Senior Public Affairs Officer

Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd.•San Antonio, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Odyssey Systems is hiring an experienced Senior Public Affairs Officer to support a high-priority acquisition mission within the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division (AFLCMC/HNC). The role establishes and conducts the division’s public affairs program, planning, designing, and executing communications that inform and educate general and specialized audiences about the organization’s programs, activities, and services. The position supports strategic communications, public affairs, outreach, and event planning. The officer manages communications content, coordinates high-visibility events, and strengthens stakeholder engagement across government, industry, academia, and international partners. This full-time, onsite position is located at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, with 10% travel.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Active Secret clearance.
Bachelor’s degree.
At least 3 years of experience, including at least 3 years working in the Department of War (DoW).
Extensive experience in DoD public affairs, protocol, and event management.
Excellent writing and communication skills, including the ability to produce press releases, news articles, and speeches across multiple media.
Knowledge of agency program planning, funding, and management information systems.
Mastery of public affairs principles, methods, practices, and techniques, particularly written and oral communication for developing communication between the Air Force and varied audiences.
Mastery of media content analysis, including defining analytic terms and measurement units, establishing intercoder reliability, identifying media frames and their sources, and explaining their relevance to Air Force issues.
Mastery of data gathering and analysis to organize, evaluate, and interpret information, identify relevant issues, reach valid conclusions, and offer meaningful recommendations or resolutions.
Skill in opinion research, including audience analysis, survey questionnaire development, survey-result analysis, and explaining survey results’ relevance to Air Force issues.
Skill in defense policy and plans development, including detailed knowledge of recent and historical Air Force planning, programming, and budget issues relevant to deliberate communications activities.
Skill in maintaining effective working relationships with groups interested in or affected by public affairs programs or policies, and in conveying complex information in writing to audiences with different levels of understanding.
Ability to present information orally in a logical, clear, and concise manner to audiences with different levels of comprehension.

Nice To Haves

TS/SCI clearance.
Master’s degree in Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, or a related field.
At least 5 years of experience, including at least 3 years working in the Department of War (DoW).

Responsibilities

Conduct continuous media content analysis using multiple data sources; identify relevant print, broadcast, and online coverage of the Department of the Air Force and assess its importance and impact using quantitative and qualitative techniques.
Integrate formal opinion research surveys and focus group results with media assessments to produce comprehensive communication-effects assessments.
Develop long-term communication strategies and deliberate communications plans based on identified audiences and desired effects for Department of the Air Force communications.
Attend meetings, conferences, briefings, and seminars related to program planning, advanced technologies, and support system concepts.
Support strategic communications, public affairs, outreach, and event planning; manage communications content, coordinate high-visibility events, and strengthen stakeholder engagement across government, industry, academia, and international partners.