Proposal Manager

Seyfarth Shaw LLP; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Seyfarth Shaw LLP seeks a Proposal Manager to lead the writing and development of proposals for strategic opportunities. This hybrid role combines project management with writing expertise, making it crucial to deliver high-quality proposals that align with the firm's value propositions. With competitive salary and benefits, this role emphasizes collaboration and professional growth.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of proposal and/or marketing writing experience at a large law firm.
• Proactive team player who works collaboratively.
• Strong project management and multi-tasking skills.

Responsibilities

• Developing and managing project plans for specific RFP/SOQ projects.
• Ensuring grammar/spelling/punctuation accuracy across all content.
• Writing and editing original text for all client proposals.

Skills

Project management

Writing ability

Client service ethic

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Education

Four-year college degree

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

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Why Seyfarth

This position is not available for individuals living or working in New York City.

Why Seyfarth

This position is not available for individuals living or working in New York City.

At Seyfarth, we understand that great people are the key to our success, and we provide the opportunities to match. If you join us, you’ll work with state-of-the-art technology in a friendly and professional environment, and we will continue to invest in your professional development. If you want the freedom to grow at a firm that is invested in your future, keep reading.

The Opportunity

As a Proposal Manager, you’ll provide core and key written content for the firm’s responses to strategic opportunities, including requests for proposals (RFPs), statements of qualifications (SOQs) and pitch letters/opportunities.

This is a hybrid position (3 days in office/week). You may be based out of the following locations: Seattle, WA, San Francisco, CA, Los Angeles, CA, or Century City, CA

The Day-To-Day

You’ll Work Closely With Other Members Of The National Proposal Team And Coordinate With Multiple Departments And Practice Areas To Develop Effective And Highest Quality Proposals That Are Delivered On Time. This Includes

• Developing and managing projects plans (timelines, milestones, dependencies, deliverables) for specific RFP/SOQ projects.
• Tracking of RFP/SOQ activity, including follow-up activities with marketing personnel and lawyers to determine outcome and/or next steps.
• Document and share results and best practices with internal stakeholders.
• Ensure grammar/spelling/punctuation accuracy and consistency in style across all language content.
• Proofreading, editing and drafting of other materials on an as needed basis.
  
  

You’ll Also Work With The Strategic Pricing And Project Management Teams, Partners, And Other Stakeholders To Develop And Align The Firm's Value Propositions And Key Messages In Written Form. This Includes

• Developing an intimate working knowledge of the firm, its practice groups and the industries it serves.
• Developing tailored and responsive content on a variety of sources, including subject-matter expert interviews and existing collateral.
• Working with partners to develop a strategy for the RFP/SOQ response and coordinating participation and responses across partners.
• Writing and editing original text for all client proposals with attention to crafting narrative formats that are consistent across practice groups - ensuring all materials sound like “one voice”.
• Confirming that proposals meet submission requirements and ensure proper and timely delivery.
  
  

You Have

• A four-year college degree, with a minimum of three years of proposal and/or marketing writing experience at a large law firm or professional services organization.
• Dependable, proactive team player who works collaboratively and cooperatively with others in a team-oriented environment.
• Demonstrated writing ability, aptitude for sales and project management.
• Strong client service ethic.
• Strong project management and multi-tasking skills and the ability to work effectively in high-pressure situations requiring adherence to tight deadlines.
• Strong leadership qualities, the ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Strong problem-solver and consensus-builder. Respect for complementary skill sets.
• Hands-on with a proven "make it happen" mindset; demonstrated resourcefulness and self-directed behavior.
• Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Familiarity with InterAction and Qorus Docs/Breeze a plus.
  
  

What We Provide

Seyfarth provides competitive salary and benefits at all levels, and our culture embraces the entrepreneurial spirit of its professionals like no other firm. Our professional staff are a collaborative team, helping to define the unique client experience offered by the firm. We understand that it takes more than attorneys to build a successful legal practice; everyone participates in our commitment to excellence.

More About Seyfarth

With more than 900 lawyers across 18 offices, Seyfarth Shaw LLP provides advisory, litigation, and transactional legal services to clients worldwide. Learn more about The Seyfarth Experience at www.seyfarth.com/careers/.

Seyfarth Shaw is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, change of sex or transgender status, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.

If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click EEO is the LAW and the Supplement poster through the following link: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/migrated_files/employers/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf

Location Specific Language

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Seyfarth will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the following laws if applicable, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act.

Seyfarth Shaw believes that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to the following job duties: accessing company property, information, assets, and products; accessing client data or confidential information, and partnering and regularly working with or supervising other Seyfarth employees and interacting with Seyfarth clients.

Los Angeles: The full-time salary range for this role is $125,000 to $140,000 annually, which is based on a 40- hour work week.

San Francisco: The full-time salary range for this role is $130,000 to $150,000 annually, which is based on a 40- hour work week.

Seattle: The full-time salary range for this role is $125,000 to $140,000 annually, which is based on a 40- hour work week.

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role in the locations listed above at the time of this posting. An employee’s pay within the salary range will be based on numerous factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, geographical location and business or organizational needs. This job is also eligible for an annual merit increase and bonus pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k).

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

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• Industries

  Law Practice

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