Director, Strategic Communications

JANSON is a dynamic woman owned small business that exists to help customers tell their story. We do this through our Buildings & Environments, Customized Communications, Digital Experiences and Strategy & Support business units. For the past 26 years we have supported customers throughout the Department of Defense as well as commercial Defense and Aerospace markets. Our manta is straightforward: We Listen. We Think. We Deliver!

In support of our growth and strategic expansion efforts, JANSON is seeking a passionate, purposeful, and problem-solving individual to serve as our Director, Strategic Communications. This role requires proven experience along with the desire to embrace a culture that is results-driven. The Director is responsible for working across teams to develop, plan, and execute our customers’ strategic communication efforts in support of their business and mission priorities. Most of our customized communications clients are within the Department of Defense (DoD) market and familiarity of DoD and the Federal government is paramount.

This position requires a professional who can work successfully in a fast-paced environment and is skilled in all aspects of the communications strategy to help drive client priorities with an ability to provide top quality messaging, plans, stakeholder engagements and various communications products.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• The Strategic Communications Director must have at least eight (8) years’ experience in communications.
• Secret clearance required.
• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum of 8 years of communications strategy and planning, public relations or public affairs for a medium- to large-sized organization OR Master’s degree and minimum of 6 years of media relations, communications, public relations, or public affairs for a medium- to large-sized organization
• Federal Government Contracting experience preferred.
• Excellent briefing skills.
• Ability to manage program performance, profit, and growth.
• Self-starter, solution-oriented and strong team player.
• Willing to both set strategy, and implement, as needed; displays strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Sound judgment in decision making and leadership actions with proven abilities to drive change through creative methods, ideas, and approaches.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Advise and guide and support a wide range of contracts within the Customized Communication business unit.
• Support the customer communications in the planning and analytical execution of developing strategic approaches to customer communications and advocacy, stakeholder relationship management, messaging development and alignment with the customers strategic priorities.
• Lead the customer communications team’s support to business and mission priorities across their respective markets delivering solutions that best fit their unique communication challenges.
• Develop actionable communication tactics to bring messages to life at major milestone events, to include major tradeshows, both domestic and international.
• Support development, execution, and measurement /ROI for our customer communications plans, collaborating with program team leads to ensure messaging alignment.
• Demonstrated knowledge in the development, deployment, and activation of strategic media & communication campaigns.

JANSON provides a competitive benefits package with all the things we love and need:

• Competitive base salary
• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Short and Long-term disability
• Life insurance
• 401K with matching incentive
• PTO
• Paid holidays
• Professional development opportunities

All candidates are required to take a 10-minunite Hartman Value Profile assessment to ensure compatibility with our corporate culture and ethos. In the event that your clearance is not approved, it may result in termination of employment.

JANSON has a reputation for delivering service excellence and we do this by listening, thinking, AND delivering! We love what we do. We take care of our customers, our employees, and others. If you’re ready to make a difference and join an amazing team that is focused on being our clients preferred partner – we would love for you to join us.

JANSON is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Application Question(s):

• What's your salary range?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Strategic Communications: 8 years (Required)
• Federal Government Contracting: 3 years (Required)
• Media relations: 6 years (Required)
• Public relations: 6 years (Required)
• Public affairs: 6 years (Required)

Security clearance:

• Secret (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Fairfax, VA 22030