Psychological Operations Planner, Senior

Responsibilities

• Plans, coordinates and integrates PSYOP activities in support of operational and strategic objectives, aligning influence efforts with commander intent and campaign goals.
• Develops and refines PSYOP concepts and messaging using academic research, behavioral science, and audience analysis to improve credibility and effectiveness.
• Captures PSYOP planning with interagency partners, allies, coalition forces, host-nation stakeholders, academia, media partners, and commercial vendors.
• Integrates PSYOP with broader OIE, cyber, information, and non-kinetic effects, ensuring synchronized influence outcomes across domains.
• Supports media campaign planning and execution by aligning PSYOP messaging, dissemination methods, and targeting audience with approved media and strategic communication efforts.
• Leverages government and commercial analytic platforms, including Maven Smart System and C2IE, to support PSYOP planning, targeting, and assessment.
• Supports assessment by defining influence indicators, evaluating audience response, and informing refinement of PSYOP plans and messaging.
• Advises planners and senior leaders on PSYOP risks, opportunities, and second- and third-order effects, ensuring activities remain culturally appropriate, legally compliant, and operationally sound.
• Conducts executive/senior level briefings to GO/FO/SES decision makers to advise, familiarize and/or gain approval of recommended concepts, plans, operations, guidance, and/or policies.
• Leverages PSYOP doctrinal, planning, and execution expertise to Ensure Target A

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of the US Army Psychological Operations Qualification Course
• 10 years’ experience planning, coordinating, synchronizing and/or executing Psychological Operations (PSYOP)
• 7 years demonstrated experience in military planning processes including Joint Planning Process (JPP), military decision-making process, joint targeting process, and/or military campaign planning
• Active TS clearance and SCI eligible with CI Poly
• Bachelor of Arts/Science degree in a relevant field such as Strategic Communications, International Relations, Political Science, Behavioral Science, or Military Science or another applicable field
• Demonstrated experience briefing PSYOP concepts to executive/senior-level (GO/FO/SES) decision makers
• Proficient in standard military software applications and communication systems
• Completion of advanced OIE-relevant training such as FA30 Information Operations Qualification Course, Army IO Planner's Course, Joint Information Planners Course (JIPC (formerly JIOPC)), OPSEC Planners Course, MILDEC Planners Course, Joint Targeting School
• Experience coordinating and synchronizing military operations with multinational and/or interagency teammates

Desired

• Completion of advanced OIE-relevant training such as FA30 Information Operations Qualification Course, Army IO Planner's Course, Joint Information Planners Course (JIPC (formerly JIOPC)), OPSEC Planners Course, MILDEC Planners Course, Joint Targeting School
• Experience coordinating and synchronizing military operations with multinational and/or interagency teammates

Pay

The Proposed Salary Range For This Position Is $65,000 - $136,500