Public Affairs Specialist, Senior Fort Meade, MD

AAWDC•Varies, MD

About The Position

The 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 promote an organization's reputation. We're looking for an experienced communications specialist like you who is ready to share their knowledge and willing to win for the client and live our mission every day. Here, you'll use your skills and experience to design, develop, produce, and advise on a variety of internal and external communication materials and media that support the planning and implementation of a comprehensive public affairs program for the client. As a Public Affairs Specialist on our team, you'll develop creative solutions to complex problems. Your self-guided yet collaborative spirit will shape and nurture relationships with team members, stakeholders, and clients to inform interested audiences, including other agencies, organizations, and Command personnel. As the organizational advisor of all aspects of verbal and written communications, you'll oversee and author news releases, programs for press, and responses to information requests on assigned programs from the news media, specialized groups, or the public. Your creative-thinking and business-oriented mindset will guide your client to inform key audiences through words, images, and sound with a wide range of verbal, written, social, and visual communications concepts, principles, policy, practices, methods, applications, techniques, standards, and trends. Work with us as we design, develop, and lead efforts for the planning and implementation of a comprehensive public affairs program. Join us. The world can't wait.

Requirements

10+ years of experience as a DoD Public Affairs Specialist
Knowledge of verbal, written, social, and visual communications concepts, principles, policies, practices, methods, applications, techniques, standards, and trends
Ability to write, edit, and prepare news releases and programs for press, radio, and television, including the organization and layout of publications used in the public affairs program, ensuring conformity to command and government guidelines
Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam
Bachelor's degree

Nice To Haves

Ability to pay strict attention to detail
Possession of excellent organizational skills
Possession of excellent communication skills

Responsibilities

design, develop, produce, and advise on a variety of internal and external communication materials and media that support the planning and implementation of a comprehensive public affairs program for the client
develop creative solutions to complex problems
shape and nurture relationships with team members, stakeholders, and clients to inform interested audiences, including other agencies, organizations, and Command personnel
oversee and author news releases, programs for press, and responses to information requests on assigned programs from the news media, specialized groups, or the public
guide your client to inform key audiences through words, images, and sound with a wide range of verbal, written, social, and visual communications concepts, principles, policy, practices, methods, applications, techniques, standards, and trends
design, develop, and lead efforts for the planning and implementation of a comprehensive public affairs program