Senior Proposal/Technical Writer – Burlington, MA Area

Keys to this position are strong experience in writing responses to Large, Technically Complex, Federal & State RFP’s for complete solutions – Must understand, and have the necessary background to interpret and respond adhering to all guidelines so appropriate ratings are achieved.

Up to $90K + Bonus

Company:
My client is a very successful, $100m+ in revenues, and a leading supplier of secure identity and media management solutions. The company provides products and services that enable the annual production of more than 60 million personal identification documents, including two-thirds of U.S. driver licenses and IDs for more than 25 countries.

The Firm’s digital watermarking technology provides a persistent digital identity for various media content and is used to enhance the security of financial documents, identity documents and digital images, and support other media rights management applications.

Join, an energetic, fast growing company who is focused on delivering the most advanced secure solutions in the personal identification domain.

Position Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Lead Proposals Writer/Manager, the Sr. Proposal/Technical Writer creates, develops, plans, writes and edits RFP responses and proposals, technical briefs, white papers and other marketing collateral for paper, multimedia or web-based publication. May also document engineering processes and specifications.

- Conducts interviews with various subject matter experts and technical staff to gather data as appropriate for each assignment.

- Gains a solid understanding of the bid strategy and response requirements from the account director and program manager.

- Develops the response messaging document and gains consensus on bid approach.

- Develops, plans, writes and edits RFP responses and proposals.

- Responsible for insuring that bid response are complete, and compliant, and will yield the highest possible technical scores

- Ensures completion of assigned projects and on time delivery to the customer.

- Recommends formats responsive to technical and customer requirements.

- Produces products that conform to the company documentation, brand and quality assurance standards.

Required Skills and Competencies:
- BA/BS in Communications, Marketing or related discipline

- 6-8 years as a technical writer, including proven track record & experience writing large complex bids and proposals for international, federal & state programs

- Experience in writing and editing software products using Microsoft Office Tools, Adobe, Visio, MS Project and related tools is essential – Ability to include various graphics within proposals & documents

- Pluses: Shipley Proposal Training – Pragmatech Proposal Writing Software – Membership in APMP (Association of Proposal Management Professionals)

- Must have demonstrated ability to effectively interact with program and technical management staff; in addition, participate and support project team activity and objectives

- Ability to review RFP requirements, define subsequent overview of effort and timing

- Must have a flexible approach to hours of work to satisfy department objectives in a schedule-intensive environment

- Must be able to work independently and cross functionally as well as part of a team and multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.

Compensation:
Competitive Base Salary - $80K - $90K+ Depending on Experience + Bonus

Comprehensive Benefits Package

No Relocation – Local Candidates Only – No sponsorship

Contact Information:
Send resumes in Microsoft Word format only as an attachment – Please indicate the title of the position in the subject line of your Email.

Gary Wright - President – Wright Associates
Phone - (508) 761-6354
Email - garywright@prodigy.net