Shive-Hattery · 14 hours ago
Creative Strategist - Kansas City, MO
Kansas City, MO
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expShive-Hattery is a premier architecture and engineering consulting firm headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and is seeking a Creative Strategist in their Kansas City, MO office. The role involves developing persuasive proposals and presentations, supporting client development, and contributing to marketing process improvements.
Consulting
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Partner with pursuit teams to advance our positioning and deliver persuasive proposals and presentations that resonate with our clients
Develop winning proposals and interview presentations
Coordinate all aspects of pursuits: strategy development, messaging, formatting, proofreading, coordination with graphics and teaming partners, editing, quality reviews, compliance, brand adherence, and efficient and timely production
Collaborate with proposal developer for production support
Provide strategic business development support to facilitate client development, assemble information packages, support the planning and preparations of client workshops and special events, and maintain marketing files
Lead in the development of client capture plans
Provide planning support for key conferences to maximize presence and investment
Desire to connect with and represent Shive-Hattery in your community
Support leadership in all go/no-go decisions and assess each potential pursuit's ability to meet the firm’s strategic BD plan, positioning, and goals
Contribute to company marketing process improvements to continuously enhance the quality of our work
Support our process for creating and maintaining well-organized, up-to-date qualifications statements, project descriptions, and resumes that reflect firm strengths and client benefits
Market research (as needed), including competition, strategic intelligence, market, and industry trends
Collaborate with proposal coordinator for production support
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in proposal and presentation planning and coordination, page layout, drafting tailored proposal content, graphics development, and editing. Or other similar experience
Highly proficient with Adobe Creative Cloud/Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, etc.); Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel
Strong interpersonal and proactive communication skills
Bachelor's degree in marketing, journalism, communications, or a related field or equivalent. Graphic Design background is a plus
Success in this role favors the highly organized who can prioritize multiple concurrent tasks in a deadline-driven environment
Preferred
Industry Knowledge (A plus!): You know what Schematic Design means and the difference between Design/Bid/Build and Design/Build. Oh, and if you don't know any of this stuff, you take the initiative to find out
Experience with Del-Tek VantagePoint, OpenAsset, Bluebeam, CoPilot AI, PowerPoint, and Excel platforms are a plus but not required
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision – 4 tiers of coverage
Voluntary Life Insurance – Employee, Spouse, and Child
Voluntary Insurance Plans – Accident, Critical Illness, & Hospital Indemnity
FSA – Medical & Dependent Care
8 Paid Holidays + PTO
Paid Parental Leave
401K/Roth 401K with Company Match
Overtime Bonus
Profit Sharing Bonus
First Time License Bonus
Tuition Reimbursement & Licensure/Certification Financial Support
Professional Development Opportunities
Calm Meditation & Stress Relief Subscription
…And Many More!
Company
Shive-Hattery
Shive-Hattery is an architecture & planning company that provides architectural and engineering services.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Kelly Sullivan
Human Resources Recruiting Partner
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