Marketing Assistant

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company; New Richmond (WV); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is seeking a Marketing Assistant to support pursuits from strategy to proposal preparation and client presentations. You will work with operations and project teams to develop materials, edit content, and transform narratives into visual responses.

Proficiency in InDesign, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Photoshop is expected, with occasional travel required. A bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Communications is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Communications required.
• Proficiency in Adobe InDesign, PowerPoint, Word, Excel; Photoshop a plus.
• Experience supporting pursuit activities and proposals is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with operations to determine strategy for RFQ/RFP responses.
• Develop proposal materials (firm profiles, resumes, project sheets, etc.).
• Edit content for quality, readability, and accuracy.
• Transform narratives into visual responses for proposals.
• Prepare teams for client presentations and meetings.
• Conduct market research to support pursuits.

Skills

Team collaboration

Editing

Market research

Proposal materials

Client presentations

RFP/RFQ responses

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.

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.