Communications Specialist, Mid

Booz Allen Hamilton•Mclean, VA

14d•Onsite

About The Position

Key to an organization’s growth is strong stakeholder communication that represents and supports its mission, values, and objectives. As a communications professional, you know how to inform and engage key audiences and help drive organizational outcomes. We’re looking for an energetic communications specialist like you, who is ready to grow and willing to win for the client and live our mission every day. Here, you’ll advance your skills to design, develop, produce, and advise on a variety of internal communication materials and media that supports national security-related mission objectives. As a communications specialist on our team, you’ll closely impact the development of creative solutions to complex problems. Your self-guided yet collaborative spirit will shape and nurture relationships with team members, stakeholders, and clients as you develop and implement communications strategies that inform, educate, and inspire the client's workforce, convey information about critical client initiatives, and highlight key outcomes to senior leadership. As a collaborator on all aspects of verbal and written communications, you will perform a variety of duties, including creating and implementing communications plans to gain employee buy-in of client initiatives, drafting and editing internal and enterprise-wide news and information to inform the client's workforce such as regular newsletters, announcements, leadership messages, and articles, developing and managing content for the client's website such as event notices, articles, and leadership messages, and creating collateral content, as needed. You will also be responsible, with your team, for coordinating, publicizing, and running periodic events such as All Hands or town hall meetings to highlight programs and initiatives of importance to the client and its workforce. Work with us as we design, develop, and produce world-class communications to inspire, effect change, and strengthen our client's mission.

Requirements

2+ years of experience working in a professional environment, including internships
Experience with writing and editing
Experience with multiple content types, including translating technical content for non-technical audiences
Ability to interact professionally with senior-level clients, including making recommendations to advance their vision
Ability to display a creative, results-oriented mindset
TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
Bachelor's degree

Nice To Haves

5+ years of experience working in a professional environment, including internships
Experience creating graphics with Adobe Creative Suite
Experience creating communications strategies
Experience supporting tech-focused teams
Experience planning and implementing employee events such as All Hands meetings
Knowledge of website content management systems, such as WordPress and Joomla
Knowledge of grammar and style guides
Knowledge of the national security-related field
Master's degree

Responsibilities

Design, develop, produce, and advise on a variety of internal communication materials and media that supports national security-related mission objectives.
Develop and implement communications strategies that inform, educate, and inspire the client's workforce, convey information about critical client initiatives, and highlight key outcomes to senior leadership.
Create and implement communications plans to gain employee buy-in of client initiatives.
Draft and edit internal and enterprise-wide news and information to inform the client's workforce such as regular newsletters, announcements, leadership messages, and articles.
Develop and manage content for the client's website such as event notices, articles, and leadership messages.
Create collateral content, as needed.
Coordinate, publicize, and run periodic events such as All Hands or town hall meetings to highlight programs and initiatives of importance to the client and its workforce.