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Strategic Communications Specialist
This position provides operational and strategic communications support to a DoD program. Responsibilities include supporting communications and outreach campaigns, authoring content, and developing communication products and solutions. Communication with the organization’s senior-level staff and collaboration with a broad range of personnel is also required. The position is located at the Pentagon. This position requires an active TS SCI clearance.
Responsibilities
Effective creation and execution of communication strategies to support our client’s mission and priorities.
Provide communication support that shall assist with managing enterprise-level internal and external communications channels, products, and partnerships.
Provide communications services that assist in conveying, promoting, and disseminating information to stakeholders related to ongoing and future initiatives. Collaborate with stakeholders to produce communications products and plans.
Lead the development and production of reports, articles, presentations, scripts, talking points, testimony, web content, new (social) media content, and press releases in a clear and concise fashion to technical and non-technical audiences.
Convey, promote, and disseminate various materials related to the organization's priorities and initiatives. Liaise with partners to strategically communicate. This includes, but is not exclusive to, working with Public Affairs Officials, Legislative Affairs, and other DoD components.
Plan and manage projects and events as necessary.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of experience supporting executive level DoD leadership with experience writing, editing, preparing briefs, and creating talking points for leadership.
Significant expertise in communications principles, methods, practices, and techniques, including skill in presenting ideas in speech and in written form to inform and persuade audiences at all levels of the organization.
Experience designing, developing, and delivering strategic communications through a variety of media, including print and digital.
Must be able to adapt to changing environments within DoD and be flexible with expectations for communication outreach tasks.
Exceptional oral and written communication and presentation skills, with proficiency in multiple methods of visual communication.
Proficiency with the use of Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Project, Visio, etc.
Active TS SCI clearance required.
Work, Physical, and Mental Requirements
Please see standard Work, Physical and Mental Requirements for all Quantech roles.
Work Environment
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets, and fax machines.
Physical Demands
This is largely a sedentary role mostly sitting; however, some filing may be required. This would require the ability to move files or boxes with file data, open filing cabinets, and bend or stand as necessary, and the ability to lift up to 40 lbs.
Mental Demands
Reading. Communicate effectively verbal and written. Maintain emotional control and professionalism.
We hire military.
Bachelor's Level Degree