Responsibilities

• Strategic Content Planning:
• Develop and execute an enterprise content strategy aligned with Akima's business objectives, growth priorities, and marketing strategy.
• Build proactive content roadmaps that support business development priorities, executive visibility, recruiting, and brand awareness.
• Identify opportunities where strategic content can influence customer perception and strengthen competitive positioning.
• GovCon Market Intelligence:
• Continuously monitor the federal marketplace, customer priorities, acquisition trends, policy developments, competitive activity, and emerging technologies.
• Anticipate shifts in the GovCon landscape and identify opportunities to position Akima ahead of market conversations.
• Translate market intelligence into strategic recommendations, messaging themes, and thought leadership opportunities.
• Advise marketing and business leaders on emerging issues, customer challenges, and industry trends that should influence content development.
• Thought Leadership & Strategic Content Development:

Requirements

• Demonstrated understanding of the federal contracting marketplace, including agency priorities, acquisition trends, procurement processes, competitive positioning, and the broader factors shaping the GovCon industry.
• 7+ years in content creation, journalism, marketing, or communications—preferably in a government contracting environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, English, or a related field.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
• Ability to write creative copy for a range of topics and content types.
• Ability to adapt tone and style for diverse audiences and formats.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Excellent writing and editing skills, with a keen eye for detail.
• Solid time-management and organizational skills.
• Must be proactive and able to work independently.

Benefits

• Regular - The company offers a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) and a range of other voluntary benefits. Paid Time Off (PTO) is offered to regular full-time and part-time employees.