Hybrid Marketing Manager

at Natural Systems Design

• Job title: Marketing Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: $120,000 - $145,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Go
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Seattle, United States

About the role

• Marketing Manager for Natural Systems Design driving marketing and proposal operations. Overseeing proposal management, content systems, and team coordination in hybrid work environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end development and submission of ~6–8 proposals/SOQs per month, including writing, editing, and formatting.
• Coordinate Go/No-Go decisions, proposal schedules, and responsibilities to maintain clarity and accountability.
• Maintain and improve NSD’s CRM (VantagePoint) and core content libraries (resumes, project descriptions, templates).
• Ensure brand, formatting, and content consistency across all external-facing materials.
• Step in to directly produce or edit proposal content during peak volume or when timelines are tight.
• Build and maintain organized, accessible systems for content reuse, version control, and file structure.
• Administer templates and workflows for proposals, project sheets, resumes, and other marketing assets.
• Track and report on BD and marketing KPIs using CRM and other internal tools.
• Lead post-submission debriefs and document lessons learned to improve future performance.
• Supervise and mentor the Proposal Coordinator; coordinate work assignments, status tracking, and deadlines.
• Communicate clearly with technical staff and project managers to gather inputs and reduce last-minute delays.
• Serve as point of contact for brand standards and outbound marketing materials.
• Coordinate logistics and branded materials for conferences, events, and public engagements.
• Provide light support for social media and other external-facing content (with room to grow).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, journalism, communications, or related field
• 7–10 years of experience in AEC, environmental consulting, or similar technical services
• Proven experience managing proposals and directly producing high-quality proposal content
• Strong writing, editing, formatting, and organizational skills
• Familiarity with CRM systems (VantagePoint preferred), SharePoint, and version control
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign in particular)
• Experience mentoring or coordinating junior staff or contractors

Benefits

• up to a 4% match on 401(K)
• 8 paid days off
• generous tiered paid time off policy