Marketing Assistant

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company in; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is seeking a Marketing Assistant to support operations groups and project managers through senior vice presidents in pursuit of new work.

Responsibilities include collaborating on RFQ/RFP strategy, editing content for clarity, transforming narratives into visuals, and preparing teams for client presentations. Occasional travel (1–3 days) may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing or Communications required.
• Proven skills in editing for quality and readability.
• Experience transforming narratives into visual responses.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with operations to determine strategy for RFQ/RFP responses.
• Edit content to ensure quality, accuracy and readability.
• Transform text-heavy narratives into visual/graphical responses.
• Prepare teams for client presentations.
• Perform market research.

Skills

Editing content

Proposal preparation

RFQ/RFP response strategy

Market research

Client presentations

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.