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Sales Excellence – Pursuit Writing Specialist

Pursuit Writing Team Lead/Consultant | Mid-Level | Full time
Job No. R00240939 | Chicago, IL
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Title:  Sales Excellence – Pursuit Writing Specialist

Role (Job Profile): Pursuit Writing Specialist

Management Level: Specialist (ML9)        

     

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

Basic Qualifications

  • Minimum of three years of experience as a business writer

  • Bachelors degree

Preferred Qualifications

  • Customer Insight – INTERMEDIATE

  • Deal Shaping ­ – INTERMEDIATE

  • Sales Planning & Forecasting – INTERMEDIATE

  • Sales Pursuit Management – INTERMEDIATE

  • Sales Reporting & Channel Analytics – INTERMEDIATE

  • Value Analysis and Prioritization­ – INTERMEDIATE

  • Strong storytelling experience and deep familiarity with editorial guidelines.

  • Highly developed interpersonal and communications skills.

  • A high level of competence with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.

  • Strong problem solving and decision-making abilities.

  • Ability to work independently and in virtual environment.

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York or Washington as set forth below.

We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

Information on benefits is here.

Role Location                                    Annual Salary Range

California                                          $63,200 to $154,800

Colorado                                           $63,200 to $133,700

District of Columbia                       $67,300 to $142,400

New York                                          $58,500 to $154,800

Maryland                                          $58,500 to $123,800

Washington                                      $67,300 to $142,400

Chicago, IL

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