Strategic Communications Analyst

Endictus; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Health insurance

401(k) match

Professional development

Job summary

ENDICTUS Corp. in the National Capital Region seeks a Strategic Communications Analyst to support a federal customer with communications planning, governance, and performance analysis onsite in Washington, DC / Northern Virginia.

The role drives strategy, executive communications, and coordination across stakeholders for an enterprise social media program. The candidate will develop policy, SOPs, and governance while delivering timely reports, incident communications, and workforce messaging in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Journalism, or related discipline preferred.
• 5+ years of relevant professional experience in strategic communications, public affairs, digital communications, marketing communications, social media, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing communication strategies and integrated campaigns.
• Experience managing organizational social media channels and developing content across multiple platforms.
• Experience conducting performance analysis and translating communication or audience data into recommendations.
• Experience developing executive-level reports, briefings, correspondence, or other senior-leadership communication products.
• Experience coordinating communications across multiple stakeholders, teams, or subject matter experts.
• Strong professional writing, editing, and quality-control skills.
• Demonstrated ability to independently identify risks, gaps, and opportunities and recommend practical solutions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365, including Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and related collaboration tools.
• Active Secret security clearance at time of hire.
• Ability and willingness to work onsite at designated Government facilities in the Washington, DC / Northern Virginia area.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain integrated communications and social media strategies aligned with organizational mission priorities.
• Manage day-to-day social media operations, including content planning, development, coordination, publishing, engagement monitoring, and analytics.
• Analyze communication and social media performance, identify trends and opportunities, and provide actionable recommendations to leadership.
• Develop executive-level reports, briefings, performance assessments, and communications products for senior leaders.
• Develop and maintain communications policies, governance processes, SOPs, editorial standards, brand guidance, approval workflows, and program documentation.
• Maintain communication calendars and coordinate messaging across organizational initiatives, campaigns, events, and operational activities.
• Develop workforce communications, articles, talking points, leadership messages, briefing materials, correspondence, and other communication products.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and subject matter experts to develop accurate, timely, and mission-aligned communications.
• Support administration and effective use of social media management platforms, including workflows, publishing controls, permissions, analytics, and user access.
• Assess communications workflows and identify operational, technology, governance, or process gaps and recommend improvements.
• Design or improve intake, review, approval, and content-production workflows using collaboration and automation tools where appropriate.
• Maintain program continuity resources, playbooks, procedures, and other documentation supporting onboarding and knowledge transfer.
• Support special events, ceremonies, operational activities, exercises, and emerging communication requirements.
• Provide timely communications support during incidents or emergency situations, including occasional support outside normal business hours when required.
• Coordinate and review visual content, photography requests, graphics, and other communication assets as required.
• Ensure communication products comply with applicable federal plain-language, public affairs, operational security, and information-release requirements.

Skills

Strategic planning

Public affairs

Social media

Executive communications

Stakeholder coordination

Policy governance

Strong writing

Risk identification

MS Office 365

Onsite collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Journalism, or related discipline

Tools

Hootsuite

Sprout Social

Microsoft Power Automate

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

All Jobs > Strategic Communications Analyst

Location: Washington, DC / Northern Virginia

Work Arrangement: Onsite at designated Government facilities in the National Capital Region

Clearance: Active Secret clearance required

Position Overview

ENDICTUS is seeking a Strategic Communications Analyst to support a federal customer in the National Capital Region. This is an onsite position supporting communications planning, execution, governance, analysis, and continuous improvement for an enterprise communications and social media program.

The role extends beyond day-to-day content production and social media publishing. The successful candidate will contribute to communications strategy, program governance, performance analysis, executive communications, stakeholder coordination, process improvement, and crisis and special-event communications.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain integrated communications and social media strategies aligned with organizational mission priorities.
• Manage day-to-day social media operations, including content planning, development, coordination, publishing, engagement monitoring, and analytics.
• Analyze communication and social media performance, identify trends and opportunities, and provide actionable recommendations to leadership.
• Develop executive-level reports, briefings, performance assessments, and communications products for senior leaders.
• Develop and maintain communications policies, governance processes, SOPs, editorial standards, brand guidance, approval workflows, and program documentation.
• Maintain communication calendars and coordinate messaging across organizational initiatives, campaigns, events, and operational activities.
• Develop workforce communications, articles, talking points, leadership messages, briefing materials, correspondence, and other communication products.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and subject matter experts to develop accurate, timely, and mission-aligned communications.
• Support administration and effective use of social media management platforms, including workflows, publishing controls, permissions, analytics, and user access.
• Assess communications workflows and identify operational, technology, governance, or process gaps and recommend improvements.
• Design or improve intake, review, approval, and content-production workflows using collaboration and automation tools where appropriate.
• Maintain program continuity resources, playbooks, procedures, and other documentation supporting onboarding and knowledge transfer.
• Support special events, ceremonies, operational activities, exercises, and emerging communication requirements.
• Provide timely communications support during incidents or emergency situations, including occasional support outside normal business hours when required.
• Coordinate and review visual content, photography requests, graphics, and other communication assets as required.
• Ensure communication products comply with applicable federal plain-language, public affairs, operational security, and information-release requirements.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Journalism, or related discipline preferred.
• 5+ years of relevant professional experience in strategic communications, public affairs, digital communications, marketing communications, social media, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing communication strategies and integrated campaigns.
• Experience managing organizational social media channels and developing content across multiple platforms.
• Experience conducting performance analysis and translating communication or audience data into recommendations.
• Experience developing executive-level reports, briefings, correspondence, or other senior-leadership communication products.
• Experience coordinating communications across multiple stakeholders, teams, or subject matter experts.
• Strong professional writing, editing, and quality-control skills.
• Demonstrated ability to independently identify risks, gaps, and opportunities and recommend practical solutions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365, including Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and related collaboration tools.
• Active Secret security clearance at time of hire.
• Ability and willingness to work onsite at designated Government facilities in the Washington, DC / Northern Virginia area.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting the Department of Defense or another federal agency.
• Experience with Hootsuite, Sprout Social, or comparable social media management platforms.
• Experience administering social media workflows, permissions, approvals, or user access.
• Experience with Microsoft Power Automate or similar workflow-automation capabilities.
• Experience supporting crisis, emergency, or incident communications.
• Experience supporting recruiting, workforce engagement, or public-outreach campaigns.
• Experience with digital asset management, brand standards, photography, or visual communications.

Our industry-leading benefits package contributes to approximately 30% of your total compensation package!

• Paid time off accrued at a rate of 6.33 hours per semi-monthly pay period (19 days/152 hours annually during the first two years)
• 12 paid holidays that can be used as floating holidays throughout the year (11 Federal holidays plus one birthday holiday) If contract permits.
• Compensatory Time and Flex Time (when authorized)
• 100% employer-paid health insurance premium or a prorated annual stipend of up to $5,000 if you opt out of the health plan
• 100% employer-paid short-term & long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance (currently 2x annual salary, up to $300,000)
• 401(k) with employer match of up to 100% of the first 10% contributed
• $500 business attire reimbursement
• $500 fitness reimbursement
• $1,500 technology reimbursement
• $1,500 professional development and certification reimbursement
• $5,000 adoption assistance
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Military Leave
• Employee referral bonuses: $1,000 after 30 days for each qualified referral who is hired, and $2,000 after six months for each referred employee retained beyond six months (unlimited referrals)
• Opportunity to earn up to half of the company's profit rate or a bonus for new business you bring in and oversee
• Company-sponsored morale and team-building events

EEO Commitment

ENDICTUS Corp. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer that empowers their people to fearlessly drive change regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.