Lead Content Strategist, Science & Technology

About the role

MITRE is a nonprofit engineering, applied research, and advanced technology organization that works in the public interest, supporting federal agencies across national security, cybersecurity, health, transportation, and citizen services. The Communications and External Affairs (CXA) organization delivers mission‑focused communications, external affairs, executive communications, public affairs, stakeholder engagement, events, digital channels, and reputation management. The CXA team embeds domain‑fluent communicators within MITRE’s mission sectors to shape narratives, campaigns, content, and stakeholder engagement that advance MITRE’s impact. This position is a lead content strategist who translates complex scientific and technical subject matter into clear, compelling content for multiple audiences and channels.

Responsibilities

• Produce science or technical content for digital platforms, including websites, social media, and multimedia channels.
• Translate complex research findings into compelling, accurate, audience‑appropriate content across multiple formats and reading levels.
• Interview and draw out subject‑matter experts to capture their narratives and describe their discoveries, contributions, and mission impact.
• Apply AI tools and emerging technologies to accelerate product development, improve workflows, and enhance the impact of digital communications.
• Define and track practical measures of communications effectiveness, such as message pull‑through, stakeholder engagement, executive readiness, content reuse, audience understanding, campaign progress, and risk reduction.

Basic Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years with a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years’ experience; or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, public affairs, science communication, engineering, technology policy, or a related field.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills, with the ability to produce publication‑ready content under tight timelines.
• Experience translating technical, scientific, engineering, policy, or mission‑oriented information into clear and compelling communications for non‑technical audiences.
• Strong AI acumen and the ability to apply AI tools and emerging technologies to accelerate product development, improve workflows, and enhance the impact of communications.
• Experience managing multiple priorities, stakeholders, and deliverables in a dynamic environment.
• Working knowledge of employee communications technology, content management, digital signage, intranets, email platforms, collaboration tools, and analytics.
• Minimum of 3 days per week on‑site work.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in or with federal agencies, research institutions, advanced technology organizations, national labs, academia, or other mission‑driven technical environments.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including active listening, emotional intelligence, collaboration, and the ability to build trust across technical and non‑technical teams.
• Domain knowledge or communications experience in applied science and research, engineering, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, cyber, space, biotechnology, microelectronics, advanced manufacturing, systems engineering, or other emerging technology areas.
• Experience supporting technical leaders, scientists, engineers, or senior experts in communicating complex work to government, industry, academic, media, employee, or general audiences.
• Experience measuring communications outcomes, not just activity or output.

Pay

Salary compensation range and midpoint: $121,200 – $151,500 – $181,800 annually.

Schedule

Minimum of three days per week on‑site.

Clearance

No security clearance is required.