Associate, Strategic Communications, National Security

District of Columbia, USA (On-site)

$60K/yr – $68K/yrEntry Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

Role focuses on research, media audits, and developing communications materials to support client teams. It includes building media lists, managing social calendars, and using AI tools, with a strong emphasis on understanding client issues and supporting account and new business efforts. Requirements center on 1+ year of comms experience, strong writing and organizational skills, creativity, strategic thinking, and curiosity.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Conduct research and media audits for client teams
  • Develop draft communications materials, including press releases, talking points, social media content, fact sheets, PowerPoint presentations, and other collateral for distribution to clients, media, and other external audiences
  • Build and maintain media lists
  • Execute social media content calendars
  • Develop a deep understanding of the issues relevant to your clients
  • Support account teams through preparation of call and meeting agendas and facilitate internal follow-up for deliverables
  • Support new business efforts
  • Leverage AI tools to support client teams

Requirements

  • 1+ year experience in a communications role in government, at an agency, in-house, or on a political campaign with experience in media relations, media strategy, project management, and content development
  • Possess excellent verbal and writing skills and is detail-oriented
  • Have excellent organizational skills to manage multiple projects and competing deadlines, focusing on detail and precision in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
  • Creative, strategic thinker
  • Goal-oriented team player focused on adding value, deepening knowledge, and increasing efficiencies
  • Curious about all types of issues and industries
  • Eager to learn

Preferred

Benefits

  • robust medical, dental, and vision plans with employer HSA contributions; generous retirement matching; educational assistance; professional development assistance; unlimited time off; and other benefits.
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Invariant is a bipartisan business advisory firm, providing strategic advice to companies, trade associations, non-profits, and individuals on how to make Washington work for them. We provide clients with sophisticated advocacy, threat assessment, legislative and regulatory analysis, coalition building, crisis management, and communications counsel.

Founded in 2007
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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