PROPOSAL WRITER 3

VSolvit; California (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Long/Short-term disability

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

401K Retirement Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

VSolvit is seeking a seasoned Proposal Writer 3 to join our dynamic Business Development group. You will support the proposal development team by producing highly technical, compliant responses for SSNs, RFIs, RFPs, and related federal contracting opportunities, often leading the creation of complex written deliverables.

You will collaborate with Capture Managers, SMEs, and program staff, mentor junior writers, and integrate GenAI tools to increase efficiency while preserving quality and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism or English.
• Strong writing and analytical abilities with the capacity to learn technical terms.
• Experience interviewing SMEs and working in team environments.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines and manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Develop staffing requisitions / labor category descriptions for proposals.
• Collaborate with Capture and Proposal Managers to implement win themes.
• Develop and write resumes and past performance volumes for proposals.
• Create technology solution and management approach responses for submissions.
• Research and write responses for SSN and RFI submissions.
• Ensure content clarity, accuracy, Persuasion, and compliance with instructions.
• Develop response templates and maintain knowledge repositories.
• Interview SMEs and program managers to gather required content.
• Leverage GenAI to research topics and generate content ideas.
• Mentor and review work of junior writers.

Skills

Strong writing skills

Strong analysis

Interpretive skills

Learning technical nomenclature

Interviewing skills

Team collaboration

Deadline management

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Journalism or English

Tools

Google Workspace

MS Office

GenAI tools

GenAI platforms (AutogenAI, Sweetspot, GovEagle, PSci.AI)

Job description

Job Summary

VSolvit is looking for a candidate to join our dynamic Business Development group as a Proposal Writer 3. The Proposal Writer 3 is a senior-level contributor supporting the proposal development team to develop written deliverables required for sources sought notices (SSNs), requests for information (RFIs), requests for proposals (RFPs), solicitation responses, and other Federal government technology enabled solutions contracting opportunities, particularly leading the creation of highly technical, complex, or strategic written responses. The role may also mentor junior writers and assist in the development of proposal writing standards. As VSolvit is a technology enabled solutions provider offering frontier solutions to our customers, the Proposal Writer 3 will embrace artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool that can greatly increase the capacity and efficiency of a writer as the human in the loop, allowing the Proposal Writer 3 to reinvest those time savings in higher-level strategic thinking. This position also develops narratives in collaboration with Capture Managers, technical subject matter experts (SMEs), and program staff and ensures alignment with win strategy and evaluation criteria. The Proposal Writer 3 is an integrator of AI content, SME input, and other available materials using their professional judgment to communicate key messages, tell VSolvit’s story, and own outcomes. This position will work daily at the direction of Proposal Managers.

Job Summary

VSolvit is looking for a candidate to join our dynamic Business Development group as a Proposal Writer 3. The Proposal Writer 3 is a senior-level contributor supporting the proposal development team to develop written deliverables required for sources sought notices (SSNs), requests for information (RFIs), requests for proposals (RFPs), solicitation responses, and other Federal government technology enabled solutions contracting opportunities, particularly leading the creation of highly technical, complex, or strategic written responses. The role may also mentor junior writers and assist in the development of proposal writing standards. As VSolvit is a technology enabled solutions provider offering frontier solutions to our customers, the Proposal Writer 3 will embrace artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool that can greatly increase the capacity and efficiency of a writer as the human in the loop, allowing the Proposal Writer 3 to reinvest those time savings in higher-level strategic thinking. This position also develops narratives in collaboration with Capture Managers, technical subject matter experts (SMEs), and program staff and ensures alignment with win strategy and evaluation criteria. The Proposal Writer 3 is an integrator of AI content, SME input, and other available materials using their professional judgment to communicate key messages, tell VSolvit’s story, and own outcomes. This position will work daily at the direction of Proposal Managers.

Candidates for this position must be eligible to attain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop staffing requisitions / labor category descriptions in accordance with key personnel labor category requirements
• Collaborate with Capture and Proposal Managers to implement win themes
• Develop and write resumes for proposed key and non-key personnel required for proposal submissions
• Develop and write past performance and previous contract experience volumes required for proposal submissions
• Develop and write management approach plan responses required for proposal submissions
• Develop and write technology solution technical approach responses required for proposal submissions
• Develop and write other requirements required for proposal submissions
• Develop and write responses required for SSN and RFI submissions
• Ensure content clarity, technical accuracy, persuasiveness, and compliance with solicitation instructions
• Develop response templates in accordance with SSN, RFI, RFP, and solicitation instructions and company templates
• Help maintain corporate knowledge management repositories, past performance libraries, and technical approach best practices documents
• Interview technical subject matter experts, contract program managers, and other corporate leadership in the development of writing deliverables
• Research topics to understand technology solution areas such as software development, systems engineering, data warehousing, business intelligence, cybersecurity and information assurance, cloud application migration, and other technology enabled solutions
• Use corporate approved generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools to research writing subject areas and develop content ideas
• May support other department writing tasks such as marketing development and general copy editing
• Mentor and review work of junior writers

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism or English
• Strong writing skills
• Strong analysis and interpretive skills
• Strong ability to learn technical nomenclature
• Strong interviewing skills used to elicit information from SMEs
• Proven ability to work within a team environment
• Ability to multitask and prioritize multiple concurrent work requirements
• Ability to meet strict deadlines consistently
• Proficiency in Google Workspace (Gmail, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Drive)
• Proficiency in Microsoft (MS) Office (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint)
• Proficiency in use of GenAI tools (Gemini, ChatGPT) and GenAI proposal platforms (AutogenAI, Sweetspot, GovEagle, PSci.AI) as part of the writing process
• 6+ years of previous work experience writing responses to Federal RFPs, SSNs, and RFIs
• Proven ability to develop persuasive, compliant, and technically accurate content
• Experience working on complex IDIQ, GWAC, and task order submissions
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• If applicable: If you are or have been recently employed by the U.S. government, a post-employment ethics letter will be required if employment with VSolvit is offered

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior training or certification from the Association of Proposal Management Professionals
• 4 years' previous work experience supporting a technology solutions provider company
• Experience writing proposals for DoD/DoW, VA, DHS, or Intelligence Community customers
• Technical background in Agile software development, systems engineering, data warehousing, business intelligence, cybersecurity and information assurance, or cloud application migration

Company Summary

Join the VSolvit Team! Founded in 2006, VSolvit (pronounced 'We Solve It') is a technology services provider that specializes in cybersecurity, cloud computing, geographic information systems (GIS), business intelligence (BI) systems, data warehousing, engineering services, and custom database and application development. VSolvit is an award winning WOSB, CA CDB, MBE, WBE, and CMMI Level 3 certified company.

We offer a customizable health benefits program that best meets the needs of its employees. Offering may include:

• medical
• dental
• vision insurance
• life insurance
• long and short-term disability and other insurance products
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account
• 401K Retirement Plan options
• Tuition Reimbursement
• assorted voluntary benefits

Our goal is to grow together and enjoy the work that we do as a team.

VSolvit LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.