Communications Specialist with TS/SCI Polygraph - Northern Virginia

Are you interested in working in a dynamic environment that offers opportunities for professional growth and new responsibilities? Are you interested in helping clients drive alignment with their business, improve organizational and human resource performance and establish a culture focused on adding business value? That is what the new generation of human resource transformation is all about. If you are seeking a role that offers you the opportunity to advise Government and Public Services (GPS) clients through critical and complex issues, while allowing you to develop personally and professionally, consider a career in Deloitte's Human Capital practice.

Work you'll do

• Draft written communication products including but not limited to: published articles, workforce notes, web content, scripts for video and podcast, storyboards, brochures and posters, PowerPoint presentations/briefings, senior leader bios, senior leader speeches, talking points and remarks, etc.
• Review communication plans and edit communication products (e.g., articles, posters, other messages as appropriate) from multiple components, offices, and employee-run advocate groups.
• Collect, edit, and author articles for periodic newsletters.
• Create captions and transcripts for communications products in adherence to digital accessibility requirements.
• Proactively pitch ideas for written products that will support the client mission and enhance their brand.

The team

Deloitte's Government and Public Services (GPS) practice - our people, ideas, technology and outcomes-is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of over 15,000+ professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.

The Organization Transformation offering (OT) focuses on transforming the organization (and the providers that serve them) to support its business strategy. This includes changing the organization's culture, modernizing specific functions and re-designing the structure of an organization. Organization Transformation can occur at the enterprise, business unit, or functional level, involves both employers and providers across the Human Capital ecosystem, and requires a combination of change management actions to execute the transformation.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree required
• 2+ years of professional experience in corporate communications
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required
• Ability to work fully onsite in the NOVA area

Preferred:

• Bachelor's Degree in Communications, English, Journalism, Media Relations, or related fields.
  • Relevant professional experience supporting the development and execution of strategic communication plans and marketing.
  • Experience designing and executing workforce surveys, focus groups, and interviews in support of brand management.
  • Experience interpreting and synthesizing survey and/or metrics results in a narrative form.
  • Expertise writing and editing a wide range of communication work products (articles, workforce notes, website content, scripts, remarks, newsletters, etc.).
  • Experience writing long-form speeches and brief remarks at the executive level that require minimal to no editing for typos and grammatical errors.
  • Experience working with senior principals to accurately capture their tone, lexicon, and cadence when drafting a range of written products.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and deliverable deadlines while communicating effectively across internal and external teams.
  • Sound judgment, professionalism, and decorum in communications commensurate with serving as a representative of a Front Office to internal and enterprise stakeholders.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with Sponsor to resolve any questions on project scope or prioritization.

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