Communications Consultant

Prometheus Federal Services (PFS); Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

Prometheus Federal Services (PFS) seeks a Communications Consultant to support the Department of Veterans Affairs by developing and disseminating educational materials for suicide prevention. You will translate program objectives into clear, measurable communications strategies and serve as a strategic advisor to federal clients.

The role requires close collaboration with government stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and senior leaders to create high-quality deliverables across multiple

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, journalism, public affairs, or a related field.
• At least five years of experience delivering strategic communications for federal government or management consulting.
• Experience writing about sensitive health topics for broad or specialized audiences.
• Experience collaborating with clinical or technical SMEs to develop public-facing materials.

Responsibilities

• Develop educational materials that promote suicide prevention programs for Veteran audiences.
• Translate complex information into scientifically sound, emotionally resonant messaging.
• Create and manage dissemination of toolkits, fact sheets, flyers, infographics, and other artifacts.
• Ensure materials align with health literacy guidelines, clinical guidance, brand guidelines, and accessibility standards.
• Coordinate messaging across internal stakeholders to ensure consistency across channels.

Skills

Strong writing

Editing

Content development

Public health comms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications/Jounalism/Public affairs

Job description

Position Summary

Prometheus Federal Services (PFS) is a trusted partner to federal health agencies. We are seeking a Communications Consultant to support the Department of Veterans Affairs. The role will play a key part in developing and disseminating educational materials that support suicide prevention efforts. The Communications Consultant serves as a strategic advisor to federal clients, translating program objectives into clear, compelling, and measurable communications strategies. The role requires close collaboration with government stakeholders, cross-functional delivery teams, and senior leaders to develop communications that build awareness, understanding, and support among diverse stakeholder groups. This role blends strategic communications planning with hands-on development of high-quality deliverables across multiple channels.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop educational materials that promote and support suicide prevention programs and initiatives, ensuring content is accurate, accessible, and tailored for Veteran audiences
• Partner closely with senior subject matter experts (SMEs), clinicians, and program leadership to translate complex, clinically sensitive information into messaging that is scientifically sound and emotionally resonant.
• Create and manage the dissemination of a range of educational products — including toolkits, fact sheets, flyers, infographics, and other digital and print artifacts.
• Ensure all materials align with health literacy guidelines, current clinical guidance, brand guidelines, and accessibility standards.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders (public affairs, digital media, clinical teams) to coordinate timely and consistent messaging across channels.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communication, journalism, public affairs, or a related field required
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience delivering strategic communications support within federal government and/or management consulting environments
• Demonstrated experience writing about sensitive or complex health topics for a general or specialized audience, ideally within a public health, government, or healthcare communications setting.
• Strong writing, editing, and content development skills and the ability to simplify technical or clinical information without sacrificing accuracy.
• Experience collaborating with clinical or technical subject matter experts to co-develop public-facing materials.
• Familiarity with safe messaging guidelines around suicide prevention (e.g., guidance from SAMHSA, AFSP, or similar organizations) is strongly preferred.
• Experience producing multi-format content (toolkits, fact sheets, digital graphics, social media assets, etc.).
• Understanding of or experience working with Veteran or military-connected populations is a plus.
• Ability to work in the U.S. indefinitely without sponsorship
• Ability to obtain a public trust

Compensation & Benefits

PFS offers a benefits package that may include health, dental, and vision coverage; flexible spending accounts; disability and life insurance; a retirement plan; paid time off; and other programs to support employees and their families.Learn moreabout PFS Benefits.
The posted salary range is the company’s good-faith estimate for this role. PFS benefits and compensation are 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 and organizational requirements.

Salary Range: $71,000 - $89,000