Sr. Marketing Proposal Coordinator

Olsson; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid schedule

Wellness program

Bonus eligibility

Job summary

Olsson is seeking a Senior Marketing Coordinator to act as an extension of technical teams, leading pursuit strategy and persuasive writing for market and geographic service areas. We guide the pursuit process from inception to selection, developing solutions for proposals, interview strategy, client events, award submissions, client intelligence, and market research.

This role emphasizes collaboration, ownership, and the ability to work with local and remote teams across Olsson’s footprint.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in Marketing, Business, Communications, Journalism, or related field.
• Six years of experience in a marketing role, securing work through competitive processes.
• Advanced abilities in Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Proven ability to write technically and in a conversational style, and to review materials for content, grammar, and style.
• Ability to work with local and remote teams across Olsson's footprint.
• Experience coordinating SOQs, proposals, and presentations.
• Ability to develop content and messaging for marketing collateral with internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Implement plans to achieve marketing objectives and win work.
• Lead strategy meetings and meet deadlines; provide solutions for marketing needs.
• Mentor less experienced staff and resolve complex matters.
• Create information for various marketing activities.
• Plan development of SOQs, proposals, and interview presentations.
• Perform internal QA/QC reviews for marketing content.
• Gather, maintain, and analyze client intelligence information.
• Identify target markets and build relationships with clients.
• Prepare and submit industry awards.

Skills

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Marketing strategy

Persuasive writing

Project management

Microsoft Office

Adobe InDesign

Data analysis

Content development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing/Business/Communications

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are Olsson. We engineer and design solutions that improve the world around us. As a company, we promise to always be responsive, transparent, and focused on results – for our people, our clients, and our company.

We’re a people-centric firm, so it’s no surprise our greatest asset is our people. The impact this creates is an environment that encourages our people to grow and be creative with their talents. This approach builds a culture that is uniquely Olsson. It allows us to grow our people as we grow our business. This, in turn, creates a lasting impact on the world around us.

Job Description

As a Senior Marketing Coordinator, you will act as an extension of technical teams, serving as an expert in persuasive writing and pursuit strategy for market and geographic service areas. We are organized and resourceful project managers who guide the pursuit process from inception to selection. You will lead strategy and perform routine marketing assignments according to established guidelines, using knowledge of the organization, processes, and procedures to develop solutions for non-standard situations. This role may include services related to proposals, interview strategy, client events, award submissions, client intelligence, and market research.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Implement plans and procedures to achieve the team’s marketing objectives, positioning the firm to excel in winning and closing work.
• Establish, communicate, and meet deadlines; lead project‑specific marketing strategy meetings; provide solutions to the firm’s day‑to‑day marketing needs.
• Resolve complex matters through knowledge and experience, and mentor less experienced staff.
• Conceptualize and create information for various marketing activities.
• Apply best practices to enhance the effectiveness of projects, using market research methods to track trends and demands, and develop event concepts, promotions, and supervise activities.
• Plan and execute the development of information and materials for marketing activities such as SOQs, proposals, and interview presentations, adhering to the firm’s standards.
• Perform internal QA/QC reviews to ensure a high level of quality and accuracy in all marketing information, analysis, and documentation.
• Gather, maintain, and analyze client intelligence information.
• Assist in identifying target markets and potential clients and strategize to build relationships with those clients.
• Prepare and submit industry awards.

Only candidates local to our Overland Park, KS; Plano, TX; Fayetteville, AR; or Springfield, MO office locations will be considered. This role offers a flexible hybrid schedule.

Qualifications

You are passionate about:

• Working collaboratively with others.
• Having ownership in the work you do.
• Using your talents to positively affect communities.
• Growing professionally within a group of talented and supportive marketing professionals.

You bring to the team:

• Strong Communication Skills
• Ability to contribute and work well on a team
• A minimum of six years of experience in a marketing role, securing work through competitive processes.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business, Communication, Journalism, or a related field is preferred.
• Advanced abilities in Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Office Suite products.
• Self‑motivation and initiative, as well as the ability to work as part of a team.
• Excellent interpersonal, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills.
• Strong time management skills and the ability to manage multiple high‑priority tasks with strict deadlines.
• Demonstrated proficiency in technical and conversational‑style writing, as well as reviewing and proofreading materials for content, grammar, and style.
• The ability to contribute and work well on both local and remote teams.
• The ability to deploy marketing strategies to secure work.
• The ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams locally and in other offices within the Olsson footprint to execute effective strategies for project and client‑specific marketing efforts with limited direction.
• The ability to manage and coordinate the development of content and messaging for quality statements‑of‑qualifications, proposals, presentations, and other marketing collateral with internal stakeholders.
• The ability to collaborate with internal stakeholders to gather and maintain project‑related data and information.
• Proven competency in data management software.
• The ability to develop and foster effective professional relationships.
• Excellent interpersonal, problem‑solving, time management, and decision‑making skills.

Additional Information

Olsson specializes in engineering and design, client advisory services, planning, field services, and environmental. Improving the world has been our mindset from the very beginning, back when Olsson first opened for business in 1956. And it will be our mindset for years to come.

As an Olsson employee, you will:

• Be empowered to build your career with tailored development paths
• Have the possibility for flexible work arrangements
• Engage in work that has a positive impact on communities
• Participate in a wellness program promoting balanced lifestyles

In addition, full‑time employees will receive our traditional benefits package (health care, vision, dental, paid time off, etc.) and the opportunity to participate in a bonus system that rewards performance.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Olsson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran, and disabled candidates to apply and be considered for open positions. We do not discriminate against any applicant for employment or any employee because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, disability, age, military status, or other protected status.

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