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Strategic Communications Task Lead

United States, Washington · Job Posted June 29, 2026
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Barbaricum is seeking an experienced Strategic Communications Task Lead to lead strategic communications initiatives under the Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP) Outreach and Digital Enterprise Services (MODES) contract. You will support research-informed messaging, audience insight-driven communications, narrative development, and time-sensitive communications efforts that enhance MC&FP's ability to inform, engage, and support the global military community.

Job Responsibility

  • Lead execution of strategic communications initiatives informed by research, analytics, audience insights, and MC&FP priorities
  • Coordinate messaging, narrative development, campaign planning, and communications products across channels to optimize reach, consistency, and effectiveness
  • Lead Strategic Communications planning processes to ensure cross-team communications campaigns and activities are integrated, audience-informed, and aligned with MC&FP objectives
  • Establish project and program management approaches that support team coordination, track progress, manage resources, and align communications activities with program priorities
  • Develop proposals and recommendations with senior leadership to enhance the quality, reach, and mission impact of Outreach and Engagement activities
  • Support performance monitoring by working with team leaders and managers to establish metrics that measure the effectiveness and success of engagement and campaign activities
  • Collaborate with Policy, Events and Partnerships, Leadership and Organizational Development, and other functional teams to communicate practical policy and practice insights to target audiences
  • Develop and maintain a strong applied understanding of MC&FP audiences, stakeholder needs, and communication channels
  • Manage time-sensitive, high-profile, pilot, or special project communications efforts, ensuring timely delivery of accurate and effective communications products
  • Prepare and support high-profile promotional events, leadership messaging, campaign materials, briefings, talking points, and other strategic communications deliverables

Requirements

  • Master's degree in Public Relations, Journalism, Communications, Public Policy, or a related field
  • 10+ years of experience in organizational strategic communications, public affairs, communications campaign management, or a related field
  • Demonstrated experience developing strategic communications plans, campaign messaging, audience-informed narratives, communications products, and performance measures
  • Experience supporting executive communications, high-profile promotional events, special projects, pilot initiatives, or time-sensitive communications efforts
  • Experience working with multidisciplinary teams to align communications, policy, events, partnerships, stakeholder engagement, and organizational priorities
  • DoD Secret Security Clearance

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