Senior Strategic Communications Consultant

Role Overview

• Create and execute effective communication strategies to support the client’s mission and priorities for technical and non-technical audiences
• Develop a communications campaign to include a strategic communication calendar/roadmap, etc.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to produce communications products and plans
• Communicate business value to Senior leadership and end users
• Formulate and execute a communication plan/campaign and strategy that helps foster championship of business transformation strategies
• Identify quantitative and qualitative metrics to measure communication campaign effectiveness
• Gather, analyze, and report communication campaign metrics and use the insights to adjust approaches as needed
• Provide strategic communications counsel and superior ‘client service’ to the project team and the client’s Program Management Office
• Ensure client quality and brand standards are met
• Develop products that include, but are not limited to FAQs, articles, blogs, newsletters, executive summaries, briefings, social media posts , digital or graphic design, editing, video vignettes, communication plans or projects, content strategy, brochures, and other such collateral
• Lead, develop, and execute multiple communications efforts simultaneously
• Identify optimal communications tactics for campaigns and initiatives
• Shape complex project messaging into plain, easy-to-understand language for the public and media
• Work with the broader client project team to prioritize tasks and set and meet deadlines
• Work with a variety of functional experts to create communications deliverables focused on delivering key messages and resources to target audiences
• Ensure communications products meet high quality standards while ensuring all required deliverables are submitted on time
• Report project issues to both government and corporate stakeholders
• Prepare and deliver monthly status reports (MSR) to the client.

Requirements

• 7+ years of strategic communications experience
• U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance and a Common Access Card
• Active security clearance desired
• Bachelor’s degree in communications or related fields
• Excellent facilitation skills at multiple management levels
• Ability to develop strategic messages for a variety of audiences
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, presentation, oral, and written skills
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; able to clearly convey complex information through email, SharePoint, and presentations (online and in person)
• Provide writing samples, e.g. articles, blogs, newsletters, executive summaries, briefings, tweets, digital or graphic design, editing, video vignettes, communication plans or projects, content strategy, brochures, communications campaign, a strategic communication calendar/roadmap, etc.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development opportunities