Marketing Assistant

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company in; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is seeking a Marketing Assistant to support pursuit efforts from strategy through proposal preparation and presentations. You will work with operations groups, project managers, and senior leaders in a deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities include collaborating on RFQ/RFP responses, editing narratives for clarity and quality, transforming text into visual responses, and preparing teams for client presentations. Some market research is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Communications required.
• Proficient in MS Office 365; Photoshop a plus.
• Strong editing, research, and presentation capabilities required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with operations and project leadership to strategize responses to RFQ/RFPs.
• Edit content for quality, accuracy, and readability.

Skills

Editing content

Market research

Presentation skills

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Communications

Tools

Microsoft Office 365 (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)

Adobe Photoshop

Opportunity management software

Job description

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.