Communications Liaison

The Communications Liaison supports the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Laboratory Director Office (LDO) by delivering high‑quality, timely, and high‑visibility communications in a fast‑paced, executive environment. This individual contributor role focuses on tactical execution, rapid response, and high‑quality delivery of leadership communications.

The Communications Liaison works directly with senior leaders and trusted partners to ensure INL messaging is clear, accurate, and aligned with leadership priorities. The role requires sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to perform under tight deadlines with frequently shifting priorities.

This position requires a high degree of flexibility and may involve evening and weekend work to support leadership engagements, events, and emergent issues.

This role offers significant developmental opportunities to learn strategic communications, stakeholder management, and executive support in a high‑visibility laboratory environment with direct mentorship and increasing responsibility.

Work onsite in Idaho Falls with a 9/80 work schedule; every other Friday off.

• Draft, edit, and coordinate internal and external remarks and presentations for the Laboratory Director and senior leadership, including executive overviews, town halls, leadership meetings, conferences, community engagements, and congressional testimony support materials.
• Develop written communications products such as thought pieces, op‑eds, talking points, briefing notes, FAQs, and leadership messages for internal and external audiences.
• Prepare briefing packets to support leadership travel, events, and engagements, synthesizing complex information into concise, executive‑ready materials.
• Coordinate with Communications staff on crisis communications support and rapid response capabilities for emerging issues and time‑sensitive situations requiring immediate messaging coordination.
• Conduct research using laboratory knowledge bases, web sources, and document review to inform communications development and ensure messaging accuracy and currency.
• Manage iterative drafting and revision processes, incorporating feedback from multiple stakeholders while maintaining version control and meeting concurrent deadlines.

• Support Laboratory Director social media activities, including proactive storytelling and reactive content tied to high‑visibility events, announcements, or emerging issues.
• Coordinate closely with Communications leadership to ensure messaging accuracy, timeliness, and appropriate approvals.

• Serve as a communications liaison between the Laboratory Director Office and internal partners (Communications, Government Affairs, Legal, and other subject matter experts).
• Ensure all communications align with INL values, leadership priorities, brand standards, and DOE expectations.
• Rapidly adjust messaging in response to leadership direction, emerging issues, or time‑sensitive requests.

• Manage multiple high‑priority assignments simultaneously under tight deadlines.
• Exercise discretion and professionalism when handling sensitive or pre‑decisional information.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages for diverse audiences.
• Strong presentation development skills and ability to collaborate with a graphic arts designer on delivering final products (PowerPoint or equivalent).
• Working knowledge of AP Style and executive‑level writing.
• Ability to translate complex, technical, or policy‑related information into clear, concise messaging.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively with senior leaders and cross‑functional teams.
• Demonstrated flexibility, responsiveness, and professionalism in a dynamic environment.
• Familiarity with digital and social media platforms for organizational communications.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, English, marketing, or a…