Strategic Communications Specialist, Mid

Booz Allen Hamilton•Arlington, VA

1d•$55,200 - $126,000•Onsite

About The Position

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 desired reputation. We’re looking for an experienced communications specialist like you, who is ready to grow and willing to win for the client and live our mission every day. Here, you’ll advance your skills to design, develop, produce, and advise on a variety of internal and external communication materials and media that supports the U.S. Navy. As a communications specialist on our team, you’ll closely impact the development of creative solutions to complex problems. Your self-guided yet collaborative spirit will shape and nurture relationships with team members, stakeholders, and clients to meet their strategic communications goals and objectives. As a collaborator on all aspects of verbal and written communications, you’ll author press releases, fact files, talking points, briefing cards, responses to queries (RTQ), media assessments, public affairs plans, internal messaging, newsletters, and social media content. Your creative-thinking and business-oriented mindset will guide your client to inform key audiences through words, images, and sound with tools like Cision and graphic design tools. Work with us as we design, develop, and produce solutions to change the Department of War for the better. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

5+ years of experience with authoring and editing Department of War (DoW) public affairs products, including briefing cards, responses to queries, public affairs plans or public affairs guidance (PAG), fact files, after action reports, and briefs
Experience with Microsoft Office tools, including PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel
Ability to be flexible, proactive, and adaptable to changing client priorities
Secret clearance
Bachelor's degree

Nice To Haves

Experience with process improvement or strategic planning
Experience with DoW Acquisition
Experience with graphic design and Adobe Suite
Knowledge of DoW, Navy, or Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) mission system organizations
Ability to collaborate across multiple client organizations and teams
Ability to manage and prioritize workload with minimal supervision
Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

Design, develop, produce, and advise on a variety of internal and external communication materials and media that supports the U.S. Navy.
Author press releases, fact files, talking points, briefing cards, responses to queries (RTQ), media assessments, public affairs plans, internal messaging, newsletters, and social media content.
Inform key audiences through words, images, and sound with tools like Cision and graphic design tools.