Proposal Writer

YOUR MISSION 

As part of the Proposal team, you will join a team that sits at the heart of True Anomaly’s growth and revenue generation and be a critical driver of True Anomaly’s growth. As a member of a fast growing start-up, you will wear many hats and be expected to work autonomously and within cross-functional teams. You will be responsible for working closely with account leads on the business development team, and technical teams, to develop and write new content that can serve a multitude of use cases through the acquisition lifecycle, from early-stage capture and sales enablement activities to advanced proposal (RFx) artifacts. You must be able to translate technical jargon into a customer’s language, and deliver artifacts regularly at the highest quality, ensuring continued wins for the business. As a detail-oriented, effective communicator, and creative writer, you turn complex technical concepts into persuasive RFx, white papers, other collateral. By understanding customer requirements, you will effectively deliver content that aligns with a customer’s unique needs. You will write technical and non-technical explanations of our product offerings and deliver compelling proposals to win new business. We are looking for mission-driven teammates who can jump into any writing project with enthusiasm and produce qualitative outputs within tight deadlines.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as a primary author of Request for Information (RFI), Request for Proposal (RFP), Commercial Solutions Openings (CSO), and other capture opportunities
• Collaborate with internal teams to match our proposal language that will resonate with customers
• Translate technical concepts into easily digestible reading materials for a variety of audiences
• Create persuasive content that showcases our products’ strengths, capabilities, and solutions to address customer needs
• Take high-level details and raw inputs from colleagues and convert it into high-impact content for proposals
• Build templates and content from scratch that is easily modifiable across a variety of proposals and request for content
• Build content repository for repeatable assets to drive proposal efficiency

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years’ experience writing, drafting, and editing proposals for U.S. Government contracts
• Experience with conveying technical concepts through concise and compelling written communication
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with a team on a joint output, across departments / agencies / roles, and writing content that requires input from multiple stakeholders
• Knowledge and experience with Federal Acquisitions Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisitions Regulations (DFAR).
• Ability to quickly understand technical concepts, proactively learn with minimal instruction, and think creatively to produce artifacts
• Passion for writing.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE 

• Active TS or TS/SCI clearance preferred, SAP experience a bonus
• Preference for Engineering and other STEM-Bachelor’s degrees.  

• Start-up experience and/or previous experience with a major U.S. Defense Contractor (space sector ideal)

 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS 

• Strong preference for candidates based in the Washington, DC area (DMV metro) who can work flexibly and come to our local office (Arlington, VA) regularly.

COMPENSATION: $110-150k pending experience and desire to work hard