Senior Enterprise Communications Designer

Steampunk; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Steampunk in McLean, VA is seeking a Senior Communications Designer to build an enterprise communications strategy and operating model for a large federal advisory program.

You will design a "one voice" communications framework, develop personas, craft executive reports, and apply plain-language standards while guiding AI-assisted content workflows under governance. The role emphasizes collaboration with stakeholders and transitioning operations to client staff.

Qualifications

• Requires ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance
• Bachelor's degree required
• 8+ years of communications strategy or content design experience
• Experience applying plain-language standards to complex content
• Experience building personas and stakeholder segmentation
• Experience wireframing and usability-testing with executives
• Experience measuring communications effectiveness and iterating
• Experience creating knowledge-transfer materials for client teams

Responsibilities

• Deliver an Enterprise Communication Strategy.
• Stand up a one-voice communications operating model with shared calendar and templates.
• Build personas and stakeholder maps for executive, oversight, workforce, and public audiences.
• Design executive reports and dashboards, wireframe and usability-test with leadership before automation.
• Apply Plain Writing Act standards to all content.
• Measure messaging efficacy and refine dissemination approaches based on feedback.
• Support AI-assisted content drafting under governance with human review.
• Create knowledge-transfer materials to enable client teams to sustain the program.

Skills

Communications strategy

Plain-language writing

Stakeholder mapping

Persona development

Wireframing

Usability testing

Executive reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Steampunk in McLean, VA is seeking a Senior Communications Designer to build an enterprise communications strategy and operating model for a large federal advisory program.

You will design a "one voice" communications framework, develop personas, craft executive reports, and apply plain-language standards while guiding AI-assisted content workflows under governance. The role emphasizes collaboration with stakeholders and transitioning operations to client staff.