Marketing Assistant

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company in; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is seeking a Marketing Assistant to support operations groups and project managers through senior leadership in pursuits to win work. You will participate in strategy, proposal preparation and client presentations in a deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities include collaborating on RFQ/RFP strategy, editing content for quality, transforming narratives into visuals, and conducting market research to inform proposals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing or Communications required.
• Proficiency in MS Office and Adobe Photoshop desired.
• Ability to edit content for quality and clarity.

Responsibilities

• Strategize RFQ/RFP responses with operations and project teams.
• Edit content to ensure accuracy, readability and impact.
• Transform narrative text into visual/graphical responses.
• Prepare teams for client presentations and proposals.
• Conduct market research to support pursuits.

Skills

Editing content

Market research

Cross-functional collaboration

Deadline-driven

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing or Communications

Tools

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.

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.