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Capture Proposal Writer

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Onebrief

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Salary:

126000.00 - 154000.00 USD / Year

Job Description:

Onebrief is looking for an energetic, strategic, and engaging technical content development specialist to serve as a Capture Proposal Writer. The Capture Proposal Writer will serve as a technical writer and content developer and curator that will promote and execute capture strategies aimed at securing government contracts, grants and research programs with various federal agencies aligned with Onebrief’s mission.

Job Responsibility:

  • Develop government proposal and influencing documentation, transferring and translating knowledge from technical subject matter experts into understandable descriptions that address customer problems
  • Create persuasive, engaging, and differentiating documentation that clearly communicates value propositions, benefits, and impacts to customers, markets, industry, and national security interests
  • Author, co-author, and ghost-write whitepapers, position papers, unsolicited proposals, thought leadership, and shaping documents
  • Develop compelling, differentiating content on competitive RFP proposals, sole source responses, and proactive proposals
  • Translate Onebrief’s technology uniqueness and merit into business value and problem-solving solutions that are understandable by non-technical readers
  • Create and apply processes, assets, content libraries, and frameworks to improve and scale company content across the broader Onebrief business
  • Train and coaching authors of similar documents to improve their persuasive writing abilities that directly address customer needs, requirements, and evaluation criteria
  • Evaluate, recommend, and potentially lead the implementation of new technologies that provide scale, automation, and quality improvement of proposal and influencing documents, including software and AI/ML for enhanced writing, content, and document creation

Requirements:

  • Ability to obtain a US Government Security Clearance (US Citizenship required)
  • Bachelor's degree with 6+ years of experience in a relevant field such as business, marketing, communications, or a related area with a strong emphasis on technical writing
  • 6+ years of experience with technical writing, technological translation, proposal writing and strategic content management
  • Experience with developing value propositions for customers to provide solutions to problems.

Nice to have:

  • Active US Government Security Clearance with a minimum of Secret level
  • Master's degree in technical or business or a related field
  • Experience working on programs with federal information handling and security requirements
  • Experience in developing technology solutions
  • Experience with federal procurement processes, regulations (e.g. FAR/DFARS), and contracting vehicles, including writing proposals for competitive RFPs and sole source solicitations.
What we offer:
  • Equity: Share in the company's success
  • Flexible Work Environment: Remote-first organization* with flexible work hours and unlimited PTO
  • Comprehensive Health Coverage: Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • Retirement Plan: 401(k) plan with company match to secure your future
  • Parental Leave: 8 weeks at 100% regardless of state
  • Company Retreats: Annual company summit trips
  • Home Office Budget: $1,000 per year for home office improvements

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 21, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Remote work
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