Strategic Communications Specialist
LV8D Solutions LLC
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Job summary
LV8D Solutions LLC in Chantilly, VA seeks a Strategic Communications Specialist to connect with IC/DoD communicators, craft mission-focused content, and advocate programs across agencies. A TS/SCI clearance with poly requires eligibility.
The role emphasizes strong writing, leadership, and organizational skills in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will develop content for newsletters, briefs, articles, and congressional materials, coordinating with customer offices and outreach
Qualifications
- 15+ years in strategic communications, public affairs, or media relations
- Experience developing communication products (presentations, graphics, videos, articles, fact sheets)
- Experience interfacing with Senior leaders to develop internal/external communication strategies, messaging, branding, engagement plans
- Exceptional written, public speaking, and interpersonal skills
Responsibilities
- Expand awareness of customer priorities across stakeholders by preparing high-level intelligence briefings, summaries, articles, website content, video scripts, speeches, and more
- Liaise between customer and Office of Public Affairs to coordinate communications initiatives and solicit feedback
- Create content for program offices to support advocacy, user engagement, and awareness of new capabilities
- Identify and maintain connections with communicators across IC, DoD, and civilian agencies for impactful publications
- Standardize messages between leadership, programs, and outreach teams to convey the customer mission cohesively
- Lead writer for newsletters, articles, scripts, congressional testimony, etc.
- Develop briefs and talking points for leadership on request
- Assist planning and content creation for mission-related events and conferences
- Learn and brief customer material for user outreach support
Skills
Education
Job description
LV8D Solutions supports national security space and intelligence customers delivering next-generation sensing and exploitation capabilities. has an opportunity for a Strategic Communications Specialist in Chantilly, VA to provide direct strategic communication support.
LV8D Solutions supports national security space and intelligence customers delivering next-generation sensing and exploitation capabilities. has an opportunity for a Strategic Communications Specialist in Chantilly, VA to provide direct strategic communication support.
LV8D Solutions is looking for a Strategic Communications Specialist. The selected individual will identify and create connections with fellow communicators across IC, DoD and civilian agencies to communicate the mission, goals, and strategies. Additionally, the individual will provide program advocacy to agencies and intelligence users via multiple media types to increase awareness of satellite capabilities and the data they provide
Note: An active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polyis required to be considered for this role
Interested candidates need to thrive in an innovative, fast-paced environment; are highly motivated and not afraid to take on uncharted territory; possess strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills; and be able to prioritize their time to be effective in a dynamic environment.
- Expand awareness of customer priorities across stakeholder audiences by preparing and delivering a wide-range of internal and external products and documents including high-level intelligence briefings, intelligence summaries, news articles, website content, video scripts, speeches and more
- Fulfill the role of liaison between customer and its larger Office of Public Affairs via regular communication to ensure coordination of communications initiatives, receive feedback in the development and approval for communication products, and seek opportunities for customer participation in external engagements
- Work closely with customer program offices to produce content based on specific program office needs (e.g. program advocacy, increased user engagement, and increase awareness of new capability) for internal and external publication
- Identify, build and maintain connections with communicators across IC, DoD, and civilian agencies where customer publications would have meaningful impact, and regularly submit content to those outlets
- Establish standardization and consistency between customer leadership, program offices and outreach teams to relay the customer mission in a cohesive manner
- Serve as lead writer responsible for developing content for newsletter, articles, scripts, congressional testimony and more
- Develop tailored briefs and talking points for leadership upon request
- Assist in the planning, coordination, marketing and content creation for all customer mission-related events/conferences
- Learn and brief customer material when necessary, where user outreach support is needed
- BA in Broadcast Journalism, Communications, or similar discipline with 15 years or more experience; Masters and 13 or PhD and five 10 or more years of experience in strategic communications, public affairs, or media relations
- Experience developing communication products (presentations, graphics, videos, articles and fact sheets)
- Experience interfacing with Senior leaders to develop internal and external communication strategies, messaging approaches, branding campaigns, engagement plans, etc
- Exceptional written, public speaking, and interpersonal skills
- MA in Broadcast Journalism, Public Affairs, Communications, or similar discipline.
- U.S. Citizenship
- Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance
- Active Counterintelligence (CI) or Full Scope (FS) Polygraph
- On-site work in a government or contractor facility
- Occasional travel (up to 10%)
LV8D Solutions is an elite Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) company that delivers advanced systems engineering, integration, acquisition, mission operations, network communications, and cybersecurity support to our defense and intelligence customers. Founded in 2019, we apply our deep technical expertise, understanding, and mission-first mindset to design, acquire, and implement complex, high-impact solutions for our Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of War (DoW) customers. We specialize in every aspect of our customers' space and ground mission systems while offering exceptional work-life balance and an exemplary compensation and total rewards package designed to recruit, train, and retain top talent and committed to national defense and career growth.
LV8D Solutions LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, religion, gender, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected categories.
Performance & Recognition
Period of Performance (PoP) Bonus Opportunities
Performance-based bonus opportunities tied to contract or organizational performance.
Retention Incentive Benefit Bounty
Receive a payout for unused annual company contributions designated for health insurance premiums and professional training.
Referral Bonus
Earn up to $5,000 for each successful employee referral.
Customer Recognition Letter of Appreciation (LoA) Bonus Opportunities
Bonus opportunities based on customer recognition received through Letters of Appreciation.
Milestone Rewards
Celebrate your career achievements with anniversary awards on your 1st, 5th, 10th, and 20th years of service.
Financial & Retirement Benefits
Receive an annual contribution equal to 4% of your W-2 gross earnings into your 401(k), with immediate vesting.
The company matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to 6% of your monthly contribution, with immediate vesting.
- Annual financial support for professional training and industry certifications
- Enhanced financial support for employees actively pursuing a degree at an accredited institution
- Flexible work hours
- Competitive paid time off (PTO)
- Company holidays
The company offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you and your family.
Three comprehensive Medical/Rx insurance plan options to meet the unique and individualized benefit needs of our employees
- Comprehensive dental insurance for employees and eligible dependents
- Comprehensive vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents
- 100% Company-Paid Short-Term Disability Insurance
- 100% Company-Paid Long-Term Disability Insurance
- 100% Company-Paid Basic Term Life Insurance with Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) coverage
- Optional employee-paid Supplemental Voluntary Life Insurance
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