Hybrid AEC Senior Marketing & Proposal Specialist

The Carian Group; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Carian Group in Somerset, NJ is seeking an on‑site marketing and proposal professional with a hands‑on approach. The role balances proposal development, branding, digital marketing, CRM management, and event support to strengthen the firm’s presence in the power and utilities sector.

Open at Specialist or Senior Specialist level with 3+ to 6+ years of related experience. This hybrid position requires on‑site collaboration three days per week and strong writing, design, and content skills.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in marketing, proposal coordination, communications, graphic design, digital marketing, or a related role.
• Experience in AEC, engineering, utilities, energy, infrastructure, construction, or B2B professional‑services strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Graphic Design, Business, English, Journalism, or related field; equivalent experience and samples will be considered.
• Ability to execute high‑quality marketing and proposal work with guidance and direction.

Responsibilities

• Support and help own proposal development, including formatting, graphics, resumes, project descriptions, compliance checks, and final production.
• Create and update marketing collateral, capability statements, brochures, presentations, one‑pagers, and client‑facing materials.
• Develop graphics and visual content for proposals, presentations, social media, website updates, and internal communications.
• Support CARIAN’s LinkedIn presence, including drafting posts, coordinating approvals, and publishing content.
• Assist with website content updates and coordination with internal or external website support.
• Maintain and support CRM activity in NetSuite, including contact updates, opportunity tracking, campaign support, and data quality.
• Support business development activities, client events, conferences, sponsorships, trade shows, and marketing logistics from planning through follow‑up.
• Coordinate with leadership, business development, operations, HR, and delivery teams to gather content and maintain current materials.
• Help organize project profiles, resumes, case studies, qualifications, and marketing assets.
• Ensure brand consistency across proposals, presentations, social media, website content, and marketing materials.
• Support executive and leadership presentation needs as required.
• Track marketing and proposal deadlines and help keep deliverables moving on time.
• Support planning and execution for conferences, client events, sponsorships, and trade shows, including booth materials, signage, collateral, giveaways, attendee coordination, and post‑event follow‑up.
• Attend and support CARIAN events as needed, including conferences, client gatherings, recruiting events, and industry networking events.
• Coordinate event‑related marketing materials, presentation assets, name badges, booth graphics, printed collateral, shipping logistics, and CRM follow‑up tracking.

Skills

Strong writing

Editing

Proofreading

PowerPoint

Word

Visual layout

LinkedIn content

Social media scheduling

Website updates

Digital marketing support

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Canva

Adobe Creative Suite

SharePoint

Microsoft 365

NetSuite

Job description

The Carian Group in Somerset, NJ is seeking an on‑site marketing and proposal professional with a hands‑on approach. The role balances proposal development, branding, digital marketing, CRM management, and event support to strengthen the firm’s presence in the power and utilities sector.

Open at Specialist or Senior Specialist level with 3+ to 6+ years of related experience. This hybrid position requires on‑site collaboration three days per week and strong writing, design, and content skills.