Responsibilities

• Oversee enterprise-wide strategic communications planning and execution.
• Serve as the lead SME on integrated communications strategy and narrative cohesion.
• Provide strategic counsel to leadership on communications posture, message risks, and alignment opportunities.
• Lead cross-directorate messaging coordination to ensure synchronized communications across all mission areas.
• Develop enterprise messaging frameworks, strategic guidance, and communication playbooks.
• Ensure consistency and accuracy of messaging across all digital, print, and stakeholder-facing channels.
• Support policy-related communications, leadership briefings, and enterprise announcements.
• Coordinate with UX, content, visualization, and technical teams to produce mission-aligned communication products.
• Oversee communication analysis, sentiment insights, and performance reporting.
• Partner with outreach, engagement, and program teams to ensure integrated stakeholder communications.
• Maintain compliance with accessibility standards, federal communications guidance, and branding policies.

Requirements

• Tier 2 Moderate Risk Public Trust (from any federal agency) or an active Secret clearance or higher
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Affairs, Strategic Communications, Marketing, or a related field
• Proven experience in communications, public affairs, strategic messaging, or enterprise communications leadership
• Experience supporting federal or DoD strategic communications efforts
• Demonstrated success leading integrated communications initiatives across multiple organizations
• Experience advising senior leaders on communication risks, priorities, and strategic direction
• Experience guiding message development and alignment across digital and traditional channels
• Strong understanding of enterprise communications strategy, narrative development, and stakeholder engagement
• Familiarity with federal communication requirements, branding guidance, and accessibility standards
• Experience supporting multichannel communication workflows and governance

Preferred

• Experience with sentiment analysis, communication metrics, or engagement analytics
• Experience contributing to cross-functional digital strategy (web, UX, content, social)
• Strategic communications, public affairs, or related certifications
• Project management certifications (PMP, Agile)

Benefits

• 12 weeks’ full pay for Primary Carers and 6 weeks for Secondary Carers (after one year of service; return requirements apply for subsequent leave)
• Applies to birth, adoption, and surrogacy
• Up to 10 days’ paid fertility leave per year (5 per cycle)
• 2 days’ paid leave for new grandparents
• $2,500 annual interest-free parental loan
• $6,000 interest-free fertility treatment loan
• Three medical plans (HSA at $0 cost; EPO 75% employer funded; PPO 65% employer funded)
• $0 employee-cost dental and vision
• 10 days’ health leave per year (mental and physical)
• 24/7 mental health support through Self Space
• Wellhub subscription
• 401(k) match (3% after 3 months; 4% after 1 year)
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• 10 days’ paid military leave
• Full pay for jury duty (state/city payments declined)
• Uber/taxi home after 9:30pm
• 23 days’ PTO (with 3 discretionary carryover days; CA/CO policies follow state mandate)
• 10 federal holidays, plus the day after Thanksgiving
• Option to swap 2 federal holidays (excluding Thanksgiving and the day after)
• Office closed between Christmas and New Year repeatedly across years? (policy)