Hatch IT
Associate Proposal Manager
$80K–$100K
Washington, DC · Hybrid · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years in specified related fields; 2+ years of working knowledge of the federal proposal lifecycle.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, English, Communications, Marketing, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
About the job
Supports and increasingly leads federal proposal responses from kickoff through submission, coordinating contributors, ensuring compliance, and producing accurate, polished deliverables.
What you'll do
- Coordinate schedules, contributors, compliance matrices, and deliverables for proposals, RFIs, Sources Sought responses, TOs, and RFPs.
- Draft and edit proposal content; prepare color-team reviews; assemble, quality-check, and submit proposal documents.
- Use AI tools to support proposal work, verify their outputs, and maintain proposal resources and version control.
What they ask for
- 3+ years in proposal development, business development, technical writing, editing, or document production, including hands-on federal proposal support.
- 2+ years of working knowledge of the federal proposal lifecycle and solicitation structure.
- Experience supporting quick-turn TOs and RFP responses under IDIQ, GWAC, or similar contract vehicles.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word and Google suite; proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
Nice to have
- Shipley proposal training or APMP certification, including Foundation-level certification in progress.
- Experience supporting Department of Defense proposals.
Pay
USD 80,000–100,000 (per-year-salary) (base salary)
Tools
Expression’s AI, Super Intelligence, Microsoft Word, Google suite, Excel, PowerPoint, Box, SAM.gov
AI focus
Use AI-enabled tools for requirements extraction, drafting, editing, formatting, research, reviews, and quality control; verify outputs and follow information-handling requirements.
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