Public Affairs Specialist I

gTANGIBLE Corporation • Portsmouth, VA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

gTANGIBLE Corporation (gTC) is seeking a Public Affairs Specialist I to support the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) in Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA. This role involves collaborating with executive staff and command personnel to maintain a robust Public Affairs program, providing support in conceptualizing, planning, administering, and evaluating the program's public voice. The specialist will be responsible for photography, videography, audio services, writing and editing articles for publication, and creating various print materials for special events. The position also includes participation in crisis communications, serving as a member of the MARMC Fire Response Team and Emergency Operations Center, and acting as a customer service advocate. Duties extend to updating command websites, social media platforms, and digital signage, as well as maintaining information lines and slide presentations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in communication, political science, or English
• Excellent communication, both written and verbal.
• Knowledge of writing, editing and communicating principles, practices and techniques for both print and electronic media.
• Two (2) years of experience in conceiving, developing, researching, writing and editing a wide range of publications and materials, including technical magazines and newsletters, demonstrating knowledge in Associated Press (AP) and U.S. Navy styles, as well as communication principles and techniques related to Navy public affairs.
• Knowledge of the methods of professional photography and other types of digital imaging.
• Knowledge of shipbuilding industry.
• Experience in developing new written and electronic information to include public affairs communication plans, news releases, speeches, scripts, feature stories, fact sheets, brochures, invitations, tickets, programs, flyers, and booklets that increase communication with the agency's audiences.
• Experience producing and editing Podcast material.
• Experience making on-the-spot presentations to audiences with opposing points of view or erroneous understanding of agency positions.
• Experience with disseminating written informational materials through a variety of media (i.e., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Digital Signage).
• Experience with establishing and enhancing intercommunication between management and its audiences.
• Experience in the production of high-resolution still and video images that are constructed of a wide variety of materials, sometimes oversized, and generally difficult to photograph, scan, or film.
• Experience in operating photographic and digital imaging equipment to create accurate and professional color proofs and presentation prints.
• Experience in creation of documents in Microsoft Office applications such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and Publisher.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite programs such as InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Audition, and Premiere.
• Be familiar with the most recent editions of the Associated Press Stylebook and the U.S. Navy Style Guide.
• United States Citizen
• Active Secret Clearance.
• Contractors under the Production Department (C900) must possess the physical stamina to walk continuously for extended periods of time without experiencing significant fatigue. This includes traversing across inclined or uneven surfaces, through/into crowded/confined areas/spaces, up and down ladders/stairs, and in areas of varying environmental qualities.
• Contractors under the Production Department (C900) must possess adequate upper and lower-body strength necessary to climb ladders, stairs, and ramps.
• The contractor should possess the physical strength, agility, endurance, and mental constitution required to work aloft (as required). This may require the contractor perform work over the side of a ship's hull, on the mast, or in areas on the superstructure and at a height that requires the use of a safety harness.
• This upper and lower body strength and endurance should also be sufficient for the contractor to hand-carry necessary tools, parts, materials, and equipment through narrow passageways, up and down ladders, and into/out of confined spaces.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of the methods of professional photography and other types of digital imaging.
• Knowledge of shipbuilding industry.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Executive Staff, Commanding Officer (CO), Executive Officer (XO), and Executive Director (ED), Department Heads, Public Affairs Division Head and command personnel to maintain a robust Public Affairs program.
• Provide support in conceptualizing, planning, administering and evaluating the program's "voice" to the industry and the public.
• Provide professional photography, video, and audio services for command events then develop, write, edit and submit articles for publication in regional Navy newspaper, MARMC Monthly newsletter, CNRMC, NAVSEA and Navy news websites.
• Create, develop, and provide invitations, tickets, flyers, booklets, programs and pamphlets for special events.
• Participates in crisis communications for the command by supplying pertinent information to civilian Public Affairs for dissemination to media.
• Required to serve as member(s) of the MARMC Fire Response Team (FRT).
• Serve as a Public Affairs representative in the Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
• Provide support at the site of an incident to assist with the control of media and provide timely facts of the incident as well as provide digital photographs.
• Serve as a customer service advocate.
• Update and maintain the command web calendar with all command events.
• Maintain the scrolling banner in CEP-200.
• Update the command's information/weather advisory line weekly or as needed to inform the command of base closures or delays due to inclement weather.
• Establish storyboard, professional photographs, and conduct interviews for products.
• Set up event sites and audio equipment for award ceremonies, changes of command, or other large events.
• Create, upload and maintain slide presentations on the MARMC website.
• Update and maintain Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and all Digital Signage.
• Create how-to learning and advertising trifolds.
• Respond timely and appropriately to requests for information concerning agency programs and services.

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level