Public Affairs Specialist Senior

Applied Research Solutions•Jbsa Lackland, TX

About The Position

Applied Research Solutions (ARS) is seeking a full-time Public Affairs Specialist to support the USAF. ARS is a world-class provider of technically integrated solutions, delivering premier talent and technology across focused markets for continuous mission support. Awarded a Best Places to Work nominee since 2020, ARS prioritizes its employees, fostering a culture where they can achieve career goals and aspirations while maintaining work-life balance. Employees are motivated by a competitive benefits package, an awards and recognition program, and personalized attention from ARS Senior Managers.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen
Active TS/SCI Clearance
Bachelor’s degree in journalism, public relations, marketing or related field.
Disclosure of Political Appointments.
Performs periodic alert duty as the public affairs on-call representative to answer news media and other inquiries after duty hours.
Ability to work independently and with a team.
Experience in MS Office Suite software required.
Strong in office automation (technology, software and systems to automate and streamline routine office tasks, improve efficiency, and reduce manual errors).
Familiar with the DVIDs (Defense Visual Information Distribution Service) platform.
Strong military writing skills (as a backup for the Tech Writer).
Strong in virtual collaborations such as Teams and tasks associated with setting up the Senior Staff Meeting.

Responsibilities

Media Monitoring and Analysis: Conducts continuous, multi-source analysis of media content to inform senior leader decision-making. Identifies relevant print, broadcast, and online coverage of the Department of the Air Force, applying quantitative and qualitative analytical methods to evaluate immediacy, salience, and potential impact. Mastery of media content analysis principles, including operationalizing analytic terms, ensuring intercoder reliability, delineating media frames and their sources, and explaining relevance to Air Force issues. Mastery of data gathering and analytical skills to accumulate, organize, evaluate, and interpret data; identify issues; reach conclusions; and offer recommendations.
Communication Effects Assessment: Integrates social science research findings (surveys, focus groups) with media assessments to produce comprehensive, evidence-based communication effects assessments.
Strategy and Planning: Develops long-range communication strategies and deliberate communication plans grounded in precise identification and characterization of target audiences and desired effects of Department of the Air Force communication efforts. Skill in defense policy and plans development, including knowledge of Air Force planning, programming, and budget issues relevant to communication activities.
Professional Engagement: Participates in meetings, conferences, briefings, and seminars addressing program planning, emerging technologies, and support system concepts. Applies insights to strengthen organizational communication practice. Skill in maintaining effective working relationships with interested groups. Skill in producing written products for diverse audiences and presenting information orally in a logical, clear, and concise manner.
Other duties as assigned.