Senior Communications Officer (TS/SCI Poly)

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

Job summary

VTG in McLean, VA is seeking a Communications Officer to manage internal communications, newsletters, and web content while ensuring regulatory compliance. You will craft and distribute messages that align with our strategic aims and promote key events across the workforce.

You will collaborate with designers and technical teams to maintain accessible, engaging content across digital channels, and act as a liaison between users, managers, and developers. A TS/SCI with poly is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree; 10+ years of relevant communications experience or four years of experience substitution.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong project management skills; ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• Expert level of hands-on experience with Joomla, EDGE, SharePoint, WordPress, Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Develop and distribute internal communications aligned with strategic messaging.
• Draft and publish workforce messages promoting 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.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Project management

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Joomla

EDGE

SharePoint

WordPress

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

VTG in McLean, VA is seeking a Communications Officer to manage internal communications, newsletters, and web content while ensuring regulatory compliance. You will craft and distribute messages that align with our strategic aims and promote key events across the workforce.

You will collaborate with designers and technical teams to maintain accessible, engaging content across digital channels, and act as a liaison between users, managers, and developers. A TS/SCI with poly is required.