Senior Proposal Specialist

WHO WE ARE

Edmentum is a dynamic educator and student-focused company dedicated to tech-enabled learning solutions. Our goal is to ensure that all students have access to flexible learning environments and educators have the tools they need to support their students. We are on a mission to create innovative, proven learning technology, partnering with educators to ignite student potential. We are a Remote First organization with a strong commitment to excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction.

The Senior Proposal Specialist is responsible for writing concise and persuasive business proposals for a variety of Edmentum solutions and services in response to RFP Requests with a focus on strategic and complex opportunities. The Senior Proposal Writer will analyze RFPs for requirements, develop and format proposal response text, incorporate edits, and lead internal proposal development teams. This role requires a confident and creative proposal professional with excellent strategic-thinking, writing, project management, and collaboration skills.

What You Will Do:

• Edit response text for voice, messaging, and adherence to internal style guide
• Collaborate with SMEs to create solution text
• Write customized and boilerplate text
• Ensure the proper context of each proposal section by coordinating edits with respective contributors
• Maintain version control at each stage of proposal draft iteration
• Perform final electronic and hard copy edits of all proposal drafts and versions
• Format text for production
• Track proposal graphics for customization
• Communicate with other members of each proposal team to resolve reported problems and obtain additional information
• Report project status to management
• Add new or improved text to the content knowledge base
• Assist in keeping text up-to-date within the content knowledge base
• Accountable for planning, implementing, and managing proposal responses and structures
• Responsible for analyzing RFP requirements and assigning work to SMEs/team members
• Establish priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, and approval
• Obtain approvals by reviewing proposals with key providers and managers
• Reports metrics on RFP activity including receipt, completion, submission, and win/loss status
• Assists with client opportunity tracking with subscribed services and procurements website registrations
• Reinforces organizational compliance with business development processes, including confirmation of bid decision, proposal schedule best practices, quality reviews, and appropriate approvals prior to submission
• Work remotely and manage remote bid project teams
• Work with minimal to no supervision
• Coaches and mentors proposal team members on compliance, adherence to company policies and guidelines, and tenets of effective proposal writing
• Assist in training Sales to pre-position the RFx process to influence customer perception, improve RFx win rate, and avoid the RFP process when possible. 
• Coach Sales and subject matter experts in proposal best practices
• Communicate, advise, and influence at a senior level

 Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree required (English, Technical Communication, or Communications-related degrees preferred)
• Writing experience in proposal writing, marketing writing, business writing, or technical writing
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Prior experience working in a business or corporate setting
• Strong ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with others
• Ability to write and edit proposals with little supervision
• Must be able to work as needed to meet tight deadlines and at peak periods
• Experience working with and interviewing technical and other staff to develop persuasive text
• Acute attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with ability to set own priorities and escalate issues in a timely manner
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with fluctuating priorities and concrete deadli