Industry Proposal Strategist

Apex Systems; United States; Remote; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Everforth Creative Circle, a global technology and digital engineering firm, is seeking an Industry Proposal Strategist to lead complex, multi-volume proposals and RFP responses for CX, digital transformation, and marketing initiatives. You will coordinate with Industry Leaders and SMEs to craft client-ready narratives that differentiate the firm.

The role demands strong writing, content strategy and project-management skills, with experience in advertising, consulting, or MarTech.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communication, Marketing, or related field.
• 3+ years of proposal writing and content development experience.
• Experience writing complex proposals (RFPs/RFIs/RFQs) for CX, digital transformation, or marketing.
• Ability to craft executive narratives and win themes for competitive submissions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and proposal automation tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development of complex proposals, RFP responses, and unsolicited pursuits with cross-functional teams.
• Drive kickoff meetings, timelines, and review milestones to meet submission deadlines.
• Translate client scope into differentiated narratives aligned with procurement objectives.
• Develop win themes, discriminators, and management narratives reflecting client priorities.

Skills

Writing

Proposal development

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

AI awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in English/Journalism/Communication/Marketing

Tools

Microsoft Office

Proposal tools (Loopio/Qvidian)

CRM (Salesforce/HubSpot)

SharePoint

Job description

## Job Description# Industry Proposal StrategistApply**Job#: 8279****Job Description:**WHO WE ARE Everforth Creative Circle is a leading global technology and digital engineering firm dedicated to helping organizations adapt, innovate, and thrive in a world of constant change. Leveraging deep industry insights and proven expertise, we deliver endto-end solutions that accelerate time-to-value and realize our clients’ digital visions across commercial and federal sectors. Our comprehensive solution portfolio spans AI & data, cloud and infrastructure, digital engineering, customer experience, cybersecurity, enterprise platforms, application development, strategy, transformation, and managed services. Powered by proprietary assets, accelerators, and strong alliances with cutting-edge technology partners—including Adobe, AWS, Microsoft, Salesforce, and more—we turn complexity into progress and measurable business outcomes. With a presence in over 70 markets across North America, Europe, and India, Everforth Creative Circle innovates alongside our customers, building and deploying tailored artificial intelligence solutions to enhance business value and improve customer experiences. As part of the commercial segment of Everforth, we are committed to driving the next wave of global IT services and digital transformation. JOB DESCRIPTION The Industry Proposal Strategist is a critical contributor at the intersection of industry storytelling, sales support, and competitive positioning through compelling proposals and demos. Embedded within the Sales Operations Excellence function, this role aligns directly with the Industry practices across the firm to architect compelling, win-focused proposals and responses to complex pursuits — including RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, and sole-source opportunities. This individual brings structured methodology to the pursuit process, serving as a trusted advisor who translates client’s priorities and requirements into differentiated narratives that resonate with client stakeholders. The ideal candidate balances disciplined process management with strategic creativity, and thrives in a fast-paced, high-stakes pursuit environment. We welcome candidates who bring strong writing, advertising , consulting and MarTech industry background, or client-facing experience and are eager to apply those skills within a structured proposal discipline. Proposal Development & Pursuit • Lead end-to-end development of complex proposals, RFP responses, and unsolicited pursuit documents in coordination with Industry Leaders and subject matter experts. • Drive proposal kick-off meetings, establish bid management timelines, manage review milestones, and coordinate cross-functional proposal content teams to meet submission deadlines. • Translate client RFP scope, engineering methodologies, and solution architectures into client-ready narratives that address evaluation criteria and differentiate the firm. • Author executive summaries, win themes, discriminators, and management approach sections that align with client priorities and procurement objectives. • Ensure alignment with the Deal Canvas that outlines the buyer values, win strategy and competitive differentiation and reflect that in the proposal narrative. Strategic Positioning & Content Strategy • Partner with Industry Leaders to develop win strategies and competitive positioning for priority pursuits, informed by client intelligence and market context. • Conduct proposal gap analyses