Proposals Specialist - Commercial

Commerce Bank is dedicated to helping people find financial safety and success while fostering a supportive environment for its employees. The Proposals Specialist will develop and edit content for business-to-business RFPs and proposals, ensuring alignment with the bank's brand and style guidelines while collaborating with internal stakeholders to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Develop, author, and edit content for business-to-business (B2B) RFP/proposal responses to represent Commerce Bank’s products and services and to portray Commerce Bank’s unique value proposition in compelling, nuanced, and accurate ways
• Meet strict and competing deadlines while collaborating with multiple internal stakeholders
• Develop B2B proposal responses of varying scope and priority levels – often simultaneously
• Coordinate project timelines and support deliverables tracking in collaboration with project stakeholders to ensure deadlines are met
• Adhere to Commerce Bank brand and style guidelines, including Associated Press Style (AP)
• Assist in maintaining a content management system library by reviewing existing content for accuracy and collaborating with subject matter experts (SMEs) and other internal stakeholders for verification/assistance as required
• Support tracking proposal win/loss rates, products/services offered, market locations and other key factors
• Obtain necessary content approvals from key internal stakeholders
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

• Intermediate knowledge of AP style writing, including best practices
• Excellent writing and editing skills with a proven track record of meeting competing deadlines while still producing accurate and compelling customer-facing content
• Effective interpersonal skills with productive interaction at all levels of the organization
• Ability to remain flexible to new tasks and assignments
• Ability to prioritize and manage competing projects
• Motivated and organized self-starter with strong attention to detail and accuracy with the ability to manage multiple priorities without direct supervision
• Inquisitive, agile and strong team player with excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to remain adaptable and resilient to all situations with an optimistic outlook and cast a positive shadow that is aligned with our culture and Core Values
• Intermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Editing, Marketing, Public Relations, Business Administration, Communication Studies or equivalent combination of education and experience required
• 1+ years content writing experience preferred
• Graphic design experience preferred
• Salesforce.com or other CRMs and content management systems experience preferred
• Payment systems, commercial banking, or financial services experience preferred

Benefits

• Employer sponsored health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Life insurance
• Paid vacation
• Paid personal time
• Career development
• Education assistance
• Voluntary supplemental benefits

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