Proposal Manager-Atlanta or DC

Reports to: Managing Director
 
As a Proposal Manager at Sensis, you will contribute to our federal government procurement processes and other business development efforts, positioning us to win new business and build on past successes. You will manage the development of compelling and professional proposals that reflect our position as one of the fastest growing advertising agencies in the federal space.
 
This is an ideal job for someone with excellent project management and writing skills who wants to make an immediate impact at a fast-growing agency, have ownership over your work, and work hard at achieving success in the federal marketplace.

With offices in Los Angeles, CA, Washington, DC, and Atlanta, GA, we have a thriving government contracting practice and work with clients including CMS, AARP, the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, FDA, and USDA, in addition to a large and growing list of private sector clients.
 
Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage development of compelling, accurate, and professional proposals
• Author key portions of government and private sector proposals
• Facilitate bid evaluation and proposal strategy
• Assist the Business Development team through the entire proposal process, from forecasting to winning
• Conduct research on target clients, including research on the contract, incumbent, insights, timing, etc.
• Gather information from company and public sources, subject matter experts, management/technical staff, and capture/proposal documents, and organize it for compliance with requirements
• Partner with internal stakeholders (e.g., business development, strategy, web development, accounts, and creative) to blend our services, market intelligence, and company positioning into a narrative that conveys our unique value proposition
• Analyze proposal sections for consistency and clarity, compliance with RFP/RFI/RFQ requirements, and alignment with proposed solutions and themes
• Perform quality check of all proposal sections and volumes.
• Maintain proposal content library so that documentation and learning are captured for future use

• Knowledge of proposal development processes in the Federal acquisition environment
• Clean, concise, and precise writing capability; impeccable grammar; technical writing experience preferred
• Obsessively detail-oriented with superb organizational skills and strong follow-through
• Ability to manage cross-functional teams
• Ability to translate technical features into customer benefits.
• Ability to prioritize and manage schedules
• Function well in a fast-paced, informal, team-focused environment where constant change is the norm and the bar for quality is extremely high
• Bachelor's degree 

Please submit resume, cover letter, portfolio if required and answer all questions in our online interface for consideration.

About Sensis
Sensis is a cross-cultural marketing agency driving behavior change. Moving beyond cultural boxes, we create useful, digitally relevant content to drive consumer action. Ads don't work. Content does. Because people experience content. To change behavior, you need to engage people first—through useful, digitally relevant means. These are the tools we use to build engagement, spark motivation and drive action among the cultures our clients look to influence. Along with our integrated advertising services, Sensis offerings include specialty practices SensisHealth, SensisChallenges and SensisCMO.
In addition to a competitive compensation package, we offer a generous amount of paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, health/dental/vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, along with other benefits.