Strategic Communications Specialist, Mid
The Opportunity:
The 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 preferred 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 consulting skills to design, develop, produce, and consult on a variety of internal communication materials and media that support national security mission objectives.
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 as you develop and implement communications strategies that inform, educate, and inspire the client's workforce, reinforce core values, and convey information about critical client initiatives.
As a collaborator on all aspects of oral and written communications, you will perform a variety of duties, including creating and implementing communications plans to gain employee buy-in of client initiatives, drafting and editing internal and enterprise-wide news and information to inform the client's workforce, including regular newsletters, announcements, leadership messages, and articles, develop and manage content for the client's web site, such as event notices, articles, and leadership messages, and create collateral content, as needed. You will also be responsible, with your team, for coordinating, publicizing, and running periodic events, such as All Hands or town hall meetings to highlight programs and initiatives of importance to the client and its workforce. This role requires 100% onside delivery.
Work with us as we design, develop, and produce world-class communications to inspire, effect change, and strengthen our client's mission.
Join us. The world can’t wait.
You Have:
5+ years of experience working in a professional environment, including internships
Knowledge of foundational communications principles and best practices
Ability to interact with senior-level clients, including making recommendations to advance their vision
Ability to develop a network of communications professionals in the client space, to collaborate with and learn from the client
Ability to create compelling, high-quality communications materials, with little input or oversight, for a variety of audiences
TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
Bachelor's degree
Nice If You Have:
Experience in the strategic communications field
Experience with writing and editing material in a journalistic style
Experience in the Intelligence Community
Knowledge of website content management systems, including WordPress or Joomla
Master's degree
Clearance:
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.
Compensation
At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.
Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $54,000.00 to $123,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.
Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.
- If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.
- If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.
EEO Commitment
We’re an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that empowers our people to fearlessly drive change – no matter their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.
