Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the development of visual communications products and efforts for a dynamic mission-focused organization
• Manage multiple and complex projects simultaneously under stringent time frames and changing priorities/conditions.
• Identify and develop strategies, tactics, products, and messaging for small and large activities.
• Work collaboratively across the entire organization to ensure consistent messaging and communication strategy.
• Plan and conduct media and public events.
• The Communication Strategist is also responsible for the planning and executing of communications products as needed, as well as briefing internal project, center, or agency stakeholders as required.
• The successful candidate will work communication plans, internal communication and external communication, producing visual communications products suitable for various platforms with consistent adherence to Agency and program messaging.
• Relationships within the agency and with the agency’s external partners is also essential.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in graphic design, broadcast journalism, visual communications, or related field
• At least 10 years of relevant experience.
• Experience taking complex data and making it digestible for the public, multimedia projects, following approval protocols in a matrixed organization with various stakeholders is critical.
• This position requires extreme responsiveness, methodical attention to detail, creativity, strategic thinking and the ability to work with a variety of personalities.
• This position is in person, five days per week. Must be comfortable with tight and dynamic deadlines, some travel required.
• PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS * The physical demands described herein are representative of those which may need to be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Employees must possess the ability to work in an office environment. If required, employees must be able to operate a motor vehicle which may require sitting for prolonged periods of time to visit other company sites. Must have hearing and speech to communicate in person, before groups and over the telephone. Standing in work areas and walking between work areas may be required. This position may require an employee to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb or balance, reach, push, and pull. The employee may also be required to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

Preferred

• Superior writing skills
• Experience with managing a creative team
• Experience working in dynamic environment with quick reprioritization required
• NASA experience preferred
• Discretion with sensitive information
• Work with MS Office, Teams, SharePoint, and Adobe Creative Suite