Job Description Bid Writer
Location: Remote Company: Empyrean Digital
Salary: £50-60k per annum
Empyrean Digital partners with public and private sector organisations to design and deliver impactful, user-centred digital services. We combine strategy, service design, governance and delivery expertise to help clients solve complex problems and improve outcomes for citizens. We work at the heart of major transformation programmes, supporting organisations to design services that are inclusive, sustainable and aligned to Government Digital Service (GDS) and the Digital Service Standards for Wales.
The Role
We are seeking a proactive and experienced Bid Writer to support the development of high quality, compelling bid, framework and proposal submissions as we continue to grow. Working closely with the Commercial Director, you will play a key role in creating clear, structured and high scoring written submissions which represent Empyrean's strengths, expertise and track record of delivering impactful outcomes for clients. This is a hands on role within a small, dynamic digital consultancy, focused on managing the bid process, coordinating inputs and producing high quality content across multiple concurrent opportunities.
Key Responsibilities Bid Development and Management
- Support the end to end bid process, from initial engagement through to submission, working under the direction of the Commercial Director.
- Manage bid plans, timelines and submission requirements to ensure high quality, on time delivery.
- Coordinate inputs from internal stakeholders, including SMEs, delivery teams and leadership.
- Ensure all submissions are compliant with client requirements and procurement processes.
- Take ownership of the production, structure and final quality of submissions.
Content Creation & Quality
- Write clear, compelling and tailored bid responses based on agreed win themes and strategy.
- Translate complex technical and delivery concepts into accessible, persuasive content.
- Structure responses to align with scoring criteria and maximise evaluation outcomes.
- Edit and refine contributions from others to ensure consistency, clarity and quality.
- Incorporate relevant case studies, evidence and supporting materials into submissions.
Collaboration & Support
- Work closely with the Commercial Director to translate bid strategy into written responses.
- Support the shaping of responses by identifying gaps, clarifying inputs and challenging content where needed.
- Engage with delivery teams to extract key information and ensure accuracy of responses.
- Contribute to a collaborative, efficient bid process across the organisation.
- Assist the Commercial Director in managing buyer communications.
Continuous Improvement
- Actively seek and review bid feedback and reflect learnings in future bids.
- Contribute to post bid reviews, identifying areas for improvement in content and process.
- Maintain and continuously improve bid processes, templates and content libraries.
- Support the refinement of tools, templates and ways of working to improve efficiency and quality.
Essential Experience
- Proven experience in a hands on bid writing or proposal support role.
- Strong writing, editing and structuring skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Experience working with input from multiple stakeholders to produce cohesive submissions.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities in a fast paced environment.
- Experience working in a digital, consultancy or professional services environment.
- Strong organisational and communication skills.
- High level of ownership for the quality and accuracy of written outputs.
What We Offer
- Opportunity to shape a growing digital consultancy.
- Collaborative and values driven culture.
- Professional development and leadership opportunities.
At Empyrean Digital, we are committed to building a team and culture that supports both our people and our clients to thrive. If you are passionate about combining financial discipline with people focused leadership, we would love to hear from you.