Strategic Communications Specialist III
About The Position
New ideas are all around us, but only a few will change the world. That’s our focus at JPL. We ask the biggest questions, then search the universe for answers—literally. We build upon ideas that have guided generations, then share our discoveries to inspire generations to come. Your mission—your opportunity—is to seek out the answers that bring us one step closer. If you’re driven to discover, create, and inspire something that lasts a lifetime and beyond, you’re ready for JPL. Located in Pasadena, California, JPL has a campus-like environment situated on 177 acres in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and offers a work environment unlike any other: we inspire passion, foster innovation, build collaboration, and reward excellence. This Strategic Communications Specialist III position will report to the Manager of Strategic Communications. The Strategic Communications Specialist will be nimble, highly curious about NASA/JPL science and engineering, and relentlessly focused on delivering the highest quality products quickly and efficiently.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, Fine Arts, Science, or a related field with a minimum of 6 years of related experience; Masters in a related discipline with a minimum of 4 years of related experience; PhD in a related discipline with a minimum of 2 years of related experience.
- Proven ability to field undefined requests and action them in smaller tasks, and a track record of delivering impactful products on tight deadlines.
- Experience with diagram systems, gantt charts, proposals and data visualization.
- Relentless focus on detail and strong design and storytelling instincts.
- Genuine interest in and alignment with NASA’s mission to explore the unknown in air and space, innovate for the benefit of humanity, and inspire the world through discovery.
- Punctual, detail oriented, resourceful and a self-motivated individual.
- Exceptional creative and verbal communication skills and ability to work in a team environment.
- Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in a fast-paced environment with responsibility for delivering concepts from inception through delivery.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working within a scientific, technical, or aerospace environment.
- A portfolio of work that demonstrates your ability to take a complex topic and make it visually and narratively compelling.
- Familiarity with common creative and project management tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Premiere Pro).
Responsibilities
- Operational support for the Strategic Communications team which is a multi-disciplinary communications and design team focused on integrated communications planning, message development and creative for stakeholders across JPL, NASA and industry.
- Develop products and messaging geared to all stakeholder groups inclusive of the public, NASA, aerospace, international partners, science communities and Program teams.
- Organize complex technical milestones into compelling, creative narratives that resonate with audiences.
- Support new content, product ideas, and messaging campaigns flexibly unconstrained by medium, including pitches, white papers proposals, site visits and other high level events.
- Support project research to support strong messaging architecture for highly-complex projects.
Benefits
- variety of health, dental, vision, wellbeing, and retirement plans
- paid time off
- learning
- rideshare
- childcare
- flexible schedule
- parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
