Connecticut - Marketing Assistant

Whiting-Turner Contracting Company; Connecticut; On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is seeking a Marketing Assistant to work with operations groups and project managers to pursue new work. You will participate in strategy, proposal preparation, and client presentations in a deadline-driven environment.

Duties include shaping responses to RFQ/RFPs, editing content, and transforming narratives into visual, graphical formats while supporting market research and presentations. Sporadic travel is required.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Communications.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) and Photoshop.
• Willing to travel sporadically, typically 1–3 days at a time.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with operations and project teams on RFQ/RFP responses.
• Edit content for quality, accuracy, readability and consistency.
• Transform text-heavy narratives into visual/graphical responses.
• Prepare teams for client presentations.
• Perform market research to support pursuit strategies.

Skills

Market research

Editing

Proposal writing

Client presentations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing or Communications

Tools

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

Adobe Photoshop

Opportunity management software

Job description

285 Nicoll St Suite 201, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Position Type

Full-Time/Regular

Please note:

• Applying for positions in multiple locations will result in a longer vetting process.
• The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including the disabled and veterans.

The marketing assistant is responsible for working with the operations groups, project managers through senior vice presidents, in their pursuits to get work. The marketing assistant participates in all stages of the pursuit, from strategy to proposal preparation to presentations, in a deadline-driven environment.

Some of the marketing assistant’s duties for project pursuits include:

• Collaborating with operations to determine best strategy in responding to an RFQ / RFP.
• Editing content to ensure quality, accuracy, readability, etc.
• Transforming text-heavy narratives into visual/graphical responses.
• Preparing teams for client presentations.
• Performing market research.

The majority of the position is working with:

• Microsoft Office 365 including PowerPoint, Word and Excel.
• Adobe Photoshop (an extensive knowledge of the program is a plus, but not a requirement).
• Company opportunity management software.

The successful candidate must have a bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Communications and should be proficient in the software mentioned above. Sporadic travel is required, generally occurring 1-3 days at a time.