Navy STEM Communications Specialist – ONR Support

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop stories that demonstrate the activities, accomplishments, and impact of Naval STEM programs.
• Attend outreach events, internship activities, conferences, career fairs, student competitions, and laboratory visits to gather content.
• Interview students, interns, educators, scientists, engineers, program managers, naval personnel, and community partners.
• Write and edit feature stories, participant profiles, including alumni and participant success stories highlighting research experiences, mentorship, career pathways, and program outcomes, event recaps, web content, newsletters, social media posts, presentations, fact sheets, and other communication products.
• Translate technical and program information into clear, engaging content for students and other nontechnical audiences.
• Support updates to Naval STEM website content, including program information, news, participant stories, and outreach announcements.
• Assist with recruitment communications, program announcements, and other outreach messaging in coordination with program staff.
• Take clear, usable photographs at events and maintain accurate names, titles, affiliations, quotations, and caption information.
• Coordinate with event organizers and program representatives to identify priority activities, interview subjects, and story opportunities.
• Proactively work with Naval STEM program representatives, laboratories, mentors, and alumni to identify potential stories and communications opportunities.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communications, public relations, marketing, or a related field.
• At least three years of professional experience in writing, editing, journalism, communications, public relations, content development, or a related field.
• Experience interviewing people and developing original stories, profiles, or event coverage.
• Experience writing and editing content for multiple platforms, such as websites, newsletters, social media, presentations, and print materials.
• Ability to translate scientific, technical, educational, or program information for nontechnical audiences.
• Strong writing, editing, proofreading, fact-checking, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to take clear event photographs and document accurate caption information. Professional photography credentials are not required.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple assignments, reviewers, and deadlines.
• Willingness and ability to travel periodically, including occasional overnight, evening, or weekend assignments.

Preferred

• Experience covering events and developing stories from in-person interviews and observations.
• Experience writing about STEM education, science, engineering, research, technology, internships, or workforce-development programs.
• Experience updating website content using a content-management system (CMS).
• Experience supporting recruitment communications, email outreach campaigns, or digital communications platforms.
• Familiarity with U.S. Navy, Department of Defense, or Federal Government public-release and content-approval procedures.
• Experience working with public affairs, security, privacy, or operational security reviewers.
• Experience supporting Federal Government, Department of Defense, or Department of the Navy programs.
• Familiarity with Naval STEM programs such as SEAP, NREIP, SMART, or Naval Horizons.
• Experience creating social media content, photo captions, short-form stories, student profiles, or event recaps.
• Basic photography and photo-editing experience.

Benefits

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to make sure our employees and their families have access to good health care, are insured against catastrophic health events, can put money aside for retirement and are able to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• These benefits include:
• - Comprehensive medical, dental and vision
• - Long-term and short-term disability insurance and term life insurance
• - 401(K) with safe harbor contribution
• - Paid time off and 11 paid holidays
• - Tuition and career development assistance
• - A selection of voluntary benefits