Strategic Communications Analyst

Job Objective

Under a five-year contract, the Strategic Communications Analyst will support the United States Marine Corps Forces, Central Command (MARCENT) and subordinate commands. The scope of the requirement includes professional services for MARCENT located aboard MacDill Air Force Base (AFB), Florida, which serves as a Component Command to U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM).

Responsibilities

• Provide open-source information analysis services
• Provide social and traditional media analysis and communication effects assessment
• Provide situational awareness and event reporting
• Provide analysis support for the CENTCOM AOR and selected border countries
• Provide tailored analytical products and reports, as requested
• Write daily and weekly open-source media summaries and analyses
• Provide photographic content to enhance social media presence and assist with internal and external communication efforts
• Capture images of MARCENT activities for internal use and through social media, amplifying communication objectives with releasable content of operational unit activity
• Develop Operational Update Products (OUP) through expert analysis and review of disparate and disaggregated documents
• Submit Operational Update Products services to assist the Commander in introducing matters of high importance to the Commandant of the Marine Corps and the Combatant Commander
• Affiliate in generating and refining studies, plans, briefs, policies and strategies
• Work in close coordination with all staff sections but be intimately familiar with G3 operations on a daily basis
• Prepare Unclassified and Classified information, as appropriate
• Be fundamentally proficient at, and OJT trained in, writing and/or editing basic journalism-style stories, photo captions, news releases, media advisories and Public Affairs Guidance in support of MARCENT Operations, Activities and Investments, and deliver such products on request
• Possess a firm working knowledge of the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) platform, and he/she will possess the ability to fully operate within the system
• Have a working knowledge of, and receive OJT training with, all MARCENT-owned government-issued photo and video equipment, to include the ability to use that equipment to effectively capture, upload, edit, otherwise manage, share and archive collected visual information products
• Have a working knowledge of, and receive funded training in, Adobe products, to include Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premier and Adobe Illustrator, and will apply these skills in creating and/or editing photo, video and graphics products
• Possess a familiarity with, and able to apply the tenets of, the Associate Press Stylebook, and will apply these tenets to any written communication products intended for public release, such as captions, stories, press releases and media advisories
• Possess a familiarity with the MARCENT structure – primary and special staff, as well as command relationships with higher, adjacent and subordinate units, and apply that knowledge by attending relevant meetings, as directed, and back briefing COMMSTRAT matters or relevance to the COMMSTRAT effort
• Deploy, as required, to MARCENT partner nations in order to perform and/or orchestrate COMMSTRAT activities in support of MARCENT OAIs. This includes but is not limited to: The Intrepid Maven exercise series, MARCENT-led CENTCOM exercises, Key-Leader Engagements, conferences and Subject Matter Expert Exchanges.

Requirements

• Must be proficient using open-source aggregate software, to include but not limited to “Talk-Walker”
• Possess the capability to access all source information, including TS SCI-level information
• Have 2 years’ experience writing high-level Government analyses
• Possess thorough understanding of the issues prevalent in the CENTCOM AOR and knowledge of military operations
• Have a Bachelor’s degree in information science, analysis, intelligence, or related field

About Lukos

Lukos has been delivering professional services to the Federal Government for 15 years. We help a variety of federal agencies in areas such as national security, homeland security, international development, training, analytics, healthcare, and other professional services. Since our founding, we have grown to support all military services and multiple federal civilian agencies.

About Our Name

Kipling said it best in The Law of the Jungle. "For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack." At Lukos we take care of our pack by offering full time employees competitive benefits to include: medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off and Federal holidays.

Qualifications

• Proficient using open-source aggregate software, to include but not limited to “Talk-Walker”
• Access to all source information, including TS SCI-level information
• 2 years’ experience writing high-level Government analyses
• Thorough understanding of the issues prevalent in the CENTCOM AOR and knowledge of military operations
• Bachelor’s degree in information science, analysis, intelligence, or related field

Skills

• Open-source information analysis services
• Social and traditional media analysis and communication effects assessment
• Situational awareness and event reporting
• Analysis support for the CENTCOM AOR and selected border countries
• Writing high-level Government analyses
• Access to all source information, including TS SCI-level information
• Thorough understanding of the issues prevalent in the CENTCOM AOR and knowledge of military operations
• Bachelor’s degree in information science, analysis, intelligence, or related field

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k)
• Life insurance
• Short and long term disability coverage
• Paid time off
• Federal holidays

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

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