Proposal Writer

Proposal Writer

Washington, DC

Space is a warfighting domain. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it.

True Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority. We build autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors — enabling the U.S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground.

True Anomaly's values:

• Be the offset. We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity.
• What would it take? We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results.
• It's the people. Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together.

Your mission:

As part of the Proposal team, you will join a team that sits at the heart of True Anomaly's growth and revenue generation and be a critical driver of True Anomaly's growth. As a member of a fast growing start-up, you will wear many hats and be expected to work autonomously and within cross-functional teams. You will be responsible for working closely with account leads on the business development team, and technical teams, to develop and write new content that can serve a multitude of use cases through the acquisition lifecycle, from early-stage capture and sales enablement activities to advanced proposal (RFx) artifacts. You must be able to translate technical jargon into a customer's language, and deliver artifacts regularly at the highest quality, ensuring continued wins for the business. As a detail-oriented, effective communicator, and creative writer, you turn complex technical concepts into persuasive RFx, white papers, other collateral. By understanding customer requirements, you will effectively deliver content that aligns with a customer's unique needs. You will write technical and non-technical explanations of our product offerings and deliver compelling proposals to win new business. We are looking for mission-driven teammates who can jump into any writing project with enthusiasm and produce qualitative outputs within tight deadlines.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a primary author of Request for Information (RFI), Request for Proposal (RFP), Commercial Solutions Openings (CSO), and other capture opportunities
• Collaborate with internal teams to match our proposal language that will resonate with customers
• Translate technical concepts into easily digestible reading materials for a variety of audiences
• Create persuasive content that showcases our products' strengths, capabilities, and solutions to address customer needs
• Take high-level details and raw inputs from colleagues and convert it into high-impact content for proposals
• Build templates and content from scratch that is easily modifiable across a variety of proposals and request for content
• Build content repository for repeatable assets to drive proposal efficiency

Basic qualifications:

• 5+ years' experience writing, drafting, and editing proposals for U.S. Government contracts
• Experience with conveying technical concepts through concise and compelling written communication
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with a team on a joint output, across departments / agencies / roles, and writing content that requires input from multiple stakeholders
• Knowledge and experience with Federal Acquisitions Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisitions Regulations (DFAR).
• Ability to quickly understand technical concepts, proactively learn with minimal instruction, and think creatively to produce artifacts
• Passion for writing.

Preferred skills and experience:

• Active TS or TS/SCI clearance preferred, SAP experience a bonus
• Preference for Engineering and other STEM-Bachelor's degrees.
• Start-up experience and/or previous experience with a major U.S. Defense Contractor (space sector ideal)

Additional requirements:

• Strong preference for candidates based in the Washington, DC area (DMV metro) who can work flexibly and come to our local office (Arlington, VA) regularly.

Compensation: $110-150k pending experience and desire to work hard

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

True Anomaly is committed to equal employment opportunity on any basis protected by applicable state and federal laws. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us.