Strategic Communications Specialist – Bethesda, MD; Must have an active TS/SCI Clearance with a polygraph, Immediate Hire

Synertex LLC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Synertex is seeking a Strategic Communications Specialist to work with a Government Intelligence Community client in Bethesda, MD. This role involves facilitating meetings, taking detailed notes, and leading communication support efforts. The specialist will be responsible for developing, preparing, producing, coordinating, and editing various communication products, including strategy and planning documents. They will also integrate information from subject matter experts into cohesive documents, research, proofread, edit, create, write, process, revise, format, and quality check products for both hardcopy and electronic publication and dissemination. Ensuring accuracy, consistency in organization, style, readability, and accessibility across different media is crucial. The role requires drafting and editing a wide range of materials such as talking points, speeches, quotes, remarks, leadership communications, marketing copy, newsletter content, and website content. The specialist will independently initiate, plan, execute, and report on tasks, rewriting submissions to ensure consistent style, grammar, and flow, and conveying complex information clearly and simply, adhering to tradecraft and publication standards.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 18+ years of experience, a Master's degree and 10+ years of experience, or no degree with 24+ years of experience.
Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
Experience in leading communication support including the development, preparation, production, coordination, and editing of a range of products.
Experience in mentoring and training junior staff.
Proficiency in Adobe Acrobat and other relevant tools for content creation.
Skilled in researching, proofreading, editing, creating, writing, processing, revising, formatting, and coordinating the composition of products for publication.
Ability to draft and edit a variety of communication materials and products.
Experience in preparing and editing speeches or scripts for senior executives.
Ability to convey complex information in a clear and simple manner.
Proficient with tools including the MS Office suite, collaboration tools such as MS Teams and SharePoint, as well as Adobe Acrobat.

Responsibilities

Facilitate meetings and take detailed notes as a primary duty.
Lead communication support including developing, preparing, producing, coordinating, and editing various products, such as strategy and planning documents.
Prepare assignments based on input from subject matter experts, integrating gathered information into cohesive and comprehensible documents.
Support the team by researching, proofreading, editing, creating, writing, processing, revising, formatting, and providing quality checks on various products for both hardcopy and electronic publication, as well as dissemination on multiple platforms.
Ensure that documentation and editing support includes checks for accuracy and consistency in organization, style, readability, and accessibility based on the medium.
Draft and edit various communication materials and products, such as talking points, speeches, quotes, remarks, leadership communications, marketing copy, newsletter content, website content, and other communication products.
Initiate, plan, execute, and report on tasks independently.
Rewrite submissions as necessary to organize, balance, and apply a consistent sense of style, grammar, and flow to these written materials.
Convey complex information in a clear and simple manner.
Ensure all products are consistent with tradecraft and publication standards.