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Job Category & Title: Regional Marketing Manager

Winzler & Kelly has a unique leadership opportunity for someone interested in becoming a key member of an entrepreneurial management team that focuses on client service, quality, and inspiring talented professionals to achieve excellence. We are a multi-discipline consulting firm creating progressive infrastructure, industrial facilities, and environmental permitting and restoration projects in a collaborative atmosphere.

This role reports to the Corporate Marketing Manager and will manage the marketing and business development activities and marketing staff within the multiple offices of Winzler & Kelly’s Southwest Region. The Region’s offices currently include San Diego, Santa Ana, and the Inland Empire and the preference is for this position to be primarily stationed in Santa Ana with significant travel to the other offices. However, we will consider qualified candidates in any of the locations in order to find the best fit. The Regional Marketing Manager works closely with the Corporate Marketing Manager, Managing Principals and Leaders of the firm to develop annual marketing and business development plans, sales strategies, public relations endeavors and assists in the training of technical staff in client/accounts maintenance.

The ideal candidate will have a BS or higher degree in Marketing or a related field and eight plus years of experience developing marketing communications materials including proposals, interviews, brochures, and newsletters in an Engineering or Professional Services Firm. They will also enjoy working in a diverse team environment; leading and providing guidance during strategy meetings on pursuits; and providing guidance to technical staff on sales strategy. Strong technical writing and editing skills are extremely important in addition to proven client relationship and business development skills. Top candidates will have a positive, can-do attitude and excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Here is some of what you can expect from this enticing position:

Manage local, state, private entity, and federal proposals; lead preparation and development of winning strategies for proposals, SOQs, and 330s; lead strategy and production of client presentations; rehearse presentation teams and provide feedback on strategic content and presentation skills; manage proposal process including leading kickoffs, editing, document preparation, production scheduling; provide high level editing for both technical content, strategy, and grammar, spelling, punctuation and formatting; work with marketing team to design graphic concepts for overall layout, covers, specific graphics to illustrate approach, presentations, and marketing collateral.
Be the visible leader of the office internally and externally to successfully accomplish the business development and marketing vision for the future of the office.
Lead and provide strategic guidance for Go/No Go discussions, proposal kick offs, strategy, teaming, etc. meetings and interview brainstorming and strategy meetings and contact possible teaming partners and gather appropriate data.
Manage all marketing staff within region and provide coaching and mentoring to elevate the overall contribution of the staff. Coordinate marketing team activities for timely responses, submittals, presentations and proposals to balance workload on Marketing Coordinators (MC’s), Marketing Assistants and other Marketing personnel within region.
Identify new clients and specific opportunities for consideration in region through researching of the internet, newspapers and periodicals, attendance at events, review of CIPs, client visits, and other related resources.
Provide leadership, guidance, and coaching to technical staff on sales strategies for pursuits.
Travel 50% of the time to Southern California offices. Travel to other company offices as necessary.

Here are just a few reasons why Winzler & Kelly is the Employer of Choice:

Encourages innovation, multi-discipline projects, and diverse clientele
Excellent advancement and training opportunities
Well established mentor/protégé program
Many opportunities to participate in community and charity events

Winzler & Kelly provides an exceptional benefits package which includes:

Competitive compensation and bonus plans
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage
A 401(k) defined contribution plan with a significant company match
Paid time off including vacation time, sick time, nine holidays, jury duty and bereavement leave

To find out more about Winzler & Kelly, please visit our website: www.w-and-k.com.
Apply online: http://www.w-and-k.com/careers_openings.aspx EOE/MFDV.