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Public Affairs Specialist, Senior

United States, Fort Meade 77600.00 - 176000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted February 17, 2026
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The 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 reputation. We’re looking for an experienced communications specialist like you who is ready to share their knowledge and willing to win for the client and live our mission every day. Here, you’ll use your skills and experience to design, develop, produce, and advise on a variety of internal and external communication materials and media that support the planning and implementation of a comprehensive public affairs program for the client. As a Public Affairs Specialist on our team, you’ll develop creative solutions to complex problems. Your self-guided yet collaborative spirit will shape and nurture relationships with team members, stakeholders, and clients to inform interested audiences, including other agencies, organizations, and Command personnel. As the organizational advisor of all aspects of verbal and written communications, you’ll oversee and author news releases, programs for press, and responses to information requests on assigned programs from the news media, specialized groups, or the public. Your creative-thinking and business-oriented mindset will guide your client to inform key audiences through words, images, and sound with a wide range of verbal, written, social, and visual communications concepts, principles, policy, practices, methods, applications, techniques, standards, and trends. Work with us as we design, develop, and lead efforts for the planning and implementation of a comprehensive public affairs program.

Job Responsibility

  • Design, develop, produce, and advise on a variety of internal and external communication materials and media that support the planning and implementation of a comprehensive public affairs program
  • Develop creative solutions to complex problems
  • Shape and nurture relationships with team members, stakeholders, and clients to inform interested audiences
  • Oversee and author news releases, programs for press, and responses to information requests on assigned programs from the news media, specialized groups, or the public
  • Inform key audiences through words, images, and sound with a wide range of verbal, written, social, and visual communications concepts, principles, policy, practices, methods, applications, techniques, standards, and trends

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience as a DoD Public Affairs Specialist
  • Knowledge of verbal, written, social, and visual communications concepts, principles, policies, practices, methods, applications, techniques, standards, and trends
  • Ability to write, edit, and prepare news releases and programs for press, radio, and television, including the organization and layout of publications used in the public affairs program, ensuring conformity to command and government guidelines
  • Active TS/SCI clearance
  • willingness to take a polygraph exam
  • Bachelor's degree

Nice to have

  • Ability to pay strict attention to detail
  • Possession of excellent organizational skills
  • Possession of excellent communication skills

What we offer

  • Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
  • Paid leave
  • Professional development
  • Tuition assistance
  • Work-life programs
  • Dependent care
  • Recognition awards program

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