Strategic Communications Specialist, Mid

Strategic Communications Specialist, Mid 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. We're looking for an experienced communications specialist like you who is ready to share your expertise, commitment to client success, and live our mission every day. Here, you'll use your skills and experience to design, develop, and produce a variety of internal communications and media that supports a tech-focused acquisition program office in the Department of the Navy (DON). As a Strategic Communications Specialist on our team, you'll develop creative solutions to complex problems. Your self-guided yet collaborative spirit will 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. You must be adept at translating technical jargon into clean copy that is understood by all and tells a compelling story. In this role, you will leverage creative thinking and a business-oriented mindset to craft compelling messages for your client and the client's workforce, including executive comms, charters, and workforce messages. You'll draw upon your versatility as a communications professional to create messages that accurately convey information in a compelling fashion, using basic principles of storytelling as your guide. You'll draw upon your thorough knowledge of grammar, punctuation, style, and communications best practices to draft messages that are error-free from the get-go. You'll use your strategic thinking ability to anticipate your client's needs and take initiative. Work with us as we design, develop, and produce outstanding strategic communications to change the DON Acquisition Community for the better. This position is located in San Diego, CA. Join us. The world can't wait. You Have: 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 Bachelor's degree Nice If You Have: 7+ years of experience in a professional work environment 5+ years of experience with strategic communications Experience using PowerApps, such as Power BI, to create engaging dashboards Master's degree Compensation 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. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page. Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $55,300.00 to $126,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. Identity Statement As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. 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