Senior Strategic Communications Analyst

SAIC is hiring an experienced Senior
Strategic Communications Analyst to support the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Critical Technologies (OASW CT) within the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW(R&E)). This position requires close interaction with senior leadership and staff within the Pentagon and across the Department of War (DoW) technology community, including Components, industry partners, academia, international partners, and associations.

In coordination with senior government leadership, the Strategic Communications Analyst will provide social media, speaking engagement, and other media, public affairs, and communications support. The successful candidate will be eager to work in a demonstrated experience in a fast-paced, forward-facing organization with a high op temp of strategic communications efforts.

• In coordination with leadership, develop a strategic communications plan for the customer.

• Facilitate engagement with the DoW technology community through social media, speaking engagements, and industry events.

• Support meetings with industry at senior leadership levels.

• Draft and edit internal and external communication materials (social media posts, press releases, talking points, briefings, Linked In posts).

• Develop and execute tactical strategic communications plans for customer initiatives, publications, and articles.

• Manage and monitor engagements with technical and professional organizations.

• Support academic community outreach activities.

• Coordinate with appropriate DoW agencies for public release of briefings, papers and other communications products.

Bachelors and ten (10) years or more of related experience;
Masters and eight (8) years or more experience ;
PhD or JD and five (5) years or more experience.

• Bachelor’s plus 10 years of experience. Master’s plus 8 years of experience.

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.

• U.S. Citizenship required.

• Possess experience providing strategic communications and public affairs support to senior-level management.

• Experience working in the DoW community (industry, military, government civilian, or contract support); preferably direct experience with an engineering organization.

• Ability to exhibit professionalism and discretion in performing a variety of duties and interacting with various levels of staff across multiple locations.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, prioritization, and organizational skills; proven ability to assess, select, and use a variety of methods and tools.

• Experience in planning and coordinating technical reviews, panels, or similar meetings with diverse participants; experience in preparing, coordinating, and presenting briefings.

• Experience with Microsoft Office software.

• Significant experience with social media, particularly X and Linked In.

• Experience with CANVA.

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity.

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