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AVIAN · 13 hours ago

Proposal Writer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$80K/yr - $90K/yr

5+ years exp

AVIAN is a mid-sized, employee-owned company on a mission to create meaningful value for both employees and customers. They are seeking a Proposal Writer to draft, edit, and refine text portions of proposals, ensuring clarity, compliance, and persuasiveness for Defense and Aerospace opportunities.

ConsultingEducationInformation Technology

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serve as a writer for proposal technical and management volumes primarily in support of Defense, Aerospace and other government agency opportunities

Research, organize, draft, and edit technical proposals

Draft compelling and compliant technical content

Gather information in a variety of ways such as brainstorming sessions, white-boarding, interviews, research, consolidation of previously developed written materials, and translate it into original text

Edit and refine written or oral inputs from technical Subject Matter Experts (SME) and Sector Leads into winning proposal content

Tailor/re-purpose archived content to meet similar requirements

Draft responses to Government Requests for Information (RFI) or Sources Sought (SS), working either independently using archived information or conducting research, or as part of a team with an assigned technical SME

Support AVIAN Director of Proposals and the proposal team throughout the proposal process

Assist in proposal strategy development; define, and help articulate “win themes”, strengths, and discriminators

Create/Revise/Tailor proposal artifacts

Adhere to proposal schedule and deadlines

Ensure that AVIAN proposals are grammatically correct and maintain a consistent tone or voice

Identify and edit the most relevant past performance examples and resumes

Participate in proposal phases, activities, and milestones including the kickoff meeting, teammate meetings, data calls, brainstorming sessions, proposal reviews

Assist in execution of Color Team recovery plans and final editing of final version

Produce narrative sections that reflect win strategy and address all evaluation factors and criteria

Qualification

Proposal writingMicrosoft WordTechnical writingSharePointMS PowerPointMS ExcelContent creationEditing skillsTime managementTeam playerAttention to detail

Required

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Five years' experience performing government proposal preparation functions, including at least two years specifically drafting, refining, and editing Request for Proposal (RFP) technical narratives and past performances

Understanding of DoD organizations, structures, and acronyms

Highly proficient in Microsoft Word, including features used for long documents

Excellent written and communication skills

Technical writing and editing, including editorial practice and standards

Demonstrated capability to write clear, logical, and persuasive narrative for a variety of technical and non-technical documents

Ability to create original content from research

Ability to interview subject matter experts and then create original content

Ability to edit and refine draft written inputs from technical SMEs into winning proposal content

Ability to tailor/repurpose archived content to meet similar requirements

Strong time management and prioritization skills

Team player with uncommon attention to detail

Experience working collaborative documents and repositories (SharePoint use)

Proficient in use of MS PowerPoint and EXCEL

Ability to work independently or as part of a team to meet deadlines, to include evenings and weekends at times

Familiarity with preparing proposals for a variety of government agencies including U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army, DHS, and FAA

Experience responding to DOD requests for proposals

U.S. Citizenship is required

Preferred

Familiarity with the Government source selection process

Formal Shipley training desired, however, a working knowledge of the Shipley or Lohfeld process is acceptable

Experience working with AI in proposal development

Experience serving as a Volume Lead or Proposal Manager

Experience serving as a Content Writer

Benefits

Comprehensive Benefits Package Designed to support your health, financial security, and overall well-being, our health and wellness benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with telemedicine services and a TRICARE supplement for veterans.

Flexible Leave Benefits we prioritize a balanced, supportive environment that allows you to thrive both personally and professionally and offer flexible and paid time off, 11 paid holidays, paid sick leave, maternity and bonding leave, and military training leave.