Pursuit Writing Associate Manager

About Accenture:

At Accenture, we believe your career is about what you want to be and who you want to be. It’s about bringing your skills, your curiosity and your best true self to your work. Here, you’ll match your ingenuity with the latest technology to make incredible things. Together, we can create positive, long-lasting change.

We Are:

Sales Excellence at Accenture empowers our people to compete, win and grow. We develop everything they need to grow their client portfolios, optimize their deals and enable their sales talent, all driven by sales intelligence.

You Are:

Someone who likes to get your message across concisely and clearly in anything you write or talk about. You're competitive by nature, and you enjoy digging into the details so you can provide a well-thought-out answer. You're always open to learning about new technology and trends. You also appreciate and can create a well-crafted story, in any medium.

The Work:

You're a member of a writing team whose goal is to create clear, concise, and compelling sales materials to differentiate Accenture from its competitors. Along with creating and editing, you use creative storytelling to deliver innovative sales materials. You also help make sure the team consistently understands and follows best practices and standards.

Serve as a lead writer on pursuit writing support requests

Participate in and co-facilitate proposal storyboarding sessions

Apply conceptual writing and storytelling for large and complex deals

Collaborate with creative colleagues such as designers to develop materials

Own the writing of technical and standard sections and content

Work with subject matter experts to develop and refine content

Conduct peer reviews and share insights to enhance content

Contribute to and work with content in internal repositories

Support training and coach junior team members

Apply best practices aligned with the global team, promoting consistency among writers

Contribute to and participate in the pursuit writing practice community

Here’s what you need:

Native level of fluency in English

A minimum of 6 years of professional writing or related experience

Excellent command of business language

Strong storytelling experience and deep familiarity with editorial guidelines

Highly developed interpersonal and communications skills

Highly competent in MS Word and PowerPoint

Strong problem solving and decision-making abilities.

Able to work independently and in virtual environment.

Extra credit if you have:

Writing experience with IT offerings or topics

Experience working in the Canadian Government

Bilingual French

Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration in a professional setting; either military or civilian

You may also need:

Must support/mirror working hours for the supported Market Unit or other business area

Must be flexible with work hours according to business needs.

Must have good internet connectivity and distraction-free environment for working at home, in accordance with local guidelines.

May be occasionally required to travel domestically or internationally.

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions — underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network — Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With 505,000 people serving clients in more than 200 cities with operations across 51 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com.