business development coordinator Huntsville, AL
Job description
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Founded in 2007 in Huntsville, AL, MartinFed provides the U.S. government with customer-focused, performance-based solutions using technology and an empowered workforce as an engine to drive its customers' missions. Our goal is to attract the best and brightest within their field.
We invest in our people because they are our greatest asset. They cultivate our purpose, embody and reflect our core values, and define our culture. MartinFed's core values that set us apart are the following:
- Be Driven - We are fueled by the hunger to learn more and do more.
- Be Curious - We engage in continuous improvement - never accepting the status quo.
- Be Humble - We seek honest feedback to strengthen our relationships.
- Pursue Excellence - We strive to achieve extraordinary results and do not settle for mediocrity.
Strive for excellence and consider joining our growing team today!
JOB OVERVIEW
The Communications and Business Development Coordinator will assist the corporate leadership team with all communications, marketing, and business development tasks, with a primary focus on social media management, multi-media design and content creation, and administrative organization of business development efforts.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Coordinate brainstorming, planning, and execution of all marketing initiatives.
- Plan, create, and manage social media content on all company platforms.
- Create graphics, multi-media images, and video content for proposals and all external marketing materials.
- Produce high-quality, employee-facing digital content for internal communications.
- Carry out administrative and data entry-related tasks and maintain organized files for marketing.
- Support subject matter experts and business unit leaders in resolving gaps in capture intel and with proposal responses.
- Assist in planning, researching, writing, and editing proposals to comply with the company's guidelines and standards for readability, consistency, and tone.
- Maintain proposal schedules to ensure proposals meet all customer requirements, are of a high standard, and are submitted on time.
- Assist in ensuring accurate and up-to-date information is maintained on all documents and submissions, and in relevant databases and filing systems.
- Perform administrative functions related to capture and proposal development, including documenting business development updates using the online CRM.
Additional Duties May Include:
- Maintain awareness of social media, marketing, and communications trends and adapt accordingly.
- Act as a brand champion, ensuring consistent and cohesive use of all brand guidelines.
- Assist business unit managers, business development personnel, and senior leadership with research on government opportunities and customer needs that can be used to create strategies and proposals for business development.
- Assist in researching, writing, editing, and maintaining other standard materials including capability statements, data calls, presentations, white papers, and templates.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field such as English, Marketing, Communications, Graphic Design, Business, Public Relations, or Journalism.
- 6 months to 2 years of experience in communications, marketing, proposal development, business development, program management support, or proposal management.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Clearly and concisely articulate, in written and verbal styles.
- Knowledge of MS Office software suite including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, MS Project, and web portals.
- Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite of Products.
- Advanced aptitude with various social media platforms as well as the metric tracking tools associated with them.
- Proficient in graphic design elements as they relate to both technical and social media graphics.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
- Willingness to accept task direction and provide reporting to senior leadership.
- Capability and willingness to work extended hours on short notice, as required by proposal deadlines.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- General office environment
- The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. Some walking, standing, bending, reaching, and carrying of light items such as papers and books.
- Requires hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, telephone, and other office equipment.
- In addition, specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
OTHER DUTIES
- This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
MartinFed is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, religious creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, protected Veteran Status, genetics or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access MartinFed's current openings as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 855.212.1810. Thank you for your interest in MartinFed.
