Communications Specialist

General Dynamics Information Technology

21d • Hybrid

About The Position

Apply your expertise to advance the mission and optimize our business strategy as a Communications Specialist at GDIT. Here, you’ll support solving some of our clients’ biggest challenges and help us grow the business. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Communications Specialist you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on Communications Specialist joining our team to develop strategic communications in support of Customs and Border Protection's trade enforcement mission.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
• Required Experience: 2+ years of related experience
• Required Technical Skills: Competency in use of standard office tools (e.g., MS Office suite, SharePoint, etc.)
• Security Clearance Level: Current DHS U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) BI Clearance or must have the ability to obtain one
• Editorial comms abilities (strong writing and editing skills, and publishing enterprise experience)
• Strong attention-to-detail mindset
• Ability to work independently, exhibiting accountability and ownership for assignments and work products
• Ability to complete work products to a high standard of quality
• Team-oriented mindset, including willingness to assist colleagues when needed
• Excellent writing, editing and content development abilities, in a deadline driven environment
• Familiarity and experience adhering to common content standards and quality-assurance resources such as style guides and federal plain language requirements
• Comfortability working on a distributed team while working remotely
• Comfortability working in a fast-paced work environment with rapidly shifting priorities
• US Citizenship Required

Responsibilities

• Participates in the development, revision, and delivery of internal and external communications materials
• Conceive and develop print and digital content for internal and external audiences
• Prepare, edit, revise presentations, talking points, news articles and other documents
• Prepare, edit, revise materials promoting and supporting external events that raise awareness for system users of technical enhancements to program capabilities
• Execute quick-turn communications tasks or initiatives for senior leaders
• Plan, write and edit content on deadline and to a high standard of quality
• Plan, create and distribute outreach print and digital outreach materials to support outreach events
• Manage and execute multiple assignments simultaneously
• Develop and execute communications plans designed for specific initiatives
• Adhere to standards and quality-assurance resources such as style guides and federal plain language requirements
• Plan and facilitate meetings on various platforms (in-person, Webex, etc.) with cross-functional stakeholders

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
• 401K with company match
• Competitive pay and paid time off
• Full flex work weeks where possible
• A variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
• Short and long-term disability benefits
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees