contractors, LLC (Jones Bros.) is seeking a highly motivated Marketing & Proposal Manager to join our Alternative Delivery team. The Marketing & Proposal Manager will be responsible for the cradle-to-grave proposal management process along with the management of The Company's overall marketing initiative. This will include coordinating and implementing pre-RFx win strategies, developing and leading high-quality responses to Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) or other client facing proposal submittals, strategic marketing campaigns to increase brand awareness, and brand management. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in marketing communications, RFP/technical writing, creation of layouts and graphical elements & brand management.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning, development and submission of RFPs, RFQs and other proposal responses in collaboration with executive leadership, estimating, operations teams and occasional external partners.
• Participate in go/no-go decision making process.
• Coordinate internal proposal kick-off meeting and manage schedules to ensure on-time delivery.
• Develop, maintain and update a content library of standard company materials, including project sheets, resumes and standard technical content.
• Develop infographics, charts and tables.
• Review & edit proposal content for readability, consistency, clarity, and compliance with requirements.
• Assist with presentations, interview preparations, and other marketing support as needed.
• Monitor proposal results and support/participate in post-submission debriefs to improve future responses.
• Drive marketing campaigns, social media strategy, and brand messaging.
• Oversee PR, advertising, and tradeshow events (some travel required)
• Attend local/regional trade shows, ground breakings and charitable functions.
• Assist with communications activities including website maintenance and social media campaigns.
• Develop strategic marketing and sales materials to build brand awareness, increase opportunity, build partnerships and advance business goals.

Required Skills & Abilities:

• Must be able to work onsite at our Mt. Juliet, TN office Monday through Friday; this is a full-time, in office position.
• Knowledge of AEC trends, terminology and project delivery methods.
• Functional proficiency in Adobe (specifically InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint)
• Ability to manage multiple deliverables.
• Advanced written and visual communication skills. Ability to create grammatically sound, customized, technical written content with maximized readability and a customer focus.
• Meticulous attention to detail and consistency in work product.
• Requires little to no direction in area of specialization.

Education and Experience:

• Postsecondary degree or diploma in marketing, communications, graphic design, journalism or equivalent.
• 3-5 Years of experience in marketing or proposal coordination (AEC industry w/ heavy-civil focus preferred)
• Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) foundation certification and/or Certified Professional Services Marketer (CPSM) certification is highly preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Occasional travel to jobsites, events and company meetings (5%-10%).
• Standing for long periods of time at trade shows, career fairs and/or conferences.
• Traversing uneven terrain for occasional jobsite visits.
• Flexible schedule that will allow for occasional weekend work/travel and client facing events that extend into weeknight evenings.

Equal Opportunity Employment:

It is the policy of this Company to assure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, disability, or veteran status. Such actions shall include employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship and/or on-the-job training. We encourage current employees and future employees to recruit interested applicants to apply regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, disability, or veteran status.