Strategic AI Communications Lead for Government

Steampunk; Bloomington (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Steampunk seeks a Marketing and Communications Specialist to craft strategic communications and multimedia outreach for a federal government client. You will translate AI and data investments into clear, trusted messaging for diverse audiences and drive adoption through executive briefings and campaigns.

Collaborating with disruption designers, instructional designers, and delivery teams, you’ll ensure accessibility compliance, manage stakeholder maps, and measure reach and adoption across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of total experience.
• 4+ years in marketing, communications, strategic communications, or organizational change management.
• Local to the Washington, DC metro area and willing to travel on-site to client as needed.
• Able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Security Clearance.
• Excellent writing, editing, and presentation skills; translate AI/data concepts for diverse stakeholders.
• Experience with stakeholder mapping, journey mapping, and persona development; Agile delivery knowledge.
• Knowledge of Section 508 accessibility requirements for communications and multimedia materials.
• Proficient with PowerPoint and Mural (or similar tools).

Responsibilities

• Partner with disruption designer and instructional designer to translate research into audience-ready messaging and campaigns.
• Plan, produce, and distribute strategic communications, multimedia outreach materials, and executive briefings.
• Develop and maintain capability roadmap communications for operational and technical audiences.
• Support stakeholder mapping, journey mapping, and workforce persona development to identify audiences and messaging opportunities.
• Craft briefing materials and presentations for leadership across government clients and stakeholders.
• Participate in co-creation workshops, sprint reviews, and Agile ceremonies to refine messaging per Program Increment.
• Track and report communications reach and adoption metrics feeding leadership dashboards.
• Ensure accessibility standards (Section 508 / WCAG 2.1 AA) and maintain a consistent voice across products and services.
• Collaborate with program management, change management, and technical delivery teams to align messaging with release milestones.

Skills

Marketing communications

Stakeholder mapping

Agile delivery

Executive briefings

Technical translation

PowerPoint

Editing/writing

Public speaking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PowerPoint

Mural

Job description

Steampunk seeks a Marketing and Communications Specialist to craft strategic communications and multimedia outreach for a federal government client. You will translate AI and data investments into clear, trusted messaging for diverse audiences and drive adoption through executive briefings and campaigns.

Collaborating with disruption designers, instructional designers, and delivery teams, you’ll ensure accessibility compliance, manage stakeholder maps, and measure reach and adoption across