T&I Marketing Specialist 1

GAI Consultants; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Company-paid life insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Employee Assistance Program

Hybrid schedule

Job summary

GAI Consultants is seeking an experienced Proposal Specialist / Marketing Specialist to lead transportation and infrastructure pursuits from kickoff through shortlist interview. Based in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, or West Virginia with a hybrid schedule, you will turn technical depth into persuasive narratives and manage end-to-end proposals.

You will drive compliance, write and edit narratives, develop staff resumes, and coordinate presentations for shortlist interviews, while leveraging Deltek

Qualifications

• 5+ years in proposal coordination, proposal management, or AEC marketing.
• Proven track record managing proposals to hard deadlines with multiple contributors.
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
• Adobe InDesign and Creative Suite.
• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
• Associate or bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business, or related field. Equivalent experience considered.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation for local travel.

Responsibilities

• Full pursuit lifecycle; kickoff through submission and shortlist interview.
• Lead mid-sized pursuits independently; support major and multi-firm efforts alongside senior marketing staff.
• RFP compliance; build the matrix, own it, confirm every requirement is answered before anything leaves the building.
• Writing and editing; approach narratives, executive summaries, project descriptions, and staff resumes.
• Shortlist interviews; presentation development, materials, rehearsal coordination, and logistics.
• Deltek Vantagepoint; keep project, client, and pursuit data accurate, and improve how it gets captured and reused.
• Marketing collateral; service briefs, project profiles, award submissions, and speaking proposals.
• Process improvement; content libraries, templates, and boilerplate that raise quality and cut turnaround time.

Skills

Proposal management

Writing

Editing

Proofreading

InDesign

Creative Suite

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Outlook

Marketing degree

Valid driver's license

Education

Associate or bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business, or related field

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Creative Suite

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Deltek Vantagepoint

Job description

Proposal Specialist / Marketing Specialist / AEC

GAI Consultants -- Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, or West Virginia -- Hybrid

Run the pursuits that win DOT, county and municipality work. GAI is hiring an experienced AEC proposal professional to lead transportation and infrastructure pursuits from kickoff through shortlist interview. Hybrid schedule, based out of our Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio or West Virginia offices.

Every transportation project we deliver started as a proposal someone had to win. That's this role.

You'll drive pursuits end to end strategy, schedule, narrative, compliance, and the deliverable that puts GAI in front of state DOTs, counties, and municipalities across the region. You'll work shoulder to shoulder with the engineers and business leaders chasing the work, turn technical depth into a persuasive story, and own the process that keeps a complex pursuit on track.

This is for someone who has run proposals and wants more control over how they're won. You'll weigh in on go/no-go calls, push back on weak content, and build reusable material that makes the next pursuit faster than the last.

GAI has been solving infrastructure challenges since 1958. Our Transportation & Infrastructure practice is growing and pursuit capacity is what growth runs on.

What You'll Own

• Full pursuit lifecycle; kickoff through submission and shortlist interview.
• Lead mid-sized pursuits independently; support major and multi-firm efforts alongside senior marketing staff.
• RFP compliance; build the matrix, own it, confirm every requirement is answered before anything leaves the building.
• Writing and editing; approach narratives, executive summaries, project descriptions, and staff resumes.
• Shortlist interviews; presentation development, materials, rehearsal coordination, and logistics.
• Deltek Vantagepoint;keep project, client, and pursuit data accurate, and improve how it gets captured and reused.
• Marketing collateral;service briefs, project profiles, award submissions, and speaking proposals.
• Process improvement;content libraries, templates, and boilerplate that raise quality and cut turnaround time.

What You Bring

Required

• 5+ years in proposal coordination, proposal management, or AEC marketing
• Proven track record managing proposals to hard deadlines with multiple contributors
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills
• Adobe InDesign and Creative Suite
• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Associate or bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business, or related field. Equivalent experience considered.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation for local travel

Preferred

• AEC industry experience; engineering, architecture, construction, or infrastructure consulting
• Public-sector pursuits; DOT, county, or municipal clients
• Deltek Vantagepoint or comparable CRM
• Experience coaching technical staff through shortlist presentations

Proposal writing and layout samples strongly encouraged; include a portfolio link on your resume or attach PDF samples.

Your First Year

90 Days

6 Months

12 Months

You know the pursuit calendar, the key technical staff, and how Vantagepoint is set up here and are starting to lead pursuits.

You're running mid-sized pursuits independently. Senior staff have stopped double-checking your compliance work.

You've measurably improved something — a template, a content library, turnaround time, or win rate in a specific market.

Location, Travel, and Hours

Hybrid schedule based out of our Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio or West Virginia offices. Occasional regional travel for conferences, client events, and meeting typically several times a year.

Proposal work runs on client deadlines. Most weeks are standard business hours; submission weeks occasionally run long. We plan ahead to keep that the exception, not the norm.

Compensation and Benefits

Actual compensation depends on experience, education, qualifications, and relevant skills.

• Medical, dental, vision
• company-paid life insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program

Time & Flexibility

• Hybrid schedule
• generous PTO
• seven paid holidays plus one floating holiday
• paid parental and adoption leave

• 401(k) with company match
• tuition reimbursement

Ready to Own the Pursuits That Build the Region?

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