Title: Communication Specialist - III
Locations: Overland Park, KS or Frisco TX
Duration: 3 Months
Description:
- You will play a key role in our presentation support team, reporting to our Director, Bid Management, who reports to the VP of Marketing.
- You'll offer strategic insights and suggestions, mobilize resources, and support the creative development of all custom presentation materials.
- You will have a seat at the table developing custom pitch strategies, as well as modernizing proposal resources to get us to the finalist stage more often.
- Day to day, you will support the presentation process from start to finish, create memorable presentation materials, help prepare team with oral coaching, review debriefs and share insights.
Role Responsibilities:
- Create compelling and memorable presentation materials that reflect our innovation, customer focus and move our audience to action
- Lead the creative process and develop ways to incorporate animations, digital audio, and video into presentations
- Lead internal preparation and debriefs
- Collaborate across teams to deliver an excellent experience for all participants in the process
Who you are:
- A tech-savvy visual storyteller with a knack for crafting persuasive messages that show the customer that they've been heard - and move them to act
- A strong project manager who excels in managing multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously, while also efficiently prioritizing tasks
- An exceptional communicator, and who strategically designs presentations to encourage meaningful dialogue and discussion
- You know how to illustrate customer value and market competitiveness.
- You have a naturally collaborative spirit and a team-oriented mindset. You thrive in an environment where you can add value to projects and initiatives alongside others
- You bring fresh ideas and approaches to enhance presentations and have a keen eye for detail
The expertise you bring:
- 2-3 years of strategic presentation development, with an excellent understanding of the sales cycle, customer acquisition/retention strategies, and sales objectives
- at least 3 years of experience.
- Understanding of presale development process and project execution experience needed, understanding telecom or tech industries is a plus
- Strong PowerPoint skills with experience incorporating video and audio content for use in both in-person and virtual presentations
- Basic knowledge of general graphic design principles/concepts (i.e., composition, layout)
- Degree or expertise in Communications, Marketing, Graphic Design, or related field
- What is your superpower? Tell us what you can bring to the table!
It's a plus if you have:
- Experience with Qvidian or other presentation content management software tools
- Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud - Illustrator, After Effects, InDesign
- Experience with virtual meetings and conference software - Teams, Webex, Dialpad, etc.
- Industry certificates and/or accreditations (AMA, PMP, Adobe Creative Suite, APMP, Presentation Guild, etc.)
Other considerations:
- Occasional travel (5-10%) may be required.
- May be required to work evenings and weekends to meet deadlines.
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