Public Affairs Specialist

CACI International • Chantilly, VA

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About The Position

You will support the Public Affairs team for a mission-focused U.S. Government Intelligence Community customer, serving as a primary feature writer and strategic communicator responsible for producing high-quality, articles and storytelling products. This role requires translating complex, technical, and often classified-adjacent topics into clear, engaging narratives for a diverse internal workforce and senior leadership audience. Your work will directly enhance workforce awareness, mission transparency (as appropriate), and organizational engagement by delivering polished, publication-ready content aligned with strict editorial standards, IC style guidance, and leadership messaging priorities. The ideal candidate is a skilled writer and communications professional with deep experience in Public Affairs, internal communications, and strategic messaging within high-tempo, sensitive environments.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph (required)
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Affairs, or related field with 8+ years of relevant experience, OR Master’s degree with 6+ years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated experience supporting Intelligence Community or U.S. Government communications or public affairs programs
• Proven track record of high-volume article writing, editing, and editorial production under tight deadlines
• Strong ability to simplify complex, technical, or mission-sensitive topics into accessible content for diverse audiences
• Experience managing multiple concurrent taskings in a fast-paced, high-tempo environment with short-notice requirements
• Exceptional written, verbal, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience as a journalist, editor, or managing editor
• Experience drafting communications for senior executives or mission leadership
• Familiarity with IC communications platforms (SharePoint, internal publications, classified content workflows)
• Experience with multimedia storytelling, digital content, and visual communications tools

Responsibilities

• Draft and publish weekly featured articles and mission stories, often on technical or operational topics, in collaboration with subject matter experts and program leadership
• Translate complex intelligence, technology, and mission-related information into clear, accurate, and engaging content for broad internal audiences
• Maintain and enforce editorial and organizational style standards to ensure consistency, accuracy, and quality across all publications
• Develop and execute strategic communication plans and associated content, including articles, newsletters, blogs, web content, social media posts, and multimedia messaging
• Provide end-to-end internal communications support to promote workforce engagement, transparency, and cross-organizational information sharing
• Draft executive communications, including speeches, talking points, leadership messages, and key strategic narratives
• Support internal blogs, newsletters, websites, and digital publications, ensuring timely and mission-aligned content delivery
• Partner with designers and multimedia teams to produce visually compelling graphics, layouts, and digital storytelling products
• Coordinate and facilitate internal communications working groups to ensure messaging alignment across directorates and stakeholder offices
• Provide strategic communications counsel to senior leadership on messaging, outreach, and engagement approaches
• Support internal and external outreach initiatives, event communications, and campaign messaging as required
• Conduct communications assessments, audience analysis, and market research to evaluate effectiveness and refine messaging strategies
• Assist with rapid-turn, high-visibility communication taskings in a dynamic, high-pressure IC environment

Benefits

• Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.
• We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities.
• Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families.
• At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

What This Job Offers

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