Marketing Coordinator

For over 60 years, DOWL has thrived as an established, highly reputable, professional services consulting firm, recognizing that the foundation of our past, present, and our future is our people.  DOWL’s foundation is built upon four core values: Inclusion, Integrity, Innovation, and Inspiration.  These values are rooted in everything we do. As a valued partner on our team, you will be one of the People Who Make It Happen!

Summary

The Marketing Coordinator supports activities for DOWL's marketing proposals, projects, and services. This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic marketing professional who wants to learn new skills in a professional services consulting firm, who specializes in executing projects in the built environment.  This position is part of a multi-state team who works closely with other marketing professionals, engineers, and clients. DOWL successfully partners with both public and private sector clients, making the projects we work on diverse, exciting, and filled with challenges that inspire us to design infrastructure that enables people to move freely and safely within their communities. For more information about the kinds of work we do, please visit our Projects tab at https://www.dowl.com/projects/.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Guide project managers and other technical staff on marketing and business development best practices and internal marketing and business development procedures.
• Oversee and manage qualifications-based proposal planning and go/no-go decisions and assist with strategy.
• Work as part of a team of marketers to coordinate and deliver high-quality engineering, environmental, planning, and related proposals across the company.
• Develop schedules and draft outlines, resumes, and past experience write-ups in collaboration with project managers.
• Coordinate proposal writing effort with engineering/planning teams.
• Work with proposal team and graphics staff to develop engaging and interesting graphics for proposals and other marketing materials.
• Write/edit/proof/produce/deliver proposals (assistance on the technical writing will be provided by the engineering/planning staff).
• Review daily subscription services for notices of A/E requests for proposals, secure and review requests for proposals, determine in-house distribution, and distribute.
• Populate and maintain database information on staff, projects, clients, and vendors.
• Coordinate with project managers to enter and update sales pipeline information in Deltek.
• Track proposals submitted, report on results, and assist with debriefings.
• Prepare Statements of Qualifications.
• Occasionally coordinate trade show exhibits, promotions, packaging, shipping, and participate in trade shows when necessary.
• Help prepare for involvement in community organizations and events.
• Interact with clients on teaming arrangements.
• Other duties as assigned, including presentations, marketing collateral, and data entry.

Qualifications

To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience                                            

• Baccalaureate degree from four-year college or university and two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Two years’ related A/E/C and writing experience and/or training preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Must have a valid driver’s license and a good driving record

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to create and interpret graphs/charts.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities                                                     

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.  Ability to write proposals, qualification packages, reports, and business correspondence.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and the general public.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Must be able to use Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and have working knowledge of Adobe InDesign.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have the ability to type accurately at a reasonable pace (not less than 40 words per minute).

Physical Demands. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Geographical locations are taken into consideration with respect to compensation.