Marketing Assistant

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is seeking a Marketing Assistant who will work with operations groups, project managers through senior vice presidents, in pursuits to win work. This role supports strategy, proposal preparation, and presentations in a deadline-driven environment.

Key duties include shaping RFQ/RFP responses, developing proposal materials, editing for quality, converting narratives into visuals, preparing teams for client meetings, and conducting market research.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Communications is required.
• Ideal candidates have hands-on experience supporting marketing pursuits or proposals.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with operations to determine best strategy in responding to RFQ/RFP.
• Develop relevant proposal materials (firm profile, resumes, project sheets, etc.).
• Edit content to ensure quality, accuracy, readability, etc.
• Transform text-heavy narratives into visual/graphical responses.
• Prepare teams for client presentations.
• Perform market research.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Communications

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Microsoft Office 365

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

Adobe Photoshop

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.

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.
• 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.