Proposal Writer

Job Opening

Proposal Writer (Part-time, Contract), Remote

Company Overview

AlphaVu is a public sentiment, customer satisfaction, and voter opinion analytics firm with services built specifically for the government and public infrastructure industries. We collect and monitor citizen sentiment by the real-time processing of social media and other data sources using natural language processing, machine learning, and social network analysis. This empowers our clients to better understand the unique needs of the communities they serve and enables them to build the most effective marketing/communications efforts, driven by a high and demonstrable return on investment. Although real-time analytics and visualizations are key to our service offerings, we are not a dashboard company. Our team members work closely with our clients, we understand their challenges, and we partner with them to help them succeed. The AlphaVu team consists of individuals who are curious, investigatory, collegial, and well-rounded.

Job Description

AlphaVu is seeking Proposal Writer who will work with our CEO to identify, evaluate, respond to requests for proposals (RFPs), qualifications (RFQs), general solicitations, and new business opportunities. The main responsibility is to manage the entire proposal process, including evaluating requirements, gathering and formatting information, writing drafts, obtaining approvals, and submitting the final proposal to the potential client or agency. This position also builds and maintains records for our proposal database. The ideal candidate will possess knowledge and experience of proposal writing for governmental sectors, with proven achievement in contract awards.

We are a small yet growing business, led by our Founder/CEO Scott Wilkinson and Director of Client Engagement Zach Hernandez. Team members should be comfortable managing work independently, enthusiastically contribute to team projects, and be adaptable to the immediate needs of a small business.

Responsibilities

• Write and manage the entire response to posted requests for proposals/qualifications as well as unsolicited proposals.
• Determine proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs; studying proposal documents; organizing strategy meetings as needed.
• Meet proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, and approval; entering and monitoring tracking data; coordinating requirements with contributors; contributing status updates to review meetings.
• Assist the CEO in identifying open solicitations, navigating procurement websites to gather information for the proposal, identifying sources of information, and coordinating with potential teaming partners.
• Maintain quality results by following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, grammar, and tone.
• Perform final flip through of proposals prior to submission.
• Collaborate with marketing staff, contractors, and agencies and gain their support on materials needed for proposals. Support in editing of marketing materials to ensure consistency.
• Create, save, and organize documents within a cloud-based file sharing system.
• Communicating with potential clients and agencies on the status of contract decisions; updating AlphaVu staff on the status of contract decisions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Marketing, Communications, or Public Affairs.
• 3+ years of relevant work experience as a technical writer, copywriter/editor, journalist and/or research assistant
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Exhibited ability to synthesize complex ideas into clear, succinct, business writing.
• High proficiency in computer software used to create proposals, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as well as Adobe Acrobat.
• Strong ability to organize and manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet project deadlines.
• Experience with project management software to track projects and report progress.
• Ability to work both independently and in teams as required.
• Passion for pitching in, working across boundaries, and operating outside narrowly defined roles in a small and growing company.
• Very self-motivated, highly organized, pays attention to detail, and able to quickly master new skills and techniques.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong experience in developing proposals and demonstrated achievement in contract awards.
• Strong experience in proposals for governments or public agencies.

Contract Compensation

• $60 per hour, rate based on experience