Senior Proposal Writer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Maryland.

📋 Description

• Act as a senior writer for technical and management proposal volumes supporting Defense, Aerospace, and various government agency opportunities.

• Conduct research, organize, draft, and edit technical proposals.

• Create compelling and compliant technical content.

• Collect information through brainstorming sessions, white-boarding, interviews, research, and consolidation of previously developed materials, transforming it into original text.

• Edit and enhance technical inputs from Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and Sector Leads to develop proposal content.

• Adapt and repurpose archived material to fulfill similar requirements.

• Independently draft responses to Government RFIs or Sources Sought requests, or collaborate with an assigned technical SME.

• Provide support to the AVIAN Director of Proposals and the proposal team throughout the entire proposal process.

• Assist in the development of proposal strategies, articulating winning themes, strengths, and differentiators.

• Create, modify, and tailor proposal artifacts.

• Comply with proposal schedules and deadlines.

• Ensure proposals are grammatically accurate and maintain a consistent tone or voice.

• Identify and edit relevant past-performance examples and resumes.

• Engage in proposal phases, activities, and milestones, including kickoff meetings, teammate meetings, data calls, brainstorming sessions, and proposal reviews.

• Assist with Color Team recovery plans and final editing tasks.

• Produce narrative sections that reflect the win strategy and address evaluation factors and criteria.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.

• 5-8 years of experience in government proposal preparation functions.

• A minimum of two years specifically focused on drafting, refining, and editing RFP technical narratives and past performances.

• Familiarity with DoD organizations, structures, and acronyms.

• Highly proficient in Microsoft Word, particularly features suited for long documents.

• Exceptional written and communication skills.

• Expertise in technical writing and editing, including adherence to editorial practices and standards.

• Capability to write clear, logical, and persuasive narratives for both technical and non-technical documents.

• Ability to create original content based on research.

• Competence in interviewing subject matter experts to generate original content.

• Skill in editing and refining technical SME inputs into proposal content.

• Ability to adapt and repurpose archived content effectively.

• Strong skills in time management and prioritization.

• Experience working with collaborative documents and repositories, including SharePoint.

• Proficiency in MS PowerPoint and Excel.

• Ability to work independently or collaboratively to meet deadlines, which may include evenings and weekends.

• Familiarity with preparing proposals for the U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army, DHS, and FAA.

• Experience responding to DoD requests for proposals.

• U.S. Citizenship is required.

• Understanding of the Government source selection process.

• Formal Shipley training is desired, or working knowledge of the Shipley or Lohfeld process is acceptable.

• Experience utilizing AI in proposal development.

• Experience serving as a Volume Lead or Proposal Manager.

• Experience as a Content Writer.

🏝️ Benefits

• Employee ownership.

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• Telemedicine services.

• TRICARE supplement for veterans.

• Flexible and paid time off.

• 11 paid holidays.

• Paid sick leave.

• Maternity and bonding leave.

• Military training leave.

• Employee community initiatives.

• A collaborative employee-owned culture.