Senior Cybersecurity Communications Strategist

Lafayette Group; Washington, Baltimore (District of Columbia, MD); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lafayette Group seeks a dynamic Communications Specialist to craft strategic messaging for government stakeholders and public audiences, translating complex cybersecurity concepts into clear content across social media, press releases, and web materials.

You will collaborate with product owners, external affairs teams, and experts to align messaging with agency priorities, while maintaining meticulous attention to detail in fast-paced environments.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain DHS Suitability (EOD).
• Bachelor's degree in communications, public affairs, public relations, journalism, marketing, English, or a related field.
• Six or more years of experience in communications, public affairs, public relations, media relations, external affairs, or strategic communications.
• Experience developing external messaging for public-facing campaigns, announcements, releases, or stakeholder communications.
• Excellent writing, editing, proofreading, and message development skills.
• Ability to translate technical or complex information into clear, concise, audience-focused communications.
• Experience coordinating communications products through review and approval processes.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, deadlines, stakeholders, and communications channels in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong project management skills and ability to coordinate multiple communications products for different teams or initiatives at the same time.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic communications plans and messaging to support the release of cybersecurity products, guidance, alerts, advisories, reports, tools, and other public-facing materials.
• Craft targeted external messaging for a range of CISA stakeholders, including government partners, critical infrastructure owners and operators, industry, cybersecurity practitioners, media, and the public.
• Write, edit, and coordinate communications products across multiple channels, including social media posts, press releases, stakeholder emails, web content, email alert notifications, talking points, briefing materials, and message maps.
• Translate complex cybersecurity information into clear, accurate, audience-appropriate language that supports stakeholder awareness, understanding, and action.
• Partner with technical subject matter experts, product owners, program leads, external affairs staff, external stakeholders (e.g., U5, interagency), and other communications partners to shape product release strategies.
• Create and manage Microsoft Teams chats and coordination channels for product and messaging alignment across the division, External Affairs, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders to support a cohesive communications approach and ensure teams are prepared for release-day rollout.
• Develop and maintain key messages, stakeholder-specific talking points, and communications materials that align with CISA priorities and external affairs objectives.
• Recommend the most effective communications channels, timing, and tactics to reach intended audiences and amplify product visibility.
• Support integrated communications campaigns that connect cybersecurity product releases to broader agency initiatives, priorities, and public messaging.
• Coordinate with social media, web, media relations, stakeholder engagement, and internal communications teams to ensure consistent messaging across platforms.
• Monitor cybersecurity news, stakeholder priorities, and emerging issues to inform communications planning and product release messaging.
• Support rapid-response communications for time-sensitive cybersecurity products, alerts, vulnerabilities, and emerging threat information.
• Ensure external communications are accurate, clear, timely, accessible, and consistent with approved style, branding, plain language, and clearance processes.
• Track communications tasks, timelines, reviews, and approvals to support coordinated and timely product releases.
• Provide guidance and quality control for communications products developed by junior staff or supporting team members.

Skills

Writing

Editing

Strategic messaging

Public affairs

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications or related field

Job description

Lafayette Group seeks a dynamic Communications Specialist to craft strategic messaging for government stakeholders and public audiences, translating complex cybersecurity concepts into clear content across social media, press releases, and web materials.

You will collaborate with product owners, external affairs teams, and experts to align messaging with agency priorities, while maintaining meticulous attention to detail in fast-paced environments.