Strategic Communications & Visual Content Specialist

K.L. Scott & Associates, LLC.; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

K.L. Scott & Associates, LLC. seeks a Communications Specialist to turn policy, analysis, and pilot experience into clear, accessible resources for diverse audiences.

You will blend strategic communications, editorial management, graphic design, data visualization, and multimedia production to support dissemination and outreach across multiple channels. Responsibilities include producing briefs, reports, toolkits, training materials, web content, podcasts, and videos, while ensuring

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in strategic communications, technical writing and editing, graphic design, digital content, multimedia, public affairs, or marketing for government or mission-driven organizations.
• Combined skill set covering editorial development, visual design, data visualization, digital publishing, multimedia production, and analytics.
• Ability to translate complex policy, research, and program information into audience-appropriate content without stigma.
• Working knowledge of plain-language, Section 508, accessible documents, captioning, transcripts, color-contrast, and accessible multimedia requirements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and related design, web, video, audio, email, social media, or analytics tools.
• Strong project organization, version control, reviewer coordination, deadline management, and ability to support concurrent production cycles.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain communications and dissemination strategy, audience profiles, message framework, editorial calendar, campaign plans, channel plans, and approval workflows.
• Write, edit, and produce briefs, reports, toolkits, practitioner tools, training materials, newsletters, web content, talking points, event materials, and stakeholder communications.
• Design publication layouts, templates, infographics, data visualizations, social graphics, presentation assets, icons, and other visuals aligned with branding.
• Plan and produce podcasts, videos, webinars, transcripts, captions, audio descriptions, clips, and related multimedia products.
• Translate technical content into plain language for federal policymakers, TANF leaders, partners, frontline staff, grantees, community partners, and families.
• Manage production schedules and version control for up to 40 internet-ready products; coordinate editorial, design, accessibility, and reviews.
• Apply Section 508 requirements: reading order, headings/tables, alt text, color contrast, captions, transcripts, and accessible source files.
• Support outreach for pilot recruitment, TTA opportunities, peer learning, launches, events, and resource sharing.
• Track reach, downloads, views, engagement, accessibility, feedback, usage, refresh needs; recommend improvements from data.

Skills

Strategic communications

Technical writing

Graphic design

Digital content

Multimedia

Public affairs

Marketing

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications

Tools

Microsoft 365

Design tools

Job description

K.L. Scott & Associates, LLC. seeks a Communications Specialist to turn policy, analysis, and pilot experience into clear, accessible resources for diverse audiences.

You will blend strategic communications, editorial management, graphic design, data visualization, and multimedia production to support dissemination and outreach across multiple channels. Responsibilities include producing briefs, reports, toolkits, training materials, web content, podcasts, and videos, while ensuring