Strategy and Organizational Communications SME

Reingold is a full-service marketing and creative firm in Alexandria, VA. For more than 40 years, we’ve been driven by a simple mission: to help organizations –– whether in the government, nonprofit, or business sector –– as they strive to make the world a better place. We hire top-notch talent to develop and launch compelling, inventive communications campaigns, leveraging the latest technology and digital media strategies that enable our clients to meet their audiences where they are.

We’re proud to say we’ve built a team of curious, passionate pros — from marketers and tech wizards to designers and strategists — who love what they do and bring their A-game every day. We take our work seriously, but not ourselves. We believe great ideas come from collaboration, humor, and a little bit of fun along the way. When you work at Reingold, you get more than a job, you get a community.

About the role

We’re looking for a Strategy and Organizational Communications Subject Matter Expert to join our Consulting Department as a subject matter expert in internal communications and organizational strategy. In this full-time, individual-contributor role, you advise senior client leadership on internal and external communications strategy, analyze how client programs communicate and coordinate across a complex organization, and help integrate that work into a coherent, consistent voice.

You will initially be dedicated to supporting a U.S. Census Bureau Economic Directorate engagement, providing direct advisory support to the client’s Senior Leadership Team on internal and external communications, including stakeholder engagement with partner and international organizations. This is a hybrid role, requiring a consistent client site presence (Suitland, MD) with occasional remote work and/or work at Reingold’s headquarters in Alexandria, VA.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and document the current state of client programmatic strategies and communication approaches across multiple programs and projects, identifying gaps and opportunities for greater integration and consistency.
• Advise senior client leadership, including executive and senior leadership teams, on internal and external communications strategy, positioning, and messaging.
• Support client engagement with external stakeholders, including partner agencies, international statistical or geospatial organizations, and industry or professional associations, on strategic communications matters.
• Develop and deliver written reports, briefings, presentations, and recommendations to client leadership and Reingold program management on a recurring (e.g., biweekly) cadence or as directed.
• Partner with cross-functional creative, research, and digital delivery teams to ensure internal communications strategy aligns with and reinforces broader outreach and communication plans.
• Identify communications-related risks and issues across client programs and recommend mitigation strategies, contributing updates to the program risk register as appropriate.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on internal communications and organizational strategy, mentoring less-experienced consultants supporting the same client engagement.
• Maintain compliance with client confidentiality and data-protection requirements, including completing any required government data-handling or facility-access training.
• Support Reingold business development activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of relevant experience in strategic communications, public affairs, organizational communications, or a related field, or a master’s degree and 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience advising senior executives or senior leadership teams on internal and/or external communications strategy.
• Experience analyzing and documenting communications practices, programs, or strategies across complex, multi-program organizations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience developing executive-level briefings, reports, and presentations.
• Active U.S. Public Trust determination, or ability to obtain one, and ability to obtain Census Bureau facility access/badging and complete required Title 13 confidentiality training.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience supporting the U.S. Census Bureau or another federal statistical or economic agency.
• Active membership or experience working with international statistical or geospatial organizations.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent program/project management credential.
• Experience in a professional services, consulting, or agency environment supporting government clients.
• Familiarity with stakeholder engagement involving international statistical, geospatial, or standards-setting organizations.
• Experience mentoring or providing subject-matter guidance to junior communications staff.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position will not have direct reports but will be expected to mentor junior teammates and to lead by example and influence.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

• Standard office/computer-based work.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Travel

This role requires occasional local and non-local travel (less than 20%). Overnight travel is expected.

Pay

The base salary range of $109,700 to $185,000 represents the low and high of the company’s pay range for this position. The budgeted starting salary is in the lower half of the base salary range. Individual compensation will vary based on experience, skills, qualifications, internal equity, and business needs.

Benefits

Full-time employees are eligible for comprehensive health and wellness benefits, 401(k) employer contributions and matching, and other benefits.