Marketing Assistant

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company in; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company in Charleston, SC is seeking a Marketing Assistant to support pursuits from strategy through proposal and presentations. You will collaborate with operations teams, project managers, and senior leaders to shape responses to RFQ/RFPs, edit content for quality, and transform narratives into compelling visuals using Microsoft Office 365 and Photoshop.

Sporadic travel (1–3 days).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Communications is required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 apps (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) and Photoshop.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with operations and project teams on pursuits from strategy to proposal to presentations.
• Edit content for quality, accuracy, readability and consistency.
• Transform narrative text into visual/graphic responses for client pitches.
• Prepare teams for client presentations.
• Perform market research to support pursuit strategies.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Communications

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

65 Fairchild Street, Suite 301, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Position Type

Full-Time/Regular

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.
• 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:

• 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.