Pursuits Specialist
Washington, DC, DC
Full Time
Mid Level
Pursuits Specialist
Is Hickok Cole what’s next for you?
Hickok Cole is a forward-focused design practice connecting bold ideas, diverse expertise, and visionary partners to do work that matters. Driven to Design for What’s Next, we aim for our marketing approach to be as innovative as the designs we create for our clients. We're seeking a motivated marketer to join our award-winning team to strengthen our brand, market position, and drive target audiences to action.
As a Pursuits Specialist, you'll lead our pursuits process and collaborate with firm leadership to pursue some of the region’s most exciting new projects. We’re looking for a proposal powerhouse eager to improve processes, tools, and leadership skills within an ambitious and supportive team.
RESPONSIBILITIES
We offer competitive salaries and a full range of benefits in a rewarding, career-oriented environment, including:
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Is Hickok Cole what’s next for you?
Hickok Cole is a forward-focused design practice connecting bold ideas, diverse expertise, and visionary partners to do work that matters. Driven to Design for What’s Next, we aim for our marketing approach to be as innovative as the designs we create for our clients. We're seeking a motivated marketer to join our award-winning team to strengthen our brand, market position, and drive target audiences to action.
As a Pursuits Specialist, you'll lead our pursuits process and collaborate with firm leadership to pursue some of the region’s most exciting new projects. We’re looking for a proposal powerhouse eager to improve processes, tools, and leadership skills within an ambitious and supportive team.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collaborate with firm leadership to coordinate and produce creative proposals, presentations and other support materials in response to RFQs and RFPs
- Support interview and presentation development and coaching
- Lead the population of and maintenance of accurate resumes, project summaries, project data and boilerplate narratives in the marketing, library database and website
- Lead the coordination of project photography (including project photoshoots and events) and headshots.
- Support opportunity tracking and client management in Deltek Vision.
- Collaborate with other marketing team members on strategic marketing initiatives, including campaigns, social media, collateral development, advertising, and public relations. Supports internal communications.
- Participate in event planning and implementation, including Hickok Cole’s annual Art Night event.
- Support employee participation in industry events, speaking opportunities, and exhibit management.
- Establish and maintain working relationships with internal departments and external vendors to ensure continual communication and excellent customer service.
- Assist with development and enforcement of Hickok Cole brand guidelines.
- Other responsibilities as needed
- Excellent writing, grammar, and proofreading skills.
- Strong graphic design skills.
- Proficiency in Adobe Design Suite, specifically InDesign.
- Expertise in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- Exceptional organizational and prioritization skills.
- Ability to work independently and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong ability to set, communicate, and meet deadlines.
- Attention to detail.
- Understanding of marketing fundamentals.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Team-oriented with strong interpersonal skills.
- Open to feedback and direction– reliable, honest, approachable.
- This position is for our DC office. 100% remote candidates will not be considered.
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, graphic design, journalism, communications, or a related field preferred.
- 3+ years’ experience in marketing, communications, or a business development role (AEC industry experience preferred).
- Experience with Deltek Vision is a plus.
We offer competitive salaries and a full range of benefits in a rewarding, career-oriented environment, including:
- Hybrid Work - Remote up to 2 days a week
- Flexible Hours
- Paid Leave + Holidays
- 401(k) Employee Savings Plan
- Health + Dental Plan
- Paid maternal and paternal leave
- Group Life Insurance
- Mentorship Program
- Company Laptops + Sit-Stand Desks
- Team and firm-wide Happy Hours
- iLAB Research Microgrant Program
- Paid maternity/ paternity leave, plus DCPFL time.
- Reimbursement of testing certification costs
- Parking/transportation pre-tax program
- JUST Certified company - check out our label ratings! https://hickokcole.com/2022/05/16/hickok-cole-receives-just-label/
- Community volunteering and outreach opportunities (24 hours/year paid volunteer time)
- Leadership opportunities through our many committees
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Majority of time is spent in a sitting position.
- Ability to move throughout the office either by walking or through assisted means.
- Light to moderate (5-30 lbs.) lifting may be required infrequently
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