Senior Public Affairs Specialist

Responsibilities

• Develop communication plans including topic emphasis and media selection
• Identify, summarize, and analyze public comments
• Prepare articles, news releases, fact sheets, feature stories, and background statements
• Write speeches for organizational officials and internal publications
• Create public involvement plans for local, state, and federal issues
• Arrange and conduct workshops, seminars, and meetings
• Advise supervisors on systems to track and address public concerns
• Update organization websites, brochures, and other publications
• Develop short-term and long-term communication strategies
• Evaluate the impact and effectiveness of communication plans
• Review all public information materials for policy and regulation adherence
• Prepare responses to inquiries from the public and interested groups
• Create web-based content
• Capture photography or video of internal and external events

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• 10 years of experience in public affairs
• Active DoD Secret Security Clearance

About the Company

Barbaricum is a rapidly growing government contractor providing leading-edge support to federal customers, with a particular focus on Defense and National Security mission sets.