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Do you thrive in an environment where your ideas matter, your voice is heard, and your work drives real results? If so, we’d love to meet you.\nWe’re a mid-sized, employee-owned company on a mission to create meaningful value for both our employees and our customers. That means we’re not just looking for someone to fill a seat — we’re looking for someone who wants to build, innovate, and evolve with us.\nOur company primarily serves the Navy and other Department of Defense clients, offering a dynamic environment where your expertise will make a difference.\nResponsibilities\nServe as a senior writer for proposal technical and management volumes primarily in support of Defense, Aerospace and other government agency opportunities\n\nResearch, organize, draft, and edit technical proposals\n\nDraft compelling and compliant technical content\n\nGather information in a variety of ways such as brainstorming sessions, white-boarding, interviews, research, consolidation of previously developed written materials, and translate it into original text\n\nEdit and refine written or oral inputs from technical Subject Matter Experts (SME) and Sector Leads into winning proposal content\n\nTailor/re-purpose archived content to meet similar requirements\n\nDraft responses to Government Requests for Information (RFI) or Sources Sought (SS), working either independently using archived information or conducting research, or as part of a team with an assigned technical SME\n\nSupport AVIAN Director of Proposals and the proposal team throughout the proposal process \n\nAssist in proposal strategy development; define, and help articulate “win themes”, strengths, and discriminators\n\nCreate/Revise/Tailor proposal artifacts\n\nAdhere to proposal schedule and deadlines\n\nEnsure that AVIAN proposals are grammatically correct and maintain a consistent tone or voice\n\nIdentify and edit the most relevant past performance examples and resumes\n\nParticipate in proposal phases, activities, and milestones including the kickoff meeting, teammate meetings, data calls, brainstorming sessions, proposal reviews\n\nAssist in execution of Color Team recovery plans and final editing of final version\n\nProduce narrative sections that reflect win strategy and address all evaluation factors and criteria\n\nQualificationsRequired Education: Bachelor’s Degree in related field\nRequired Experience: 5-8 years’ experience performing government proposal preparation functions, including at least two years specifically drafting, refining, and editing Request for Proposal (RFP) technical narratives and past performances. Understanding of DoD organizations, structures, and acronyms.\nRequired Skills:\nHighly proficient in Microsoft Word, including features used for long documents. Excellent written and communication skills.\n\nTechnical writing and editing, including editorial practice and standards. Demonstrated capability to write clear, logical, and persuasive narrative for a variety of technical and non-technical documents\n\nAbility to:\n\nCreate original content from research\n\nInterview subject matter experts and then create original content\n\nEdit and refine draft written inputs from technical SMEs into winning proposal content\n\nTailor/repurpose archived content to meet similar requirements\n\nStrong time management and prioritization skills, team player with uncommon attention to detail\n\nExperience working collaborative documents and repositories (SharePoint use)\n\nProficient in use of MS PowerPoint and EXCEL\n\nAbility to work independently or as part of a team to meet deadlines, to include evenings and weekends at times\n\nFamiliarity with preparing proposals for a variety of government agencies including U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army, DHS, and FAA.\n\nExperience responding to DOD requests for proposals\n\nDesired Experience and Qualifications:\nFamiliarity with the Government source selection process\n\nFormal Shipley training desired, however, a working knowledge of the Shipley or Lohfeld process is acceptable.\n\nExperience working with AI in proposal development.\n\nExperience serving as a Volume Lead or Proposal Manager\n\nExperience serving as a Content Writer\n\nOther Requirements\nDue to the sensitivity of customer-related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.\n\nPosition is open to remote candidate\n\nSalary range: 90,000 - $100,000 (The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.)\n\nAbout being a part of Team AVIANAs an employee-owner, you’ll be a catalyst for progress — helping us find new opportunities with current or new customers, company efficiencies, streamline processes, and bring people and ideas together in smarter ways. Whether it’s helping us optimize workflows, enhancing the employee experience, or delivering more impactful solutions to our customers, your inputs will have reach and relevance across the organization.\nTaking care of each other is a cornerstone of our AVIAN philosophy. Being part of the AVIAN team means being part of a team that takes pride in being expansive in our community because our impact doesn’t stop in the workplace. We actively engage in community initiatives, empowering our employees to make a meaningful difference.\nYou’ll Succeed Here If You...\n\nSee opportunities where others see routine\n\nAre curious, collaborative, and passionate about making things better\n\nEnjoy connecting dots across teams, tools, and tasks\n\nBelieve in doing the right thing the right way — even when no one’s watching\n\nPlay an active role in our growth, using your ideas and initiative to shape how we work, serve, and succeed together\n\nEmbrace a “one team” mindset knowing we are stronger together through trust, transparency and teamwork. \n\nUnderstand the power of ownership — and are excited to be part of an employee-owned culture\n\nWhy Join Us?\nEmployee Ownership: We’re not just building a company — we’re building a legacy. As an employee-owner, you’ll share in our success and have a direct stake in our future.\n\nReal Growth: We’re expanding, evolving, and exploring new ways to serve. Your contributions will shape our direction and help us grow stronger.\n\nPurpose-Driven Work: Every improvement you help make is one that adds value — not just for us, but for the people and missions we support.\n\nCulture of Collaboration: We’re big enough to take on meaningful challenges, but small enough that everyone still knows your name.\n\nComprehensive Benefits Package: Designed to support your health, financial security, and overall well-being, our health and wellness benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with telemedicine services and a TRICARE supplement for veterans.\n\nFlexible Leave Benefits: we prioritize a balanced, supportive environment that allows you to thrive both personally and professionally and offer flexible and paid time off, 11 paid holidays, paid sick leave, maternity and bonding leave, and military training leave.\n\nAVIAN is a service-based organization. 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