Senior Consultant, Communications Strategy & Design

BME Strategies; United States; Remote; USD 87,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leave policy

Health insurance

401(k) with employer match

Tech stipend

Professional development

Job summary

BME Strategies is a Massachusetts-based public health consulting firm seeking a Senior Consultant, Communications Strategy & Design to lead creative strategy for government clients. You translate complex information into engaging materials and guide projects from discovery to delivery.

The role emphasizes client leadership, storytelling excellence, and design systems that advance equity. Remote-first with occasional travel to client sites; strong portfolio required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Graphic Design, Marketing, or a related field.
• Master’s preferred, but not required.
• Minimum 6 years experience in creative strategy, communications consulting, and design leadership for government, nonprofit, or mission-driven clients.
• Minimum 5 years client-facing experience, including 2 or more in project leadership.
• Exceptional client management, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced consulting environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and stakeholder relationships simultaneously.
• Deep understanding and ease of messaging across a variety of audiences, including general public and elected officials.
• Strong design and visual storytelling portfolio demonstrating excellence across digital and print mediums. A portfolio is required for consideration.
• Proficiency in relevant design applications (Adobe Suite or similar) and familiarity with presentation and collaboration tools (Google Workspace, Figma, Canva, etc.).
• Strong writing and editing skills with the ability to synthesize complex ideas into clear, engaging narratives and visuals.
• Alignment with BME's shared values.

Responsibilities

• Lead client discovery sessions to understand goals, audiences, and desired outcomes; translate insights into creative solutions and deliverables.
• Facilitate workshops, presentations, and stakeholder discussions to guide creative and communications approaches.
• Oversee the development of high-quality, audience-centered creative deliverables including reports, infographics, presentations, campaign collateral, and digital media.
• Translate technical or policy-heavy content into clear, visually compelling materials that promote understanding and engagement.
• Maintain creative standards and ensure brand consistency across client projects.
• Manage the design and production process from concept through delivery, coordinating with internal and external designers as needed.
• Act as a trusted partner to client leads, ensuring high-quality service, timely delivery, and creative excellence.
• Collaborate with consulting and business development teams to integrate design and communications strategies into broader client scopes of work.
• Lead proposal development and thought leadership efforts related to creative strategy, communications, and design.
• Develop and track metrics to assess communication effectiveness and audience engagement.
• Identify emerging design and communication trends relevant to public health and government communications.
• Continuously refine creative processes and tools to enhance efficiency and client value.
• Other duties may be assigned to support internal marketing work when surge capacity is needed.

Skills

Client management

Public health communications

Storytelling

Presentation skills

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications/Graphic Design/Marketing

Master’s preferred

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Google Workspace

Figma

Canva

Job description

Job Title: Senior Consultant, Communications Strategy & Design
Location: RemoteDescription

Founded in 2004, BME Strategies is a Massachusetts-based consulting firm specializing in the design, implementation, and evaluation of public health programs for local, regional, and state government partners. Our work supports evidence-based, community-driven solutions that strengthen public health systems and advance equity across the communities we serve. At BME, our clients are on the front lines of Public Health. Priorities may shift but our commitment to supporting our partners does not. We take pride in having multi-year, multi-project engagements, often working closely as an extension of their staff. Our success comes from our shared values: a bias toward action; optimistically collaborative; willingness to navigate ambiguity; minimal ego - no job is too small or big; pursuing the equitable solution; always learning, and; committed to quality at every stage.

Position Overview

Reporting to the Managing Consultant, Strategic Communications, the Senior Consultant, Communications Strategy & Design serves as BME's lead consultant for creative and communications strategy, helping public health clients translate complex information into engaging, accessible, and actionable materials.

This role partners directly with government and public-sector clients to develop communication strategies, visual designs, and narrative tools that strengthen public health programs, initiatives, and community engagement. The position is ideal for a seasoned creative professional who combines design excellence with strategic communications expertise - someone who thrives in ambiguity, leads client engagements with confidence, and brings creativity, structure, and empathy to every project.

