Federal Communications Director — CPARS-Driven Program Lead

Red Carrot, Inc.; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Carrot, Inc. is seeking a Federal Communications Director to oversee federal marketing and communications contracts, ensuring CPARS-ready performance and compliance. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage budgets, and maintain client relationships across multiple contracts.

The role requires deep federal contract experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to translate program goals into strategic marketing plans. Located in the U.S.

Qualifications

• 10+ years managing federal government contracts.
• Understanding of SOW/PWS, CPARS, FAR, QA/QC, and performance management.
• Experience in marketing analytics and digital media for federal agencies.
• Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams in fast-paced environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and client-facing skills.
• Experience with project management tools such as Asana, SharePoint, Teams, and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations for federal marketing and communications contracts, ensuring deliverables, CLINs, SOW/PWS tasks, and reporting requirements.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for CORs, COs and federal program staff.
• Serve as the overall POC for CPARS, including planning, tracking, self-assessment inputs, and coordinating responses to draft evaluations.
• Monitor contract performance, track milestones, and ensure on-time delivery of assets, campaigns, reports, and communications products.
• Prepare and manage monthly performance reports, QC documentation, contract self-assessments, and CPARS readiness materials.
• Maintain contract documentation (Asana, SharePoint, Teams, SOPs) and ensure contractor timekeeping, labor hour tracking, and cost allocation accuracy.
• Translate federal program goals into strategic marketing and communication plans.
• Support the development and execution of digital, social, creative, research, and outreach campaigns.
• Review and approve marketing deliverables, graphics, social media content, briefs, and editorial products to ensure quality and compliance.
• Analyze performance metrics and KPIs to inform optimization and future strategy.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with federal clients to ensure exceptional client satisfaction and transparency.
• Lead recurring client meetings, kickoff sessions, and quarterly/annual performance reviews.
• Identify opportunities to enhance service delivery, innovate processes, and propose new solutions or contract growth opportunities.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration across internal teams, subcontractors, and partners.
• Manage contract budgets, labor categories, burn rates, and ODCs.
• Review invoices, labor hour reports, and subcontractor performance documentation.
• Support pricing, forecasting, and estimates for expansions or option year negotiations.
• Assist with proposal development, including resume alignment, technical writing, and past performance inputs.

Skills

Federal contract management

Program management

Marketing analytics

Client relationship management

Excellent communication

Data-driven insights

Tools

Asana

SharePoint

Teams

MS Office

Job description

Red Carrot, Inc. is seeking a Federal Communications Director to oversee federal marketing and communications contracts, ensuring CPARS-ready performance and compliance. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage budgets, and maintain client relationships across multiple contracts.

The role requires deep federal contract experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to translate program goals into strategic marketing plans. Located in the U.S.