and color reviews (Pink, Red, Gold) to assess responsiveness, compliance, and persuasive strength of submissions. • Develop and maintain a dynamic proposal content library including case studies, capability statements, qualifications matrices, past performance narratives, and boilerplate. • Research client organizations, procurement history, and industry trends to inform tailored pursuit strategies and solution framing. Sales Operations Excellence Support • Support the implementation and continuous refinement of proposal management standards, templates, quality checklists, and governance frameworks. • Maintain pursuit pipeline data and proposal metrics within CRM and pursuit tracking platforms (e.g., Salesforce and HubSpot) • Contribute to after-action reviews following proposal submissions to capture lessons learned and improve win rates • Work with the ECP/CP to ensure we capture client feedback on losses and track what we can do better in future and improve our win ratios • Team management & collaboration – being adept at leveraging offshore proposal teams for developing the proposal content, review cycles and conference calls that will span multiple time zones (US, Mexico and India time zones) Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement • Serve as a strategic writing partner to Industry Leaders, Practice Directors, and Technical Principals — synthesizing inputs into cohesive, consistent narratives. • Coordinate with legal, contracts, pricing, and HR teams to ensure compliance, accuracy, and completeness of proposal submissions. • Build trusted relationships with internal stakeholders to facilitate timely, quality content contributions under tight pursuit timelines. JOB REQUIREMENTS • Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Communication, Business or Marketing major or related field • 3+ years of professional experience with writing, communications, proposal development experience within an industry or capability area. Background in customer experience, digital transformation, content strategy, or marketing consulting is preferred. Candidates with broader technology, consulting, or delivery backgrounds and strong writing aptitude are encouraged to apply • Demonstrated success managing and writing complex, multi-volume proposals in response to customer experience RFI/RFPs and ability to draft solution narratives for creative and marketing stakeholders • Demonstrated expertise developing compelling proposals and presentations that communicate the value of customer experience, experience design, digital product, marketing, analytics, and transformation capabilities. • Adept at using AI effectively while ensuring that the industry or subject matter experts still put pen to paper to reflect industry/ client specific nuances • Exceptional written, verbal, and visual communication skills, with a talent for crafting executive-level narratives that resonate within the advertising and marketing orgs and align with strategic business objectives. • Proficiency Microsoft Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint). Experience with proposal management tools, preferred • Strong project management instincts with experience coordinating cross-functional contributors across concurrent pursuits. • APMP (Association of Proposal Management Professionals) Foundation or Practitioner certification, preferred. • Experience with Shipley or equivalent proposal methodology frameworks, preferred • Knowledge of one or more commonly used proposal automation systems such as Responsive, Loopio, Qvidian, preferred • Background in engineering, technology consulting, or infrastructure solutions sectors. • Experience with AI-assisted proposal tools, content automation, or knowledge management platforms. COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS • The compensation for first-year employees in this role is approximately $84,920-$94,930. (This is reflective of a base salary of $77,200-$86,300 with annual bonus opportunities of approximately $7,720-8,630.) • Health, Dental and Vision Insurance • Health Savings Accounts (HSA) with Employer Contribution • Flexible Spending Accounts • Long and Short-Term Disability • Life Insurance • Voluntary Benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Paid Parental Leave • Wellness Incentives • Vacation and Holiday Pay • 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match • Employee Stock Purchase • Training and Advancement opportunities • Tuition Reimbursement • Birthdays Off • Philanthropic Opportunities • Referral Program • Partial Gym Membership Paid • Team Building Events • Discount Programs Everforth Creative Circle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Creative Circle will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local law, including but not limited to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. If you need a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact your Recruiter (the person youll be interviewing with) or a member of our Human Resources team to make arrangements. United Healthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Creative Circle.**Employee Type:** FullTime**Remote:** Yes**Location:** , , US**Job Type:** Internal**Date Posted:** October 19, 2026**Pay Range:** $77,200 - $86,300