Key Responsibilities

BME Org-Wide Responsibilities for Senior Consultants (Subject Matter Experts):

• Senior Consultant roles at BME consist of approximately 85% project work, 5% administrative work, and 10% business development.

• Leads project design and attends to client relationships.

  • May serve as a technical expert and/or individual contributor on highly specialized workstreams.

• Minimal project oversight needed.

• Manages projects to exemplary client satisfaction.

• Recognizes business opportunities with existing clients and works with leadership to pursue.

• Proactively does outreach and sourcing of new clients.

• Sources RFPs of interest.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Client Communications Strategy & Advisory

  • Serve as the primary advisor to clients on communication strategy, message development, and creative storytelling.
  • Navigates project ambiguity and pivots seamlessly to maintain steady partnership and meet client needs as they evolve
  • Develop tailored work plans that align with client objectives and target audiences, including messaging frameworks, visual identity systems, and outreach strategies.
  • Lead client discovery sessions to understand goals, audiences, and desired outcomes; translate insights into creative solutions and deliverables.
  • Facilitate workshops, presentations, and stakeholder discussions to guide creative and communications approaches.

• Creative Direction & Design Execution

  • Oversee the development of high-quality, audience-centered creative deliverables including reports, infographics, presentations, campaign collateral, and digital media.
  • Translate technical or policy-heavy content into clear, visually compelling materials that promote understanding and engagement.
  • Maintain creative standards and ensure brand consistency across client projects.
  • Manage the design and production process from concept through delivery, coordinating with internal and external designers as needed.

• Client Relationship Management & Team Leadership

  • Act as a trusted partner to client leads, ensuring high-quality service, timely delivery, and creative excellence.
  • Collaborate closely with BME’s consulting and business development teams to integrate design and communications strategies into broader client scopes of work.
  • Lead proposal development and thought leadership efforts related to creative strategy, communications, and design.

• Evaluation & Continuous Improvement

  • Develop and track metrics to assess communication effectiveness and audience engagement.
  • Identify emerging design and communication trends relevant to public health and government communications.
  • Continuously refine creative processes and tools to enhance efficiency and client value

• Other duties may be assigned to support BME's internal marketing work when surge capacity is needed.
  Experience, Qualification, & Skills

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Graphic Design, Marketing, or a related field

  • Master’s preferred, but not required.

• Minimum 6 years experience in creative strategy, communications consulting, and design leadership for government, nonprofit, or mission-driven clients.

• Minimum 5 years client-facing experience, including 2 or more in project leadership roles.

• Exceptional client management, facilitation, and presentation skills.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced consulting environment.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and stakeholder relationships simultaneously.

• Deep understanding and ease of messaging across a variety of audiences, including general public and elected officials.

• Strong design and visual storytelling portfolio demonstrating excellence across digital and print mediums. A portfolio is required for consideration.

• Proficiency in relevant design applications (Adobe Suite or similar) and familiarity with presentation and collaboration tools (Google Workspace, Figma, Canva, etc.).

• Strong writing and editing skills with the ability to synthesize complex ideas into clear, engaging narratives and visuals.

• Alignment with BME's shared values.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• People management experience preferred.

• Experience with AI-assisted workflows such as image generation or video production.

• Motion graphics experience strongly preferred.

• Familiarity with public health, government communications, or health equity initiatives strongly preferred.

Work Environment

• This is a full-time position based in a home office environment within the U.S.

BME Strategies in a remote-first organization. This role may require occasional travel to client sites, conferences, or meetings as required.

Compensation & Benefits

• BME Strategies offers a competitive compensation package that includes:

  • 6+ weeks total leave, including paid vacation, sick time, personal leave, and floating holidays;
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance, with 75% employer-paid coverage for the employee & 50% employer-paid coverage for dependents;
  • Health FSA and dependent care FSA;
  • 401(k) with employer match;
  • Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance;
  • One-time technology stipend;
  • And opportunities for professional development and career growth.

• The salary range for this position is $87,360 - $120,640 annually.

Please note: New employees are typically brought into the organization at a salary between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint, dependent upon internal equity and the budgeted amount for the position.