Strategic Communications Specialist, Mid

Booz Allen Hamilton•San Diego, CA

1d•$55,300 - $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 while supporting not only the visibility and impact of the office within the broader organization, but also in ensuring that key messaging is effectively tailored and delivered across a range of audiences. We’re looking for an experienced communications specialist like you who is ready to share your expertise, commitment to client success, and live our mission every day. Here, you’ll use your skills and experience to design, develop, and produce a variety of internal communications and media that supports a tech-focused acquisition program office in the Department of the Navy (DON). As a Strategic Communications Specialist on our team, you’ll develop creative solutions to complex problems. Your self-guided yet collaborative spirit will shape and nurture relationships with team members, stakeholders, and clients to advance client goals, facilitate organizational change, and encourage stakeholder acceptance of processes and initiatives. You must be adept at translating technical jargon into clean copy that is understood by all and tells a compelling story. In this role, you will leverage creative thinking and a business-oriented mindset to craft compelling messages for your client and the client's workforce, including executive comms, charters, and workforce messages. You'll draw upon your versatility as a communications professional to create messages that accurately convey information in a compelling fashion, using basic principles of storytelling as your guide. You'll draw upon your thorough knowledge of grammar, punctuation, style, and communications best practices to draft messages that are error-free from the get-go. You'll use your strategic thinking ability to anticipate your client's needs and take initiative. Work with us as we design, develop, and produce outstanding strategic communications to change the DON Acquisition Community for the better. This position is located in San Diego, CA. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in a professional work environment
2+ years of experience with strategic communications
Experience supporting the Department of the Navy (DON) or other service branch
Knowledge of communications industry standards, trends, and best practices and fundamental principles of storytelling
Ability to quickly establish relationships of trust with senior leaders, anticipate their needs, and take initiative
Secret clearance
Bachelor's degree

Nice To Haves

7+ years of experience in a professional work environment
5+ years of experience with strategic communications
Experience using PowerApps, such as Power BI, to create engaging dashboards
Master's degree

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and produce a variety of internal communications and media that supports a tech-focused acquisition program office in the Department of the Navy (DON).
Develop creative solutions to complex problems.
Shape and nurture relationships with team members, stakeholders, and clients to advance client goals, facilitate organizational change, and encourage stakeholder acceptance of processes and initiatives.
Translate technical jargon into clean copy that is understood by all and tells a compelling story.
Leverage creative thinking and a business-oriented mindset to craft compelling messages for your client and the client's workforce, including executive comms, charters, and workforce messages.
Create messages that accurately convey information in a compelling fashion, using basic principles of storytelling as your guide.
Draft messages that are error-free from the get-go, using thorough knowledge of grammar, punctuation, style, and communications best practices.
Use strategic thinking ability to anticipate your client's needs and take initiative.