What are the responsibilities and job description for the Communications Specialist position at Fusion Innovation?
Job Description
Fusion Innovation's recent growth has earned us a top spot in the Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America and in Washington Business Journal's Best Places to Work multiple years in a row. Our team members are passionate about their work and are empowered to contribute their unique skills and perspectives to our projects. Here at Fusion, we put people first. When you join us, you don't just join a company, you join a family. If you are ready to be part of a fun and engaging team where your innovative ideas are heard, supported, and make ever lasting mission impacts for our Nation's most sensitive programs, you have come to the right place.
Position Overview
Supports the Intelligence Community customer by leading strategic communications support, including the development, preparation, production, coordination, and editing of high-visibility products. Serves as an independent self-starter and communications SME who can plan and execute work with minimal oversight. Responsible for end-to-end support for strategic communications requirements, including logistics, writing, collection, coordination, and delivery of the Weekly Activity Report, as well as internal and external event support. Collaborates closely with design and web teams to ensure accurate, timely information flow across platforms and products.
Responsibilities
Leads strategic communications support for customer requirements, including strategy and planning documents, leadership messaging, talking points, speeches, remarks, and executive communications.
May own Weekly Activity Report lifecycle, including collecting inputs, drafting/editing content, coordinating reviews, managing version control, and delivering final products on schedule.
Supports internal and external events by coordinating logistics, developing messaging and supporting materials, and producing post-event summaries or follow-on communications as needed.
Serves as the primary author for fact sheets, articles, email messaging, newsletter content, marketing copy, website content, and other communications products, as required.
Prepares assignments and drafts based on input from subject matter experts and leadership direction.
Researches, writes, edits, formats, and conducts quality checks for products intended for hardcopy and electronic publication, including dissemination across multiple platforms.
Ensures accuracy, consistency, readability, tone, and accessibility compliance appropriate to the medium and audience.
Rewrites and refines submissions to improve organization, clarity, grammar, and flow while maintaining intent and tradecraft standards.
Prepares and edits speeches, scripts, testimony materials, and formal statements for senior executives for live or recorded delivery.
Advises and coaches leadership on messaging clarity and presentation delivery when requested.
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Required Skills
Active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph.
Bachelor’s degree and 18 years of relevant experience, 10 with a Masters or 24 years of relevant experience without a degree.
Demonstrated experience producing executive-level communications, including leadership messaging, talking points, speeches, and written products for senior audiences.
Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills with the ability to convey complex information clearly and simply.
Proven ability to operate independently, manage competing priorities, and deliver high-quality products under time constraints.
Experience coordinating across stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams, including design and web support.
Familiarity with accessibility and publication standards and applying them to written and web-based products.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and collaboration tools (e.g., MS Teams, SharePoint).
Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud tools to support content development and coordination.
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Additional Details
Fusion Innovation anticipates the annual base salary for this position will generally range from $100,000 to $215,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including, but not limited to:
Years of direct applicable experience with this work and the Customer
Relevant education, certifications, and training
Contract labor category requirements, skill level, contract bill rate, and hours allocation
Alignment with the position's responsibilities
Additional specialized skills
In addition to base salary, eligible employees may be considered for discretionary bonuses and are eligible for Fusion Innovation's comprehensive benefits package, which includes medical, dental, vision, company-sponsored retirement contributions, paid leave, professional development opportunities, and other employee benefits.
Fusion Innovation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Fusion Innovation participates in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility for all newly hired employees. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact info@fusioninnovation.com and include your name and contact information.,
About Fusion Innovation
Our primary focus is on developing people to further their own unique craft. This includes helping our team become more experienced leaders, learn a team-first mentality, strive for more innovation, be thought leaders, and better overall people. By putting our people first and treating them as family and helping to develop their careers in a unique and specific fashion, we’re not just giving them more opportunities to grow and be successful, we’re also raising the bar for what our customers, families, and communities receive.
Don’t Just Join a Company - Join a Family
Exciting work, innovative colleagues, great teammates, unique customers, and a company that invests in you personally and professionally. We work hard to make Fusion Innovation a place that makes people excited to come to work; where colleagues stay connected and engaged; and where loved ones are welcomed with open arms.
We hope this makes us feel less like a company and more like a family. We achieve this by our commitments to you, our culture, and our employee focused perks.
