Strategic Content Manager
Description
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Strategic Content Manager is a core contributor within the Strategic Content organization, responsible for developing, writing, organizing, and enhancing content used in RFIs, RFPs, proposals, executive summaries, and pursuit materials across all ActOne Group brands.
This manager transforms complex information into compelling, accurate, and compliant content that differentiates the ActOne Group in competitive pursuits. The role supports the Director, Content Lead in maintaining enterprise content libraries, implementing AI supported workflows, and ensuring high quality delivery throughout the proposal lifecycle.
The Strategic Content Manager collaborates closely with team members across Client Strategy, Client Experience, Operations, Legal, Finance, all departments within the Enterprise Value Center, business leaders to ensure content accuracy, alignment, and strategic positioning.
DESCRIPTION OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS:
- Content Development and Writing
- Develop, write, and edit content for RFIs, RFPs, proposals, qualifications packages, and pursuit deliverables.
- Translate technical, operational, and solution-based information into persuasive, easy to understand narratives.
- Create tailored content for specific opportunities while maintaining consistency with enterprise messaging and brand standards.
- Support the creation of executive summaries, win themes, case studies, and solution descriptions.
- AI Supported Content Creation and Optimization
- Use AI enabled writing tools to draft, revise, and enhance content while ensuring accuracy and brand alignment.
- Support the development and maintenance of AI assisted content libraries and reusable components.
- Evaluate AI generated content for accuracy, compliance, and clarity before finalization.
- Identify opportunities to use automation to improve content creation efficiency and version control.
- Proposal Management Support
- Collaborate with the Director, Content Lead, and proposal team to meet deadlines, content milestones, and submission requirements.
- Support content organization, formatting, templates, and document assembly.
- Participate in proposal kickoff meetings and content planning sessions.
- Assist with compliance matrices, content checklists, and final proposal reviews.
- Cross Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Client Strategy, Client Experience, Operations, EVC teams, subject matter experts, and business leaders to gather data, solution information, and supporting materials.
- Collaborate with Legal, Finance, and Compliance teams to ensure content accuracy, policy alignment, and adherence to contractual requirements.
- Build strong relationships with subject matter experts to source and validate content.
- Content Library and Governance Support
- Maintain and update enterprise content repositories, templates, graphics, and messaging frameworks.
- Conduct periodic content audits to ensure accuracy, relevance, and consistency.
- Track updates to ActOne Group capabilities, processes, and differentiators to keep content current.
- Quality Assurance
- Ensure all content is clear, accurate, compelling, brand aligned, and free of errors.
- Support internal quality reviews and red team processes before final submission.
- Review content for compliance with instructions, regulatory requirements, and formatting guidelines.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience Requirements
- 3 to 5 years of experience in proposal writing, content development, technical writing, or a related field.
- Experience working within a proposal or pursuit environment.
- Exposure to government contracting submissions or compliance driven proposals is beneficial.
- Experience working with AI supported writing tools and content management platforms highly desired.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Degree in communications, journalism, business, journalism, public administration, English, or a related field preferred.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED/ #OF STAFF:
- N/A
COMPUTER/SYSTEM SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:
- N/A
SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:
- Exceptional writing, editing, messaging, and storytelling skills.
- Strong leadership abilities with experience coaching, developing, and managing creative and technical contributors.
- Proficiency with proposal management tools, content management systems, automation solutions, and AI supported writing technologies.
- Excellent project management, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively across multiple functions and seniority levels.
- Meticulous, innovative, and committed to continuous improvement.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS:
- None required
WORK ENVIRONMENT/ PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ABILITIES:
The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.