Strategic Communications Lead (TS/SCI) — DoD

LMI Consulting, LLC; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

LMI is seeking a Strategic Communications Specialist to provide operational and strategic communications support for a DoD program. The role requires delivering content, managing campaigns, and coordinating with senior staff at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA, onsite five days a week.

Active TS/SCI clearance is required. The position focuses on developing communications products, media outreach, and collaboration across DoD components to advance mission objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience supporting executive level DoD leadership with experience writing, editing, preparing briefs, and creating talking points for leadership.
• Significant expertise in communications principles, methods, practices, and techniques, including skill in presenting ideas in speech and in written form to inform and persuade audiences at all levels of the organization.
• Experience designing, developing, and delivering strategic communications through a variety of media, including print and digital.
• Must be able to adapt to changing environments within DoD and be flexible with expectations to communication outreach tasks.
• Exceptional oral and written communication and presentation skills, with proficiency in multiple methods of visual communication.
• Proficiency with the use of Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Project, Visio, etc.
• Active TS/SCI clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Effective creation and execution of communication strategies to support our client's mission and priorities.
• Provide communication support that shall assist with managing enterprise-level internal and external communications channels, products, and partnerships.
• Provide communications services that assist to convey, promote, and disseminate information to stakeholders related to ongoing and future initiatives. Collaborate with stakeholders to produce communications products and plans.
• Lead the development and production of reports, articles, presentations, scripts, talking points, testimony, web content, new (social) media content, and press releases in a clear and concise fashion to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Convey, promote, and disseminate various materials related to the organization's priorities and initiatives. Liaise with partners to strategically communicate. This includes, but not exclusive, to working with Public Affairs Officials, Legislative Affairs, and other DoD components.
• Plan and manage projects and events, as necessary.

Skills

Strategic communications

Executive-level writing

Oral and written communication

Visual communication

Public speaking

DoD communications

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

PowerPoint

Outlook

Visio

Job description

LMI is seeking a Strategic Communications Specialist to provide operational and strategic communications support for a DoD program. The role requires delivering content, managing campaigns, and coordinating with senior staff at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA, onsite five days a week.

Active TS/SCI clearance is required. The position focuses on developing communications products, media outreach, and collaboration across DoD components to advance mission objectives.