Oddball - Proposal Writer
Requirements
• Proven experience leading proposal volumes for U.S. federal government clients across multi-phase and quick-turn efforts. • Exceptional writing skills with the ability to sell complex technical concepts and our value proposition to all buyer personas/stakeholders. • Familiarity with U.S. federal agencies (civilian and defense), with experience writing proposals for VA, CMS, SEC, and DoW preferred. • Strong understanding of federal contracting including the FAR, contract vehicles, and the opportunity/business development lifecycle. • Demonstrated fluency with key concepts in government technology today, including: agile, human-centered design, DevSecOps, cloud infrastructure, product management, etc. • The drive to excel under deadline pressure and in collaborative cross-functional environments • Communication and persuasion skills, whether you’re interviewing a SME from the driver’s seat, offering peer-to-peer feedback, or presenting to leadership. • Intellectual curiosity about the work Oddball does and how we put Oddball in the best position to win more work. • A genuine passion for how what we do as a company improves the lives of the people we serve. • Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. In alignment with federal contract requirements, certain roles may also require U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation and/or a security clearance. • Education: • Bachelor’s degree
Responsibilities
• Lead content planning, writing, graphics ideation, peer reviews, and editing across proposal volumes and artifacts, including but not limited to: technical approaches, management, corporate experience, staffing, vendor-written Performance Work Statements, oral presentations, and technical challenges. • Work with the proposal, business development, capture, solutioning, and operations teams to clear blockers to developing compliant, responsive, and compelling proposals. • Interview subject matter experts to extract (not simply transcribe) technical information and distill it into clear, persuasive, and differentiated narrative and concepts for graphics. • Act as an ambassador of the Proposal team, Growth team, and of Oddball: manage peer, cross-functional, executive, and external relationships to ensure consistent input, alignment, and buy-in to the proposal process. • Demonstrate disciplined and ethical use of AI as an extension of your own thinking and ability to produce winning content, never as a substitute for it: arguing against your own draft, shifting feedback left based on evaluation criteria and company standards, and running down sources so you can stand confidently behind every word on the page. • Meaningfully contribute to improving the writing practice, proposal function, and broader Growth team at Oddball.
Benefits
• Comprehensive Benefits Package • Company Match 401(k) plan • Flexible PTO, Paid Holidays • At Oddball, it’s important each employee is compensated competitively and fairly. In alignment with state legal requirements. A range for the included position is listed below. Be advised, actual offer details are determined by job category, job location, and candidate skill level. • United States Wage Range: $110,000 – $140,000
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