Communications Officer

VTG; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

VTG in McLean, VA is seeking a seasoned Communications Officer to lead internal communications, draft workforce messages for All Hands events, and coordinate digital content across Joomla, EDGE, SharePoint, WordPress, and the Microsoft Office suite. You will ensure messages are clear, timely, and aligned with strategic goals.

This role requires strong editorial skills, program management, and the ability to liaison between users, managers, and developers, while upholding Section 508 and GDPR

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 10+ years of communications experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong project management and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience with Joomla, EDGE, SharePoint, WordPress and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Develop and distribute internal communications aligned with strategic messaging.
• Draft and publish workforce messages for All Hands.
• Gather and summarize topics for weekly newsletter.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, designers, and technical teams to develop digital content.
• Create and implement web pages and newsletters.
• Ensure compliance with Section 508, GDPR, CCCA, and other regulatory standards.
• Identify and resolve website issues, coordinating with IT and external vendors as needed.
• Gather content requirements and update web text, images, videos, and multimedia.
• Provide editorial quality control and support mass email distribution.
• Work with various stakeholders to develop and deploy new communication strategies.
• Act as a technical liaison between users, managers, and developers.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Project management

Multitasking under deadlines

TS/SCI with poly

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Joomla

EDGE

SharePoint

WordPress

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Overview

VTG is looking for a Communications Officer in McLean, VA

What will you do?

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and distribute internal communications aligned with strategic messaging.
• Draft and publish workforce messages promoting FO events such as All Hands meetings.
• Gather and summarize key topics for the weekly newsletter to engage the workforce.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, designers, and technical teams to develop and update digital content.
• Create and implement visually appealing, user-friendly web pages and newsletters.
• Ensure compliance with Section 508, GDPR, CCCA, and other regulatory standards.
• Identify and resolve website issues, coordinating with IT and external vendors as needed.
• Gather content requirements and update web text, images, videos, and multimedia.
• Provide editorial quality control and support mass email distribution via EDGE Mass Email Tool.
• Work with various stakeholders to develop and deploy new communication strategies.
• Act as a technical liaison between users, managers, and developers.

Do you have what it takes?

Required Qualifications:

• TS/SCI with poly
• Bachelor’s degree (four years of relevant experience may substitute in lieu of a degree) and 10+ years of relevant communications experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strongproject management skills; ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines
• Expert level of hands-on experience with Joomla, EDGE, SharePoint, WordPress, Microsoft Office Suite
• Hands‑on direct experience with Joomla, EDGE, and excellent writing skills are required

VTG’s estimated starting pay range is $140,000-$180,000 annually, which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.