The Opportunity:

Key to an organization’s growth is strong stakeholder communication that represents and supports its mission, values, and objectives. As a communications professional, you know how to inform and engage key audiences and help promote an organization’s desired reputation. We’re looking for an experienced communications specialist like you, who is ready to share your knowledge and willing to win for the client and live our mission every day. Here, you’ll use your consulting skills and experience to design, develop, produce, and consult on a variety of internal and external communication materials and media that supports a Department of Defense initiative to design and develop a network of experimentation people and data. As a communications specialist on our team, you’ll develop creative solutions to complex problems, designing and executing a deliberate approach to strategic communications and engagement that fosters an experimentation community of interest for the Department of Defense client.

Your self-guided yet collaborative spirit will shape and nurture relationships with team members, stakeholders, and clients to ensure information products for internal and external audiences are crafted as opportunities to strategically communicate the organization’s priorities, activities, and achievements. As the organizational advisor of all aspects of oral and written communications, you’ll oversee and author fact sheets, information papers, briefs, talking points, newsletters, pamphlets, web site content, articles, and email messages. You will assess the information landscape, organizational culture, and client equities in order to provide appropriate recommendations for development of strategic messaging. Formal and informal messages must be clear, timely, precise, professional, targeted, and coordinated. Your creative-thinking and business-oriented mindset will guide your client to inform key audiences through printed and digital words and images, and potentially sound, using tools such as Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe, MS Teams, MS SharePoint, working closely with graphic designers, knowledge engineers, public affairs, and print technicians. Work with us as we design, develop, and produce innovative knowledge sharing capabilities and processes to change the Joint Force for the better.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 5+ years of experience providing strategic communications expertise, designing and implementing a communication strategy or campaign, and delivering communication products for a broad range of military and civilian audiences, including to senior leaders

• Experience transforming data obtained from a variety of sources and formats into concise and visually appealing communications products, leveraging Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint

• Ability to write, edit, proofread, and distribute content for electronic and print communication including documents, e-mails, briefings, and web content, free of grammatical or syntactical errors, properly marked for security, and aligned to organizational style guides and knowledge management best practices

• Ability to apply strategic communications knowledge and best practices to ensure consistency, clarity, accuracy, and timeliness in messaging, processes, and products

• Secret clearance

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience in communications or Master’s degree and 3+ years of experience in communications

Nice If You Have:

• 3+ years of experience with working with U.S. Military or Department of Defense staff

• Experience managing a virtual or distributed community of interest

• Experience leveraging metrics and measured of effectiveness to improve engagement plans and communications products

• Experience in coordinating communications through briefings, publications, e-mails, meetings, and other fora, both on premise and virtually

• Ability to pay strict attention to details

• Ability to build relationships across an organization and interface with all levels of government personnel

• Possession of excellent organizational skills

• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Top Secret Clearance

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Create Your Career:

Grow With Us

Your growth matters to us—that’s why we offer a variety of ways for you to develop your career. With professional and leadership development opportunities like upskilling programs, tuition reimbursement, mentoring, and firm-sponsored networking, you can chart a unique and fulfilling career path on your own terms.

A Place Where You Belong

Diverse perspectives cultivate collective ingenuity. Booz Allen’s culture of respect, equity, and opportunity means that, here, you are free to bring your whole self to work. With an array of business resource groups and other opportunities for connection, you’ll build your community in no time.

Support Your Well-Being

Our comprehensive benefits package includes wellness programs with HSA contributions, paid holidays, paid parental leave, a generous 401(k) match, and more. With these benefits, plus the option for flexible schedules and remote and hybrid locations, we’ll support you as you pursue a balanced, fulfilling life—at work and at home.

Your Candidate Journey

At Booz Allen, we know our people are what propel us forward, and we value relationships most of all. Here, we’ve compiled a list of resources so you’ll know what to expect as we forge a connection with you during your journey as a candidate with us.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $73,000.00 to $166,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

• If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.
• If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.

EEO Commitment

We’re an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that empowers our people to fearlessly drive change – no matter their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and 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.