Proposal Technical Writer

ITCON Services is currently building a pipeline for a Proposal Technical Writer in the Tysons Corner - Vienna, VA area , who is looking for a new and exciting challenge in a fast-growing small business. We find those who succeed in this role are highly motivated, flexible individuals, who are organized, quick to learn, and thrive in a fast-paced team environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Craft compelling technical proposal narratives that synthesize both existing content and new inputs from SMEs, in alignment with strategic proposal objectives
• Own technical proposal content development for distinct sections, from ideation to final review
• Independently gather, organize, and synthesize information from diverse stakeholders, including those from sales, engineering, solutions architecture, and other organizations
• Contribute to proposal overall solutioning and strategy development sessions, asking clarifying questions to proactively guide content development
• Translate complex technical solutions, strategies, and win themes into easily understandable, readable, and compelling content.
• Engage with technical SMEs to extract pertinent information, conducting internal interviews as necessary to gather content for government responses.
• Participate in color team reviews, working autonomously to gather and refine content for senior-level evaluations.
• Track industry IT trends, company successes, and proactively plan for new content.

Experience:

• Minimum 6 years of experience in technical proposal writing and editing, with a focus on content creation, RFI responses, and white papers within the Federal Market space.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with technical SMEs to gather and synthesize complex IT information.
• Strong working knowledge of the proposal development process using Shipley methodology, including technical volume narratives, price volumes, and past performance documentation.
• Proven ability to understand complex technical concepts and convert them into persuasive proposal narrative.
• Ability to think critically and draw from several resources to create simple, unified, and persuasive documents.
• Impeccable attention-to-detail with the ability to review and edit proposal content for compliance, clarity, and proper use of terminology.
• Understand the basics of generative AI and how it can be used for proposal writing, content creation, and tone adjustment.
• Self-motivated, and able to work independently, as well as part of a team.
• Experience with knowledge management practices, including the upkeep and organization of documentation for future use.
• Demonstrable mastery of the English written language including spelling, composition, and grammar.
• Strong proofreading and editing skills.
• Must have Advanced Microsoft Word skills and have extensive experience with all other Microsoft Office applications (Microsoft Visio and PowerPoint), as well as Adobe Acrobat Professional.
• Demonstrated ability to multitask with numerous high priority demands in an intense, deadline-driven environment is a must.
• Marketing experience in the technology industry is a plus
• Understanding of federal domain is a must