Communications Project Manager (IT/Cyber)

Ripple Effect; Virginia (MN); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Exceptional benefits

Work-life programs

Job summary

Ripple Effect is seeking an experienced Communications Project Manager to shape and execute communication strategies across IT and cybersecurity initiatives for a client in Arlington, VA.

The role focuses on strategic alignment, quality, and operational excellence, while leading cybersecurity awareness programs and coordinating project schedules and staff. This position requires senior-level communication leadership and DHS eligibility or related security considerations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Marketing, Business, or related field.
• Nine years of professional experience in communications, marketing, public relations, or related disciplines; advanced education may substitute for experience.
• At least two years of experience supervising staff or leading teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DHS Fitness Determination.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of communication strategies across projects by evaluating feasibility, managing deviations, and communicating key decisions, risks, and mitigation strategies to stakeholders.
• Shape enterprise communication strategies across projects, ensuring clarity, consistency, and alignment with client branding.
• Lead cybersecurity awareness campaigns, overseeing planning, outreach, and messaging to increase public awareness and action.
• Develop and manage integrated project schedules across communications initiatives; allocate resources to meet milestones and deliverables.
• Oversee documentation strategies across projects, ensuring compliance with contractual standards and stakeholder needs.
• Lead client relationships by anticipating needs, aligning communication solutions with objectives, and supporting business development.

Skills

Communication strategy

Leadership

Client presentations

Campaign analysis

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) in English, Communications, Marketing, Business, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Teams

SharePoint

Job description

General Information

• Job Code:PRO-CM-05M
• Location:Client/Arlington, VA
• Employee Type: Exempt, Full-Time Regular
• Telework:Partial
• Citizenship: US Citizenship Required
• Salary Range: $111,078.51 - $127,740.00

Are you passionate about using communication to advance a mission that matters across key IT & cybersecurity initiatives?

Ripple Effect is seeking an experienced Communications Project Manager to shape and execute communication strategies across multiple projects and campaigns. This role is responsible for driving strategic alignment, quality, compliance, and operational excellence across communications efforts while leading cybersecurity awareness initiatives designed to increase public understanding and action on critical cyber issues.

Technical Execution: Lead the implementation of communication strategies across projects by evaluating feasibility, managing deviations from plans, and communicating key decisions, risks, and mitigation strategies to stakeholders.

Communication Strategy & Leadership: Shape enterprise communication strategies across projects, ensuring clarity, consistency, and alignment with organizational and client branding. Deliver high‑impact presentations to clients and senior leadership, translating complex information into actionable insights.

Cybersecurity Awareness Campaigns: Lead cybersecurity awareness campaigns, overseeing strategic communications planning, outreach, and messaging to increase public awareness, engagement, and action related to cybersecurity initiatives and risks.

Schedule & Timeline Management: Develop and manage integrated project schedules across communications initiatives. Allocate resources effectively to meet contractual milestones and ensure timely completion of all deliverables and required administrative activities.

Quality Management & Continuous Improvement: Identify non‑conforming communication outputs, assess impact and significance, and implement corrective actions. Promote a culture of quality and continuous improvement through process refinement and staff engagement.

Documentation & Knowledge Management: Oversee documentation strategies across projects, ensuring all communications deliverables are well‑organized, compliant with contractual standards, and tailored to stakeholder needs.

Business & Client Relations: Lead client relationships by anticipating needs, aligning communications solutions with client objectives, and supporting business development through proposal input, strategic framing, and solution positioning.

Minimum Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) in English, Communications, Marketing, Business, or a related field
• Minimum of nine (9) years of relevant professional experience in communications, marketing, public relations, or related disciplines; additional relevant education may substitute for experience
• At least two years of experience supervising staff or leading teams
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DHS Fitness Determination

Basic Requirements

• Demonstrated experience planning and executing comprehensive communications strategies for IT initiatives across multiple projects or campaigns
• Proven experience coordinating and placing media advertising across offline and online channels, including digital, print, broadcast, or paid media platforms
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing teams, assigning workloads, setting priorities, and overseeing performance
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience delivering presentations to executive leadership or clients
• Experience analyzing campaign performance data and translating insights into actionable recommendations
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office productivity software and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams and SharePoint.
• Must be a U.S. citizen to be eligible for this role

Skills That Set You Apart

• Experience leading cybersecurity awareness or public education campaigns
• Background supporting federal agencies or highly regulated environments, particularly DHS or national‑security–focused organizations
• Advanced project and resource management skills across large, multi‑workstream communications initiatives
• Intermediate knowledge of AI tools, including their limitations and risks, and how they can be applied to support project management tasks.

Ripple Effect rewards our employees for their contributions to our mission in many ways, from competitive pay and exceptional benefits to a range of work/life programs based on your employment classification and personalized preferences.

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Ripple Effect is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, political affiliation, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during the hiring process, please let us know by contacting our HR department at [e-mail] or your recruiter. Eligibility for employment will be verified using E-verify.