Strategic Proposal & Content Specialist

NAC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

NAC is seeking a Marketing and Content Specialist in Seattle to translate project data and technical write-ups into polished proposal documents. You will drive content from collection through final submission, collaborating with the Pursuit Studio team to align with client needs and evaluation criteria.

You will manage content within OpenAsset, maintain editorial standards, and support AI-driven content management initiatives to scale proposal workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, English, business, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in proposal coordination or marketing content development.
• Proficiency in InDesign, Salesforce and Microsoft Office; OpenAsset experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates with the Proposal Champion, design production, and all contributing writers throughout a pursuit.
• Receives feedback constructively and efficiently iterates proposal content and layouts.
• Reports progress throughout each pursuit and raises questions, risks, or timing concerns early.
• Works within the production workflows and content standards established by the Director and senior staff.
• Maintains organized working files and supports smooth handoffs, reviews, and final submission.
• Coordinates and produces proposal documents for assigned pursuits, managing content collection, writing and editing narratives, formatting layouts, and meeting submission deadlines.
• Contributes to the full proposal lifecycle from CRM-triggered pursuit initiation through final submission.
• Supports the use of standardized pursuit templates and a structured proposal approach built around the specific needs, priorities, and evaluation criteria of each pursuit.
• Engineers every proposal to align with what the client is looking for and to present NAC as the strongest possible choice.
• Maintains current, accurate, and properly tagged project and staff records in OpenAsset as a standing discipline, not a reactive task.
• Identifies outdated content and updates it proactively in alignment with the AI-ready taxonomy and content standards.
• Contributes to the organization of NAC's technical and creative content under a growth-focused documentation hierarchy, so every project record, staff profile, and technical narrative is tagged, searchable, and structured for retrieval.
• Contributes to award submission production under the direction of senior staff or the Director.
• Supports interview preparation materials for shortlisted pursuits.

Skills

Writing

Editing

Organizational skills

Deadline management

Proposal coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, English, business, or related field

Tools

InDesign

Salesforce

Microsoft Office

OpenAsset

Job description

NAC is seeking a Marketing and Content Specialist in Seattle to translate project data and technical write-ups into polished proposal documents. You will drive content from collection through final submission, collaborating with the Pursuit Studio team to align with client needs and evaluation criteria.

You will manage content within OpenAsset, maintain editorial standards, and support AI-driven content management initiatives to scale proposal workflows.