Manager, Strategic Communications, National Security

Invariant; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

Commissions

Health, dental, vision plans

401(k) with match

Educational assistance

Professional development assistance

Unlimited time off

Job summary

Invariant seeks a Manager to join our Strategic Communications & Public Affairs team in Washington, DC. You’ll manage client projects, develop media strategies, and draft memos and pitches for Fortune 500s and disruptors.

You will lead workstreams, mentor junior staff, and contribute to new business while navigating fast-paced deadlines and complex policy topics in technology and national security.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of strategic communications experience across agencies, in-house, or campaigns.
• Excellent writing, editing, and research skills.
• Strong project management and attention to detail.
• Digital and social media savvy with audience engagement.
• Knowledge of technology and national security policy areas.

Responsibilities

• Serve as project manager for client teams, moving deliverables and tasks forward and communicating effectively with the entire team.
• Develop strategies for engaging media, think tanks, and other stakeholders and lead discrete workstreams.
• Draft and edit communications plans, media strategies, correspondence, client memos and briefing documents, media pitches, social media content, website content, and other collateral.
• Collaborate with colleagues to create pitch decks, presentation materials, briefings, and informative client deliverables.
• Research and synthesize complex business and policy issues, distilling information into memos that support thought leadership, stakeholder mapping, and media engagement.
• Manage multiple workstreams and tasks with competing deadlines and manage junior team members to complete projects and tasks with short turnaround times.
• Drive new business efforts through project management support.

Skills

Project management

Media relations

Writing and editing

Research

Digital and social media

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Tools

Cision

Meltwater

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Do you have a passion for building brands, positioning executives, and managing issues?

Invariant seeks a Manager to join our growing Strategic Communications & Public Affairs team. You’ll work with a diverse and energetic team of experts driving impact for clients.

Our clients range from well-known Fortune 500 companies to the most disruptive start-ups in the country. We help our clients solve complex challenges, create opportunities for growth, and break through busy news cycles, long social media feeds, and hectic calendars to influence audiences that matter most.

Invariant is a different kind of firm. We look at communications, public affairs, government relations, and business strategy holistically. You will do challenging, impactful work here. If that sounds interesting to you, come join us.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as project manager for client teams, moving deliverables and tasks forward and communicating effectively with the entire team.
• Develop strategies for engaging media, think tanks, and other stakeholders and lead discrete workstreams.
• Draft and edit communications plans, media strategies, correspondence, client memos and briefing documents, media pitches, social media content, website content, and other collateral.
• Collaborate with colleagues to create pitch decks, presentation materials, briefings, and informative client deliverables.
• Research and synthesize complex business and policy issues, distilling information into memos that support thought leadership, stakeholder mapping, and media engagement.
• Manage multiple workstreams and tasks with competing deadlines and manage junior team members to complete projects and tasks with short turnaround times.
• Drive new business efforts through project management support.

Who You Are

• 4-7 years of experience in the strategic communications field, either at a communications agency, in-house, trade association, in Congress, or on a political campaign (agency experience preferred).
• Passionate about communications, public affairs, and media relations, with exceptional project management skills and supreme attention to detail.
• Strong demonstrated interest in technology and national security policy areas.
• Excellent organizational skills to manage multiple workstreams and competing deadlines with a focus on detail and precision.
• Digital and social media savvy with an understanding of how to reach a target audience and drive engagement through compelling content.
• Excellent time management skills. Comfortable and adaptive when working in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Solid communication skills and ability to manage both up and down.
• Strong writing, editing, and research skills.
• Proficient in use of digital software and technology, including databases such as Cision and Meltwater, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

The target salary range for this role is $95,000 - $120,000 USD annually. The base salary will be determined based on skills, experience, and market data.

In addition, our total rewards package includes an annual discretionary bonus based on individual performance and that of the firm; commissions; robust medical, dental, and vision plans with employer HSA contributions; generous retirement matching; educational assistance; professional development assistance; unlimited time off; and other benefits.

Invariant is committed to creating a diverse culture and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.