Marketing Assistant

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 38,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is seeking a Marketing Assistant to work with operations teams through senior leaders on pursuits. You will help from strategy to proposal preparation to client presentations in a deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities include shaping RFQ/RFP responses, creating firm profiles and project sheets, editing content for readability, and turning narratives into effective visuals while coordinating market research.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Communications is required.
• Proficiency with Adobe InDesign and MS Office suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel).
• Ability to transform narratives into visual responses and edit content for quality.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with operations to craft responses to RFQ/RFP.
• Develop proposal materials (firm profile, resumes, project sheets).
• Edit content for clarity, accuracy and readability.
• Transform text-heavy narratives into visual/graphical responses.
• Prepare teams for client presentations and meetings.
• Conduct market research to support proposals.

Skills

Communication skills

Written communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Communications

Tools

Adobe InDesign

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

Adobe Photoshop

Opportunity management software

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.

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.
• 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.