Marketing Assistant

Whiting-Turner Contracting Company; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is seeking a Marketing Assistant in Houston to work with operations groups, project managers through senior vice presidents, in pursuing new work. The role covers strategy through proposal preparation and client presentations in a deadline-driven environment.

Duties include shaping response strategy to RFQ/RFP, editing content for quality, turning dense narratives into visual responses, and preparing teams for client presentations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing or Communications.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365 (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) and Adobe Photoshop.
• Willingness to travel occasionally (1–3 days at a time).

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with operations to determine best strategy in responding to 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.

Skills

Market research

Editing

Visual communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing or Communications

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

Adobe Photoshop

Company opportunity management software

Job description

757 N. Eldridge Parkway, Suite 700, Houston, Texas, 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.