The Marketing Manager leads proposal and presentation efforts for an assigned market, office, or function, ensuring high-quality deliverables and consistent execution. This role manages a small team or defined area of responsibility and partners closely with business development and operational leaders to support pursuits, client positioning, and business development priorities.

Responsibilities:

1. Lead proposal coordination for an assigned market, office, or business line, ensuring timely and high-quality submissions.
2. Research, write, and edit content for proposals and marketing deliverables.
3. Develop proposal content, including tailored sections and scopes of work as needed.
4. Lead interview preparation and execution of presentation materials.
5. Design presentation materials including text, graphics, and visual content.
6. Support pursuit teams by coordinating content, coaching interview teams, and helping drive readiness for key opportunities.
7. Manage marketing deliverables and collateral for assigned pursuits, clients, or market sectors.
8. Maintain marketing data, including resumes, project descriptions, and qualification materials.
9. Support local business needs for proposals, presentations, and marketing materials in partnership with operational and business development leaders.
10. Execute marketing initiatives that support local growth priorities, client development, and pursuit strategy.
11. Manage and develop a small team of marketing coordinators or support staff, providing direction, coaching, and quality oversight.
12. Build working partnerships with business development and operational leaders to align marketing support with pursuit and client needs.
13. Assist with branding and campaigns, including public relations and market-facing initiatives.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in marketing, proposals, or pursuit support.
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
• Advanced skills in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience managing marketing data, resumes, and content systems.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a small team, function, or market while maintaining quality, deadlines, and responsiveness to business needs.
• Strong partnership skills with the ability to work effectively with business development, operations, and pursuit teams to support market and client objectives.
• Strong writing, editing, and organizational skills with attention to detail, deadlines, and quality standards.

Benefits & Compensation

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about our employee-ownership structure, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/100-employee-owned.

No Third-Party Inquiries Please

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.

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