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Sales Excellence – Pursuit Writing Specialist
London
Job No. r00247989
Full-time
Job Description
Title: Sales Excellence – Pursuit Writing Specialist
Location London
Salary - up to £48,000 depending on experience + excellent benefits
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 do incredible things. Together, we can create positive, long-lasting change.
We Are:
Sales Excellence. 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.
You will:
Write, edit, research and proofread pursuit writing support requests
Participate in 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 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
Qualifications
Here’s what you need:
Native level of fluency in English [and/or other languages as applicable]
Professional writing or related experience
[For industry-aligned resources, include required technical or industry experience]
Excellent command of business language
Storytelling experience and 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
You May Also Need:
A home office or work area that is suitable for productive remote work, per local guidelines. This includes a safe, ergonomic workspace and a high-speed internet connection that is stable and secure.
What’s in it for you
At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes up to 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice
Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time on-site with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, marketing, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries — powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centres. With over 750,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value across their enterprises. Visit us at www.accenture.com
Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.
“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO
