BD Proposals & Pitches Manager (Remote)

History Factory; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

History Factory in Washington, DC / remote hybrid preferred is seeking a Manager, Business Development to drive History Factory’s new business pursuits. You will craft proposals, statements of work and client presentations under the guidance of the VP, Client Development and Partnerships.

You will coordinate subject matter experts, manage the asset library and pipeline records, and participate in scoping conversations and early pitch meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing, communications or related field.
• 3–5 years supporting sales or business development in a B2B agency or professional services environment with an understanding of complex, consultative sales.
• Direct experience producing proposals and client presentations that have won work.
• Strong writing across formats and the ability to move from a rough brief to a finished deliverable.
• Fluency with CRM and pipeline tools and real discipline about data hygiene.
• Comfort in a client meeting, including the judgment to know when to speak and when to take notes.
• Experience working with and operating in Fortune 500 environments, as well as familiarity with marketing and communications, archives or history in a business context, is an advantage rather than a requirement

Responsibilities

• Participate in meetings with prospective clients with accountabilities for supporting meeting preparation, agenda development and summary notes
• Coordinate subject matter experts, creative resources and leadership input against pursuit deadlines
• Build client presentations, develop proposals and supporting sales deliverables, and draft statements of work for new business pursuits from intake through final production
• Create content for business-development-driven outbound, including marketing emails and campaign material
• Maintain the library of reusable sales assets: capabilities materials, case studies, boilerplate, bios and pricing frameworks
• Identify gaps and flag them to ensure content is updated and supports business development needs
• Maintain pipeline data integrity: opportunity records, stages, sources and close-out documentation

Skills

Strong writing

Presentation skills

Client-facing

Project coordination

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing, communications or a related field

Tools

CRM tools

Pipeline management

Job description

History Factory in Washington, DC / remote hybrid preferred is seeking a Manager, Business Development to drive History Factory’s new business pursuits. You will craft proposals, statements of work and client presentations under the guidance of the VP, Client Development and Partnerships.

You will coordinate subject matter experts, manage the asset library and pipeline records, and participate in scoping conversations and early pitch meetings.