Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain strategic communications plan that support government initiatives.
• Create and disseminate internal and external communications products, including press releases, briefing materials, peer-reviewed publications, poster presentations, and meeting presentations.
• Develop and maintain program communications resources, including Confluence spaces, SharePoint sites, and other collaboration platforms, ensuring content remains current, accurate, and engaging.
• Collaborate with technical, scientific, and program teams to identify accomplishments, lessons learned, and success stories, and communicate program impact to internal and external audiences.
• Create visually engaging presentations, infographics, and other communications assets that comply with federal communications standards, plain language principles, accessibility requirements (Section 508), and organizational branding guidelines.
• Coordinate and support a knowledge-sharing community or similar collaborative learning forum, including developing and managing content calendars, creating communications and promotional materials, facilitating knowledge-sharing activities, and co-facilitating meetings and events.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in communications, strategic communications, public affairs, marketing communications, or related disciplines.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a public trust clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship required due to federal contract requirements.

Preferred

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) and collaboration platforms such as Teams or SharePoint.
• Experience supporting federal government clients.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Self-driven and flexible, with the ability to independently manage tasks and handle multiple priorities.
• Comfortable with graphics and formatting in Microsoft Suite.
• Experience formatting in Confluence classic.
• Knowledge of federal communications standards, Section 508 accessibility requirements, and plain language principles.
• Comfortable facilitating online meetings with groups of at least 30 participants.
• Familiarity with basic artificial intelligence, generative AI, data science, digital transformation, or emerging technology initiatives.
• Familiarity with Mural design and facilitation.