Strategic Communications Specialist, Mid

About the role

Key to an organization’s growth is strong stakeholder communication that represents and supports its mission, values, and objectives. As a communications professional, you know how to inform and engage key audiences while supporting not only the visibility and impact of the office within the broader organization, but also in ensuring that key messaging is effectively tailored and delivered across a range of audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop creative solutions to complex problems
• Shape and nurture relationships with team members, stakeholders, and clients to advance client goals, facilitate organizational change, and encourage stakeholder acceptance of processes and initiatives
• Translate technical jargon into clean copy that is understood by all and tells a compelling story
• Craft compelling messages for your client and the client's workforce, including executive comms, charters, and workforce messages
• Create messages that accurately convey information in a compelling fashion, using basic principles of storytelling as your guide
• Draft messages that are error-free from the get-go
• Anticipate your client's needs and take initiative

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in a professional work environment
• 2+ years of experience with strategic communications
• Experience supporting the Department of the Navy (DON) or other service branch
• Knowledge of communications industry standards, trends, and best practices and fundamental principles of storytelling
• Ability to quickly establish relationships of trust with senior leaders, anticipate their needs, and take initiative
• Secret clearance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree

Skills

• Thorough knowledge of grammar, punctuation, style, and communications best practices
• Strategic thinking ability
• Ability to use PowerApps, such as Power BI, to create engaging dashboards

Benefits

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs.

Pay

The projected compensation range for this position is $55,300.00 to $126,000.00 (annualized USD).

Schedule

This position is located in San Diego, CA.