Journeyman-Senior Strategic Communications Specialist

JOB TITLE: Journeyman-Senior Strategic Communications Specialist

LOCATION: Bethesda, Maryland

CLEARANCE: TS/SCI with Polygraph

EDUCATION:
Journeyman:Bachelor's with 3 years' experience or No degree with 9 years' experience
Senior: Bachelor's with 18 years' experience or Master's with 10 years' experience

JOB DESCRIPTION:
• Leads strategic communications support for Customer requirements, including strategy and planning documents, leadership messaging, talking points, speeches, remarks, and executive communications.
• Owns the Weekly Activity Report life cycle, including collecting inputs, drafting/editing content, coordinating reviews, managing version control, and delivering final products on schedule.
• Supports internal and external events by coordinating logistics, developing messaging and supporting materials, and producing post-event summaries or follow-on communications as needed.
• Serves as the primary author for fact sheets, articles, email messaging, newsletter content, marketing copy, website content, and other communications products, as required.
• Prepares assignments and drafts based on input from subject matter experts and leadership direction.
• Researches, writes, edits, formats, and conducts quality checks for products intended for hard copy and electronic publication, including dissemination across multiple platforms.
• Ensures accuracy, consistency, readability, tone, and accessibility compliance appropriate to the medium and audience.
• Rewrites and refines submissions to improve organization, clarity, grammar, and flow while maintaining intent and trade craft standards.
• Prepares and edits speeches, scripts, testimony materials, and formal statements for senior executives for live or recorded delivery.
• Advises and coaches leadership on messaging clarity and presentation delivery when requested.
• Demonstrated experience producing executive-level communications, including leadership messaging, talking points, speeches, and written products for senior audiences.
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills with the ability to convey complex information clearly and simply.
• Proven ability to operate independently, manage competing priorities, and deliver high-quality products under time constraints.
• Experience coordinating across stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams, including design and web support.
• Familiarity with accessibility and publication standards and applying them to written and web-based products.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and collaboration tools (e.g., MS Teams, SharePoint).
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud tools to support content development and coordination.

Bluemont Technology & Research, Inc. (Bluemont) offers a premium benefits package. Our culture is based on treating people like you would treat yourself. The company is focused on challenging applications of cutting-edge technologies and data intensive applications. Bluemont maintains a drug-free workplace and performs background checks.

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