Founded in 2007, Markon is a nationally recognized consulting firm headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia. With employees in seven states and overseas, we support the intelligence community, defense and civilian sectors, as well as commercial clients. Markon is committed to advancing clients through project management and business improvement services offered in a premiere, highly personal environment.

Join our winning team! We empower our employees to make decisions and encourage them to take on leadership roles. New ideas from employees are also encouraged. Markon is a place where you can truly demonstrate your capabilities to your full potential. We are consistently named a Washington Post Top Workplace and Best Place to Work in Virginia because we put our employees first. Markon offers an exceptional benefits package that ranks in the top tier of our industry.

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Description:

Markon is seeking a Communication Specialist with a background in graphic design, market analysis and tech writing to support our Intelligence Customer.

Responsibilities:

• Develop Customer Engagement Strategy, to include best methods and mechanisms for both internal and external outreach efforts.
• Develop and integrate brand architecture across communication mediums
• Conduct annual communication audits including engagement surveys and focus group metrics
• Attend working groups, draft meeting minutes and collaborate with Customer Engagement Lead to address component communication requirements consistent with overall business strategy
• Gather and analyze data from customers and stakeholders impacted by marketing/advertising efforts to understand customer needs
• Provide public relations services to develop and implement strategic communication plans
• Develop communication plans identifying effective channels and tools to engage workforce and customers
• Implement metrics to assess the impact of communication
• Design and develop publications, brochures, infographics, interactive pdfs, presentations, motion graphics, exhibits, displays, posters, and wall graphics
• Design content for digital Signage Systems.

Requirements:

• Experience with graphic design
• Experience with technical writing
• 3-5 years of marketing experience
• Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketch, InDesign and other graphic design software