Senior Proposal Specialist
WHO WE ARE
Edmentum is a dynamic educator and student-focused company dedicated to tech-enabled learning solutions. Our goal is to ensure that all students have access to flexible learning environments and educators have the tools they need to support their students. We are on a mission to create innovative, proven learning technology, partnering with educators to ignite student potential. We are a Remote First organization with a strong commitment to excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction.
The Senior Proposal Specialist is responsible for writing concise and persuasive business proposals for a variety of Edmentum solutions and services in response to RFP Requests with a focus on strategic and complex opportunities. The Senior Proposal Writer will analyze RFPs for requirements, develop and format proposal response text, incorporate edits, and lead internal proposal development teams. This role requires a confident and creative proposal professional with excellent strategic-thinking, writing, project management, and collaboration skills.
What You Will Do:
- Edit response text for voice, messaging, and adherence to internal style guide
- Collaborate with SMEs to create solution text
- Write customized and boilerplate text
- Ensure the proper context of each proposal section by coordinating edits with respective contributors
- Maintain version control at each stage of proposal draft iteration
- Perform final electronic and hard copy edits of all proposal drafts and versions
- Format text for production
- Track proposal graphics for customization
- Communicate with other members of each proposal team to resolve reported problems and obtain additional information
- Report project status to management
- Add new or improved text to the content knowledge base
- Assist in keeping text up-to-date within the content knowledge base
- Accountable for planning, implementing, and managing proposal responses and structures
- Responsible for analyzing RFP requirements and assigning work to SMEs/team members
- Establish priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, and approval
- Obtain approvals by reviewing proposals with key providers and managers
- Reports metrics on RFP activity including receipt, completion, submission, and win/loss status
- Assists with client opportunity tracking with subscribed services and procurements website registrations
- Reinforces organizational compliance with business development processes, including confirmation of bid decision, proposal schedule best practices, quality reviews, and appropriate approvals prior to submission
- Work remotely and manage remote bid project teams
- Work with minimal to no supervision
- Coaches and mentors proposal team members on compliance, adherence to company policies and guidelines, and tenets of effective proposal writing
- Assist in training Sales to pre-position the RFx process to influence customer perception, improve RFx win rate, and avoid the RFP process when possible.
- Coach Sales and subject matter experts in proposal best practices
- Communicate, advise, and influence at a senior level
Who You Are
- Bachelor's degree required (English, Technical Communication, or Communications-related degrees preferred)
- Writing experience in proposal writing, marketing writing, business writing, or technical writing
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Prior experience working in a business or corporate setting
- Strong ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with others
- Ability to write and edit proposals with little supervision
- Must be able to work as needed to meet tight deadlines and at peak periods
- Experience working with and interviewing technical and other staff to develop persuasive text
- Acute attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy
- Excellent organizational and time management skills with ability to set own priorities and escalate issues in a timely manner
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with fluctuating priorities and concrete deadlines
- Ability to perform independent research to understand writing topics
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Strong skills in MS Word required.
- Experience with a content management system such as Qvidian or RFPIO a plus
- Experience with Adobe a plus
Job Application Deadline: May 15, 2026
Pay range for this role:
$80,000 - $95,000 USD
At Edmentum, we are committed to pay transparency. The salary range provided reflects market research, the responsibilities of the role, and alignment with our compensation principles. Actual compensation will be determined based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience and skill sets. All compensation decisions are individualized and based on the specific circumstances of each candidate.
We also offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your overall well-being and work-life balance. This includes medical, dental, and vision insurance with various plan options, a 401(k) retirement plan with company matching, and a flexible Time Away Program along with 10 paid holidays, 2 floating holidays, 1 wellness day, and a winter office closure at the end of December. Additionally, we provide resources to promote wellness, ensuring you have the support you need both professionally and personally. Our goal is to provide a benefits package that helps you thrive in all aspects of life.
Edmentum is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, disability, status as a disabled, recently separated, Armed Forces service medal or other protected veteran (“covered veteran”), marital status, status regarding public assistance, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
We are dedicated to meeting the needs of individuals with disabilities and to creating an environment that supports our employees' physical and mental health. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a covered veteran and need a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please contact recruiting@edmentum.com.
As part of our hiring process, we may use AI-powered tools to support our HR team in reviewing, screening, and managing applications. These tools aim to improve efficiency, consistency, and fairness, but final decisions are made by our people. Applicants' personal information (e.g., resume, cover letter, qualifications, and application responses) may be processed by third-party AI tools for tasks like resume parsing, skills matching, candidate ranking, and interview scheduling.
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