PSYOP Planner, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton•Tampa, FL

12d•Remote

About The Position

As a defense mission professional, you ask questions others don’t. You understand the nuances of complex situations. You use your skills to think bigger and push further, solving complex problems. We’re looking for someone like you to help create solutions for missions that keep our nation safe. As a PSYOP Planner, you will shape the integration of influence activities across joint and combined operations by developing PSYOP plans aligned to commander’s objectives and operational phases. You will conduct in-depth target audience analysis to identify behavioral drivers, vulnerabilities, and desired influence outcomes, using those insights to craft effective concepts, themes, and narratives. In this role, you will synchronize PSYOP activities with joint, interagency, and coalition partners to ensure information-related capabilities are aligned and mutually reinforcing. You will integrate PSYOP planning into operational orders, annexes, and supporting plans while assessing the operational environment to identify information opportunities, risks, and adversary patterns that affect mission success. You will coordinate message approval processes, ensuring consistent alignment for production, distribution, and dissemination across multiple platforms. You will also recommend PSYOP tasks, capabilities, and resources during planning and mission analysis, while producing measures of performance and effectiveness that evaluate the impact of influence activities. Grow your career with us as you help solve complex design, integration, and analytical problems. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in PSYOP planning, influence operations, or operational planning fields
Experience developing PSYOP plans aligned to commander objectives and operational phases
Experience conducting target audience analysis to identify behavioral drivers and influence outcomes
Experience integrating PSYOP activities into operational orders, annexes, or supporting plans
Experience coordinating with joint, interagency, or coalition partners to synchronize information-related capabilities
Ability to assess operational environments to identify information opportunities and vulnerabilities
Ability to develop messages, themes, and narratives tailored to priority audiences
TS/SCI clearance
Master’s degree and 10+ years of experience with PSYOPs, or Bachelor’s degree and 14+ years of experience with PSYOPs

Nice To Haves

Experience planning PSYOP at the Combatant Command level
Knowledge of Service component functions and Combatant Command relationships, with experience coordinating PSYOP activities through Service, Joint, coalition, and interagency channels
Knowledge of DoD, Joint, and Army doctrine, policies, and regulations
Experience with joint or service level information operations planning
Experience with CCMD AOR

Responsibilities

Develop PSYOP plans aligned to commander’s objectives and operational phases.
Conduct in-depth target audience analysis to identify behavioral drivers, vulnerabilities, and desired influence outcomes.
Craft effective concepts, themes, and narratives based on target audience analysis.
Synchronize PSYOP activities with joint, interagency, and coalition partners.
Integrate PSYOP planning into operational orders, annexes, and supporting plans.
Assess the operational environment to identify information opportunities, risks, and adversary patterns.
Coordinate message approval processes for production, distribution, and dissemination.
Recommend PSYOP tasks, capabilities, and resources during planning and mission analysis.
Produce measures of performance and effectiveness to evaluate the impact of influence activities.