Connecticut - Marketing Assistant

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is seeking a Marketing Assistant to support pursuit activities from strategy to proposal preparation to client presentations. The role works with operations groups, project managers through senior leaders in a deadline-driven environment.

Key duties include collaborating on RFQ/RFP responses, developing materials, editing content, and transforming narratives into visual responses. Occasional travel is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Communications required.
• Proficiency with Adobe InDesign and MS Office tools expected.
• Strong writing, editing and presentation skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with operations to determine best strategy in responding to RFQ/RFP.
• Develop proposal materials (firm profile, resumes, project sheets).
• Edit content for quality, readability and accuracy.

Skills

Adobe InDesign

MS Office

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

Adobe Photoshop

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing or Communications

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Microsoft Office 365

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

• 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.

• 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.
• Developing relevant proposal materials (firm profile, resumes, project sheets, etc.).
• 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:

• Adobe InDesign.
• 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.