Description
As a Marketing Coordinator at Alta Planning + Design, you will promote and support Alta’s mission through your strengths as a storyteller, business thinker, document designer, and graphic communicator. You are inquisitive and observant about the world around you, with strong organizational skills and attention to detail. You work collaboratively within teams, are resourceful and efficient, and find joy in producing high-quality work that enables teams and individuals to pursue and win new projects. Through your birds-eye view, you will serve as a translator for Alta’s technical staff in communicating what we do with the world.
This is a dynamic opportunity for a marketing, graphic design, or business administration professional to develop proposals and a variety of creative assignments for high-profile urban design, multimodal transportation, recreation, civil/traffic engineering, and community planning projects.
About Alta
Alta is a mission‑driven company working to mitigate climate change and advance safety and social justice by shaping sustainable, people‑centered communities. We bring together expertise across planning, design, engineering, education and encouragement programs, and community engagement to help communities thrive. Our work is grounded in the belief that how places are designed and experienced has a profound impact on equity, health, and opportunity—and that people should always be at the heart of those decisions.
Founded in 1996, Alta was at the forefront of the active transportation movement and has spent nearly 30 years partnering with communities to imagine a more connected, resilient, and inclusive future. Today, with more than 225 staff across the United States and beyond, we are a global leader in creating environments that support everyday life, strengthen human connection, and respond to the challenges of a changing world. Alta offers the opportunity to collaborate across disciplines, contribute to meaningful work at every scale, and be part of a team committed to making lasting, positive change for people and the places they call home.
Day to Day
You’ll organize and coordinate proposal teams to respond to Requests for Qualifications and Requests for Proposals, and develop strategy for formal proposals, including production scheduling, internal meeting facilitation, content placement, writing and editing some of the proposal, formatting, proofreading, and print management. In addition, you will:
- Develop and update marketing collateral including staff bios and resumes, emerging market documents, and brochures utilizing advanced InDesign skills.
- Lead heavy document production for proposals using InDesign, including page layout, graphic selection, copyediting, and publishing.
- Track and monitor proposal efforts and activities ensuring timely delivery.
- Assist in the implementation of annual marketing planning and strategic plans.
- Participate in market research and other creative projects such as white paper production, branding campaigns, and newsletter development.
- Work with a highly-collaborative team across the organization to create captivating and fresh work that will help move the business forward.
Qualifications
We’re seeking a candidate who might have some curiosity about the field of urban planning and design, has some familiarity with the proposal development process for public agencies, and exhibits strong initiative with the ability to manage competing priorities and work independently.
Required
- 2+ years of experience in a marketing, graphic design, business administration or related position
- Prior experience leading or playing a key role in developing responses to RFPs/RFQs
- Bachelor’s degree in liberal arts, marketing, business, urban planning, or a related field of study
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication and analytic skills
- Exhibits strong initiative, the ability to manage competing priorities and multiple simultaneous projects involving cross-functional teams, and the ability to work independently with little to no supervision
- Understanding of the proposal development process for public agencies
- Intermediate skills in MS Excel, Word, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar products
- Excellent professional ethics, accountability, and decision-making capabilities
- Understanding of enterprise-wide management tools
There are a number of additional skills, experience, and education that would be beneficial to this position including, but not limited to:
- 5+ years of experience in marketing, 2+ years of experience in a professional services firm
- General understanding of the urban planning, transportation engineering, and/or landscape architecture field
- Experience using Deltek
- Active participation in industry-relevant professional associations and committees
What We Offer
Flexible Schedule
Alta offers a flexible, hybrid work schedule where most employees work from home three days per week. In-office days support our collaborative culture, one of our core values.
Compensation
The pay range for this job in Portland is $53,000-$75,000 annually. Placement within the range is based upon experience, skill-sets, and qualifications.
Benefits
Alta offers comprehensive benefits to all full-time employees:
- Medical: PPO or HSA medical plans
- Dental/Vision: PPO
- Life Insurance: Alta pays 100% of the premium for life and AD&D, equal to your base compensation
- 401(k): Alta provides a match up to 3%
- PTO: 21 days accrued annually to start
- Holidays: 11 total company paid holidays
- Paid Parental Leave/Short-Term Disability
- Additional Benefits: Wellness reimbursement up to $800 annually, Alta Gets Around benefit of up to $900 annually, 5-year travel award, and professional development opportunities
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