Senior Corporate Writer

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Primary Function

Excellent communication/organizational skills; extremely detail oriented, ability to work in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment, ability to simultaneously manage multiple complex projects, strong team orientation; ability to proactively communicate with individuals throughout the organization to obtain detailed information -- and push back as needed to ensure the quality/accuracy of the final product and that deadlines are met. Ability to work with senior management, troubleshoot as needed, quickly learn and apply new technologies, and train/mentor other writers. Must be motivated to produce the best product possible within a given time frame.

Major Duties And Responsibilities

• Writes and edits boilerplate, customized proposals, and responses to complex RFP/RFI questionnaires for all of Cartus’ business units (ie: EMEA, APAC, iDSP, corporate tri-regional, UK domestic, Government etc).
• Oversees final production and shipping of proposals to deadlines set.
• Demonstrates knowledge of Cartus products and competitive differentiation.
• Supervises the day to day workload of the EMEA/APAC Corporate Writer team, reviewing drafts and final submissions, advising improvements and training/mentoring new writers as needed
• Creates and maintains proposal language files and archives completed proposals promptly and correctly to ensure that other writers have access to current information.
• Reviews and assesses workload required for incoming RFP’s and advises on suitable writer/time allocation
• Provides ongoing expertise and support to Corporate Writer team
• Completes weekly, monthly and ad hoc EMEA/APAC RFP reporting as required
• Trains new and existing writers
• Works to improve the quality of RFP’s and library text by updating records with SME’s, ensuring any response/text includes our key differentiators and win strategy front and centre.
• Maintains and reviews team processes like Storyboarding and Win Strategies, advising improvements and executing as required
• Works with all levels of Sales, Account Management and Senior Executives to ensure documents are strategic and customized
• Supports other regions and/or market areas with proposals and/or writing projects.
• Supports sales team in the transition from RFP to best and final presentation supporting any PPT requirements
• Writes/edits all types of documents (white papers, industry trends/analysis, core marketing materials, story boards/video scripting, and award applications, certification applications and blog posts).
• Support management with implementation of strategic team initiatives
• Demonstrates leadership qualities
• Demonstrates process improvements
  

Qualifications/Selection Criteria

• University degree with at least 5 years of proposal writing experience required
• Additional experience in proposal writing, editing, procurement, marketing communications or journalism preferred
• Demonstrable writing, editing, organizational, and communication skills required
• Advanced Knowledge of Microsoft Word 2009 or higher required
• Previous experience with Qvidian or other proposal management software preferred
• Knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, required
• Experience in relocation helpful
• Experience in creative writing styles (story board, brochures, etc)
  

Critical Dimensions

• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills; project management skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to meet personal/team deadlines
• Highly team oriented
• Bias for Action
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Leadership experience required
• Ability to work with senior level management