Responsibilities

• Strategic Communication & Content Creation: Develop communication plans and create a wide range of written content, including speeches, feature articles, presentations, press releases, and internal/external communications.
• Digital & Multimedia Management: Manage content for public/internal websites and social media platforms. Produce, edit, and manage all multimedia products, including video, photography, and graphic design. Track and report on web/social media analytics to refine strategy.
• Event & Exhibit Management: Provide full lifecycle management for ~ 40 annual national/international exhibits and events, including strategic planning, logistics, budget management, and the preparation of all required approval packages and reports.
• Administrative & Historical Support: Provide general administrative, media relations, and outreach support. Conduct archival research and provide transcription services to create historical products.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, or related field from a fully accredited institution and at least ten (10) years of experience in strategic communications or social media management role providing public affairs support.
• The degree may be waived if the proposed Strategic Communications Specialist III has at least fifteen (15) years of experience as a communicator or writer in support of various unique, specialized organizational goals.
• Must have at least ten (10) years' experience as a communicator or writer in support of various unique, specialized organizational goals.
• Clearance required: SECRET
• A two (2) page writing sample of a previously published professional publication or article, which shall be attached to resume.
• Must have working knowledge and experience with publishing content on social media platforms including Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Flickr.
• Proficiency in Adobe InDesign Suite and Microsoft Office products.
• One of the two proposed Senior Strategic Communications Specialists must be proficient in the Site Core and Web Management software.
• Must have excellent professional writing skills and verbal communications skills.
• Demonstrate competence representing organizations of departmental, national and international interests via multimedia and face-to-face venues; working knowledge of video streaming.