Communications Specialist-NASA HQ

Communications Specialist

This position is a full-time Federal position located at NASA HQ in Washington, DC that pays $85,000 annually. Full-time employees with Alexton also receive paid vacation and sick leave, health benefits, paid short/long term disability, and 401(k) with matching.

• Research, write, edit, and produce materials to inform employees of agency, policies, news, events, and programs through a variety of communication tools.
• Assists in planning, preparing, communication, and executing events for the director and employees.
• Conducts meetings with executives and managers coordinating information to provide accurate communication messages.
• Research, write, edit, and produce communication plans for agency wide messaging.
• Recommends strategies to improve units and agency communication.
• Develop outreach, and communications activities and products to raise awareness and visibility of the office’s products and services.
• Establish and maintain mutual communications between the stakeholders and industry, universities, other government agencies, and the public.
• Create and update communications products in support of the office’s mission, including press releases, brochures, web content, social media, and major reports.
• Drafting executive level talking points and speeches for director ‘s internal or external engagements.
• Developing/updating content for internally-facing and externally-facing webpages as needed, including coordinating with site managers.
• Experience with decision making that involve major uncertainties with regard to the most effective approach and methodology to be utilized in accomplishing the work due to rapidly evolving Internet technologies.
• Experience with online marketing and brand development including skill in developing strategies for disseminating content across multiple channels, including blogs and social networks.
• Experience in using multimedia editors such as Adobe Audition, Premiere, and Photoshop, in addition to CMS platforms, SEO, web metrics software, as well as adobe premiere pro or final cut.
• Experience in developing and executing online programs, including live events; in producing visual and/or multi-media content such as photos, videos, infographics, and data visualizations.