Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients or senior leadership.
• Leading and managing special projects, taskings and government programs.
• Extensive and proven strategic communications planning experience with identified measured results accomplished.
• Integrated strategic communications plans, social media, media relations, internal communications and strategic outreach experience.
• Experience in overseeing analytics and measurement of communications impact.
• Possess the ability and experience in writing and coordinating Public Affairs Guidance.
• Possess the experience to write for senior military leaders, other DoD activities, or healthcare industry including speeches, OP-ED's, news articles, and messages for executive leadership.
• Lead and collaborate with colleagues across various accounts to ensure integration with other disciplines, including social media, creative services, owned media, and digital services.
• Manage and mentor junior staff.
• Stay apprised of industry trends, including the use of AI, to advise clients.

Requirements

• US Citizenship due to government requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or related field.
• Ability to secure a public trust security clearance.
• 7+ years of public relations, public affairs and integrated communications experience with demonstrated experience creating dynamic communications plans for a variety of topics and leading a diverse team.
• Prior civilian or military experience at the senior level preferred.

Preferred

• Must have excellent and proven oral and written communications experience.
• Must have the ability to lead people and manage and execute multiple strategic communications plans simultaneously, both in execution phase and planning phase.
• Applying innovative techniques in public relations to generate positive digital engagement and media attention.
• PR agency, journalism, corporate or government agency experience preferred.