Strategic Federal Marketing & Communications Lead

ICF Olson; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 83,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF Next seeks an Integrated Marketing & Communications Lead to support a high-visibility federal client within the national security space, focusing on recruitment marketing and employer branding. This is a fully onsite role in a secure government environment, requiring close collaboration with client stakeholders across channels.

You'll plan, coordinate, and execute integrated marketing initiatives across digital, social, paid media, email, web, and events, ensuring messaging aligns with

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience supporting marketing, communications, or integrated campaigns, preferably in a client-facing or agency environment.
• Active Top Secret (TS) clearance required.
• Ability to work onsite full-time in Washington, DC

Responsibilities

• Support and execute integrated marketing and communications initiatives aligned with recruitment and employer branding objectives.
• Coordinate messaging and campaign execution across channels, including social media, paid media, web, email/SMS, and events.
• Collaborate onsite with government stakeholders and cross-functional teams (creative, analytics, media, and program leadership) to align priorities and deliverables.
• Ensure consistency in messaging, tone, and branding across all public-facing communications and platforms.
• Contribute to development of campaign plans, messaging frameworks, and content strategies.
• Support execution of integrated campaigns across paid, owned, and earned channels to ensure alignment of messaging and performance.
• Monitor campaign performance and contribute to KPI tracking, reporting, and optimization efforts to improve overall campaign effectiveness and audience engagement.
• Support development of presentations, briefings, and communications materials for stakeholders.
• Maintain collaboration tools, workflows, and documentation to support program coordination and transparency.
• Identify opportunities to improve integration across channels and enhance overall campaign effectiveness.

Skills

Security clearance (Top Secret)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, public relations, or related field

Job description

ICF Next seeks an Integrated Marketing & Communications Lead to support a high-visibility federal client within the national security space, focusing on recruitment marketing and employer branding. This is a fully onsite role in a secure government environment, requiring close collaboration with client stakeholders across channels.

You'll plan, coordinate, and execute integrated marketing initiatives across digital, social, paid media, email, web, and events, ensuring messaging aligns with