Fusion Innovation's recent growth has earned us a top spot in the Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America and in Washington Business Journal's Best Places to Work multiple years in a row. Our team members are passionate about their work and are empowered to contribute their unique skills and perspectives to our projects. Here at Fusion, we put people first. When you join us, you don't just join a company, you join a family. If you are ready to be part of a fun and engaging team where your innovative ideas are heard, supported, and make ever lasting mission impacts for our Nation's most sensitive programs, you have come to the right place.
Position Overview
Supports the Intelligence Community customer by leading strategic communications support, including the development, preparation, production, coordination, and editing of high-visibility products. Serves as an independent self-starter and communications SME who can plan and execute work with minimal oversight. Responsible for end-to-end support for strategic communications requirements, including logistics, writing, collection, coordination, and delivery of the Weekly Activity Report, as well as internal and external event support. Collaborates closely with design and web teams to ensure accurate, timely information flow across platforms and products.
Responsibilities
Leads strategic communications support for customer requirements, including strategy and planning documents, leadership messaging, talking points, speeches, remarks, and executive communications.
May own Weekly Activity Report lifecycle, including collecting inputs, drafting/editing content, coordinating reviews, managing version control, and delivering final products on schedule.
Supports internal and external events by coordinating logistics, developing messaging and supporting materials, and producing post-event summaries or follow-on communications as needed.
Serves as the primary author for fact sheets, articles, email messaging, newsletter content, marketing copy, website content, and other communications products, as required.
Prepares assignments and drafts based on input from subject matter experts and leadership direction.
Researches, writes, edits, formats, and conducts quality checks for products intended for hardcopy and electronic publication, including dissemination across multiple platforms.
Ensures accuracy, consistency, readability, tone, and accessibility compliance appropriate to the medium and audience.
Rewrites and refines submissions to improve organization, clarity, grammar, and flow while maintaining intent and tradecraft standards.
Prepares and edits speeches, scripts, testimony materials, and formal statements for senior executives for live or recorded delivery.
Advises and coaches leadership on messaging clarity and presentation delivery when requested.
,
Required Skills
Active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph.
Bachelor’s degree and 18 years of relevant experience, 10 with a Masters or 24 years of relevant experience without a degree.
Demonstrated experience producing executive-level communications, including leadership messaging, talking points, speeches, and written products for senior audiences.
Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills with the ability to convey complex information clearly and simply.
Proven ability to operate independently, manage competing priorities, and deliver high-quality products under time constraints.
Experience coordinating across stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams, including design and web support.
Familiarity with accessibility and publication standards and applying them to written and web-based products.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and collaboration tools (e.g., MS Teams, SharePoint).
Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud tools to support content development and coordination.
,
Additional Details
Fusion Innovation anticipates the annual base salary for this position will generally range from $100,000 to $215,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including, but not limited to:
Years of direct applicable experience with this work and the Customer
Relevant education, certifications, and training
Contract labor category requirements, skill level, contract bill rate, and hours allocation
Alignment with the position's responsibilities
Additional specialized skills
In addition to base salary, eligible employees may be considered for discretionary bonuses and are eligible for Fusion Innovation's comprehensive benefits package, which includes medical, dental, vision, company-sponsored retirement contributions, paid leave, professional development opportunities, and other employee benefits.
Fusion Innovation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Fusion Innovation participates in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility for all newly hired employees. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact info@fusioninnovation.com and include your name and contact information.,
About Fusion Innovation
Our primary focus is on developing people to further their own unique craft. This includes helping our team become more experienced leaders, learn a team-first mentality, strive for more innovation, be thought leaders, and better overall people. By putting our people first and treating them as family and helping to develop their careers in a unique and specific fashion, we’re not just giving them more opportunities to grow and be successful, we’re also raising the bar for what our customers, families, and communities receive.
Don’t Just Join a Company - Join a Family
Exciting work, innovative colleagues, great teammates, unique customers, and a company that invests in you personally and professionally. We work hard to make Fusion Innovation a place that makes people excited to come to work; where colleagues stay connected and engaged; and where loved ones are welcomed with open arms.
We hope this makes us feel less like a company and more like a family. We achieve this by our commitments to you, our culture, and our employee focused perks.
Salary : $100,000 - $215,000