Corporate Communications Specialist

Overview

Working across the globe, V2X builds smart solutions designed to integrate physical and digital infrastructure from base to battlefield. We bring 120 years of successful mission support to improve security, streamline logistics, and enhance readiness. Our $3.9B company and 16,000 people work alongside our clients, here and abroad, to tackle their most complex challenges with integrity, respect, responsibility, and professionalism.

What You'll Do:

Providing communications support NGA Human Development (HD) Directorate. The individual will be matrixed to one of five HD offices providing communication support while aligning to HD communication guidance. Specifically, the Corporate Communications Officer will support the Human Development Strategic (HDS) office, or the Analytic Capabilities Office, responsible for providing communication support to all HD offices including the HD Front Office. This office is responsible for HD strategy and policy, Technical Integration to include HD requirements for People Soft enhancements, Advanced Analytic support including analyzing surveys and assessments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement internal and external communications.
• Proactively identify and implement marketing strategies.
• Based on awareness and understanding of NGA mission and operations tempo, identify and reach out to potential users and user groups.
• Analyze customer needs; make appropriate recommendations for message/information development, communication method selection, and timing of messages.
• Tailor messages by target audience.
• Research, write, edit, and publish communications products (e.g., print, web, electronic, briefings).
• Provide direction to graphic designers, briefing developers, photographers, illustrators and other required staff.
• Prepare material for publication and other media both internally and externally.
• Manage and monitor production schedules.
• Develop new communication methods to reach target audiences.
• Support NGA senior leaders by writing speeches, talking points, video scripts, briefings, and other communications products (e.g., emails, articles).
• Create and implement strategic communications and understand the needs of the supporting HD Office.
• Support the HD Office's leadership communication needs by assisting in the development of a Strategic Communications Plan and by providing support to development of a variety of communications vehicles, including ghost writing and editing, preparing managers' essential articles, responding to inquiries, crafting senior talking points, developing communication tool kits, and producing other communication vehicles to support the implementation of the HD Strategic Communications Plan.
• Provide the applicable HD office with expertise in stakeholder analysis and communication needs management, including understanding communication needs of internal and external stakeholders, interfacing with segmented audiences, assessing the effectiveness of communication plans and products, and providing feedback to leadership.
• Provide presentation support to HD Office leadership, including understanding message intent, developing targeted graphical concepts and designs, and delivering presentation material in PowerPoint and other visual media.
• Develop messages for potentially the entire NGA workforce.
• Crafting senior messages and talking points.
• Implementing the HD Strategic Plan.
• Provide presentation support to Office leadership to include message intent, developing targeted/tailored graphical concepts and designs.

• Education / Certifications: One-year related experience may be substituted for one year of education, if degree is required.
• Bachelor Degree in Public Relations or Communication
• Top Secret//SCI Clearance

• Required Experience:
• 2+ years' of experience.
• Experience with providing strategic communications support or speech writing.
• At least 12 months demonstrated experience updating web content and using electronic publishing applications, such as the Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop Illustrator or Adobe Pro.
• At least 12 months demonstrated experience using AP style writing and editing.
• At least 24 months demonstrated experience in communications strategy development.

• Desired
  
  Experience:
  
  
• Knowledge of issues facing NGA, the Intelligence Community, and the Department of Defense.
• Knowledge of NGA, functions, products and technologies.
• Must demonstrate strong data gathering and analytical skills. Plans and leads contract sub tasks/projects.

• Skills & Technology Used:
• Proficient with PC computer platforms and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Proficient with SharePoint, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop Illustrator or Adobe Pro desktop publishing applications.
• Strong communication (oral and written), interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Additional skills include the following: briefing skills, project management, organizational skills, and communication skills.
• Work effectively alone and in teams.

• The work is typically…