Senior Strategic Communication Specialist

AVIAN is seeking a motivated and proactive Senior Strategic Communication Specialist to provide full-time support to a Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) government customer. You will lead a communication team in the creation of communication and multimedia products for internal and external audiences. Exceptional attention to detail and appetite for innovation are musts.

You will join AVIAN’s cadre of creative professionals who specialize in strategic communication, graphic design, marketing, multimedia production and more. Our creative team supports each other through constructive peer reviews, shares professional resources and regularly gathers for continuing education sessions.     

• Craft content for briefs; communications plans and crisis media response planning; media query responses; interview response and preparation; key messages; press releases; feature articles; award packages; talking points/speeches; social media posts; etc. 
• Support public relations to include, but not limited to senior leadership interview preparation, media training, event planning/coordination, protocol activities, and engage in promoting or creating an intended public image for individuals, groups, or organizations. 
• Coordinate with the Program Executive Office public affairs officer to facilitate the communications between the media, squadrons, industry partners, NAVAIR IPTs and other agencies by providing specialized communications.
• Maintain and implement communications plan.
• Advise on program messaging.
• Manage tasking for communications team.
• Candidate must be able to handle several tasks simultaneously and manage competing priorities.
• Produce and deliver effective internal and external stakeholder communications.
• Candidate must be a flexible team player and self-starter possessing excellent organizational skills. The ideal individual will have the ability to function in a team environment or autonomously, manage competing priorities, and be able to meet critical project schedules.
• Ability to travel occasionally is also required.
• This is a hybrid position with at least one day a week required in office, and the flexibility to attend some meetings in-person.

Candidate must have appropriate combination of education and work experience performing duties described in responsibilities

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense security clearance.
• Due to the sensitivity of customer-related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.

AVIAN is a service-based organization. As an equal opportunity employer, our policy of business is to seek the most qualified candidate for each talent opportunity without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age, religious belief, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sexual preference, physical or mental handicap, lawful political affiliation or veteran’s status.