Proposal Writer and Operations

D2L is a cloud company that is modernizing education and building the Future of Work. The old models of teaching and learning are in the midst of the largest transformation in history and D2L is at the heart of that fundamental shift.

New models of teaching and learning enable a personalized student-centric experience and deliverimproved retention engagement satisfaction and results for learners of all ages in schools campuses and companies.

D2L is disrupting the way the world learns by providing the next generation learning environment and solutions to engage and inspire learners. And most importantly by giving customers a platform that is easy flexible and other company provides a solution as robust and innovative as D2L.

D2L has had a singular mission for 25 years and is dedicated to that same mission in the years ahead: to transform the way the world learns and by doing so we will help improve human potential globally.

Every application we receive is personally reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team - yes a real person looks at your resume! While we use AI tools internally to streamline tasks like meeting notes summaries and administrative work these tools never rank resumes make hiring decisions or influence candidate evaluations.

As a Proposal Writer you will work in a high impact fast-paced deadline driven environment and will primarily be responsible for the creation of custom sales collateral for prospective and existing clients. This will include writing and project management in support of compelling and competitive custom documents. This role will require excellent writing storytelling communication collaboration time management and project management skills.

You will also support daily operations of the proposal team implementing efficiencies building resources that help stakeholders across D2L to support proposal efforts assisting Proposal Managers on RFP responses and supporting Team Leadership on operational improvements.

Successful candidates will have a team player mindset adaptability a positive attitude the ability to excel in a fast-paced environment and a willingness to do what it takes to get the job done.

How Will I Make an Impact:

• Support D2Ls global Revenue organization by writing creative and compelling proactive / unsolicited proposals pitch documents presentation leave behinds and other custom sales collateral that differentiates D2L from our competitors and helps generate new business.
• Manage creation of multiple sales documents on tight schedules and under elevated pressure.
• Perform writing and editing to ensure sales documents are interesting compelling succinct and error-free.
• Enforce approved style guidelines and ensure a consistent look and feel of all outgoing documents.
• Contribute to the expansion and enhancement of the custom request program.
• Identify opportunities for efficiencies (e.g. creating repeatable self-serve templates) and enhanced productivity.
• Work cross functionally with subject matter experts within the organization to create sales documents while maintaining a technical understanding of D2L product and service offerings.
• Facilitate document reviews.
• Provide feedback on content library articles and contribute new content articles.
• Develop and cultivate strong relationships with relevant areas of the business to help strengthen partnerships and success within the team
• Review edit and provide guidance on the creation of cover letters executive summaries and other key parts of proposals as needed
• Work with other Proposal team members to create and improve best practices that ensure team operations are successful and efficient
• Manage and support operational activities (e.g. building how-to resources for team and other stakeholders across D2L updating team templates support content initiatives etc.).
• Special projects as assigned.

What youll bring to the role:

• 2 years experience in a fast-paced high volume writing environment.
• Experience in high-tech industry is preferred.
• Experience writing persuasive documents an asset.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to effectively use AI-enabled tools and emerging best practices to support proposal writing content development operational efficiency and high-quality deliverables.
• Experience with proposal automation software considered an asset
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team; ability to adhere to strict deadlines

Education Recommendations:

Bachelors Degree preferably in Business Technical Writing English Communications or Journalism