Proposal/Business Development Coordinator

PROPOSAL/BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR

City: Des Moines

Type of Position: Full-Time

Marketing/Business Development Team Mission

To empower architects/interior designers with innovative marketing/business development solutions and strategic insights, enabling them to focus their creative visions and efforts on designing and caring for our clients. We are committed to fostering meaningful connections, delivering unparalleled value, and contributing to the success and growth of our firm.

Marketing/Business Development Team Vision

To be the trusted partner and go-to marketing/business development resource for our studio members, inspiring excellence in design through cutting-edge marketing strategies.

Responsibilities

· Gather research data related to clients; competitors; past, current, and prospective markets; and relevant corporate experience

· Maintain list of relevant resources and achieve proficiency in understanding applicable laws in the Midwest and Florida and regulations to ensure compliant RFQ/RFP responses

· Track pre-submittal meeting schedules and attendees, identify decision-makers

· Record and distribute notes from pre-submittal and public sector meetings

· Assist in developing pursuit plans and client outreach activities ahead of RFP release

· Help to produce SOQs/proposals, including editing, writing and graphics; prepare for digital and/or print reproduction; and arrange for on-time delivery of SOQs/proposals

· Maintain systems to extract, categorize, and retrieve information related to clients, consultants, personnel, projects, prior proposals, boilerplate, visuals, and mailing lists

· Work with business development leaders to help manage seller-doer schedules to maintain regular client interactions

· Assist with events including tradeshows and client appreciation events

· Acquire and maintain comprehensive knowledge of firm’s practice, clientele and goals for execution of collateral

· Prepare or assemble written and visual information for client presentations

· Maintain Adobe Creative Cloud Libraries for project sheets, resumes, templates and proposal elements

· Gathers, formats and maintains accurate, up-to-date firm marketing information including staff bios, project descriptions and statistics, and other information for marketing purposes

Qualifications

· A bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Journalism, Communications or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience. College degree is preferred

· Minimum of 3 years of work experience in the A/E/C or related industry preferred

· Self-motivated and self-starter attitude.

· Detail-oriented, including superb proofreading and writing skills.

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and Adobe InDesign required

· Knowledge of Sharepoint, Deltek Vantagepoint and OpenAsset preferred.

· Basic knowledge of marketing/business development fundamentals

· Basic understanding of the principles of layout and graphic as they relate to the development of marketing and sales collateral

· Ability to write and edit marketing content for collateral and proposals

· Excellent time and project management skills, passion for details and ability to work on multiple assignments simultaneously while maintaining a high level of quality and accuracy.

Why Join Us?

• INVISION is a 100 person architecture and design firm with studios in Iowa and Florida—big enough for impactful projects, small enough for every voice to matter.
• Work with an award-winning team on impactful projects.
• Opportunities for professional growth and firm-wide influence.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package, including flexible work options.
• A collaborative and dynamic culture that values innovation and expertise.

INVISION is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person