Growth-Centric RFP & Proposal Lead

twentysix; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

twentysix seeks a Proposal & RFP leader to own end-to-end RFIs, RFPs, and procurement responses, coordinating across Strategy, Media, Creative, Analytics, Technology, Finance, Legal, and Leadership. You will craft compelling narratives with Growth and Pitch teams, ensuring tailored submissions aligned to client criteria and procurement needs.

Responsibilities include managing content creation, knowledge management, and a premium brand experience. Strong editors thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 4-5+ years of experience in proposal management, new business, agency growth, marketing operations or related functions within advertising, media, marketing, or consulting.
• Experience leading complex RFP/RFI responses within advertising, media, marketing, consulting, or technology organizations.
• Outstanding written, editing, proofreading, and communication skills.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple high-priority deadlines simultaneously.
• Experience building and maintaining knowledge management systems or content libraries.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace, Salesforce, project management platforms, and collaborative work tools.
• Thrive working in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.

Responsibilities

• Owning the end-to-end development and execution of RFIs, RFPs, security questionnaires, procurement requests, and proposal submissions.
• Building and managing proposal workplans, timelines, milestones, and review schedules to ensure deadlines are met.
• Coordinating cross-functional contributors across Strategy, Media, Creative, Analytics, Technology, Finance, Legal, and Executive Leadership.
• Partnering with Growth and Pitch Leadership to translate pursuit strategy into compelling, tailored proposal narratives.
• Ensuring submissions are tailored to each client's business, evaluation criteria, and procurement requirements.
• Managing third-party consultant and procurement communications throughout the proposal process.
• Developing, editing, customizing and assembling agency credentials, proposals, executive summaries, capability presentations, and supporting materials.
• Maintaining exceptional editorial and quality standards while ensuring a consistent, premium WPxGS brand experience.
• Partnering with subject matter experts to develop new proposal content, differentiators, and reusable messaging.
• Owning and continuously improving the agency's proposal content library, including credentials, case studies, staff and leadership profiles, service and capability information, certifications, awards, and partner information.
• Serving as the primary steward of proposal knowledge within internal AI systems and content repositories.
• Improving proposal efficiency through stronger organization, templates, and knowledge management.
• Supporting Growth Leadership through all phases of the pitch lifecycle, from qualification through final presentation.
• Coordinating production of presentation materials, printed assets, leave-behinds, and meeting logistics as needed.
• Tracking proposal progress and communicating daily status updates, risks, dependencies, and upcoming milestones.
• Driving accountability across contributors while ensuring senior leadership reviews occur at appropriate milestones.
• Continuously improving proposal processes, templates, workflows, and governance to increase speed, quality, and consistency.
• Establishing proposal management best practices across the Growth organization.
• Helping onboard and train team members on proposal tools, processes, and standards.

Skills

Proposal management

Cross-functional collaboration

Editing/Writing

Time management

Attention to detail

Tools

Google Workspace

Salesforce

Job description

twentysix seeks a Proposal & RFP leader to own end-to-end RFIs, RFPs, and procurement responses, coordinating across Strategy, Media, Creative, Analytics, Technology, Finance, Legal, and Leadership. You will craft compelling narratives with Growth and Pitch teams, ensuring tailored submissions aligned to client criteria and procurement needs.

Responsibilities include managing content creation, knowledge management, and a premium brand experience. Strong editors thrive in a fast-paced environment.