Bachelor's degree with 15+ years or Master's with 13+ years of experience in strategic communications and public affairs.
Experience supporting senior-level management in a communications capacity.
Familiarity with the Department of War (DoW) community, especially in space/satellite organizations.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office and experienced with social media platforms like X and LinkedIn.
Ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences, including senior decision-makers.
TS/SCI clearance required; previous SAP experience preferred.
Responsibilities
Expand awareness of customer priorities through various communication products, including briefings and articles.
Act as a liaison between the customer and the Office of Public Affairs to coordinate communications initiatives.
Monitor legislative changes affecting space systems and update leadership accordingly.
Produce tailored content for internal and external publications based on program office needs.
Build and maintain connections with communicators across the DoW for impactful publications.
Standardize messaging between leadership and outreach teams for cohesive communication.
Lead writing efforts for newsletters, articles, and congressional testimony.
Benefits
Full-time on-site work in a collaborative government-led Program Office environment.
Opportunity to work on cutting-edge space programs with national significance.
Engagement with senior leadership and diverse stakeholders in the defense sector.
Professional development opportunities in strategic communications and public affairs.
Full Job Description
Job Description
This position is for a Senior Strategic Communications and Public Affairs Analyst in Chantilly, VA supporting cutting-edge and innovative space programs. The Satellite Program Office Senior Strategic Communications and Public Affairs Analyst is responsible for identifying and creating connections with fellow communicators across the DoW to communicate the mission, goals, and strategies of the Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE). The position is integrated into the Government-led Program Office team requiring full-time on-site work.
Job Responsibilities:
Expand awareness of customer priorities across stakeholder audiences by preparing and delivering a wide-range of internal and external products and documents including high-level intelligence briefings, intelligence summaries, news articles, website content, video scripts, speeches and more.
Fulfill the role of liaison between customer and its larger Office of Public Affairs via regular communication to ensure coordination of communications initiatives, receive feedback in the development and approval for communication products, and seek opportunities for customer participation in external engagements.
Monitor legislative changes impacting space and satellite systems and communicate relevant updates to PAE leadership and Satellite Program Office Government Military Leader and Program Managers.
Work closely with customer to produce content based on specific program office needs (e.g. program advocacy, increased user engagement, and increase awareness of new capability) for internal and external publication.
Identify, build and maintain connections with communicators across the DoW where customer publications would have meaningful impact, and regularly submit content to those outlets.
Establish standardization and consistency between customer leadership and outreach teams to relay the customer mission in a cohesive manner.
Serve as lead writer responsible for developing content for newsletter, articles, scripts, congressional testimony and more.
Develop tailored briefs and talking points for leadership upon request.
Assist in the planning, coordination, marketing and content creation for all customer mission-related events/conferences.
Learn and brief customer material when necessary, where user outreach support is needed.
Partner with the Government Military Leader and Program Managers to strategically and tactically guide nationally-critical satellite programs through acquisition, engineering, and operational trades to achieve on-time launch and on-orbit performance.
Qualifications
TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelors and fifteen (15) years or more experience; Masters and thirteen (13) years or more experience.
Possess experience providing strategic communications and public affairs support to senior-level management.
Experience working in the DoW community (industry, military, government civilian, or contract support); preferably direct experience with an space/satellite organizations.
Ability to exhibit professionalism and discretion in performing a variety of duties and interacting with various levels of staff across multiple locations.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, prioritization, and organizational skills; proven ability to assess, select, and use a variety of methods and tools.
Experience in planning and coordinating technical reviews, panels, or similar meetings with diverse participants; experience in preparing, coordinating, and presenting briefings.
Experience with Microsoft Office software.
Significant experience with social media, particularly X and LinkedIn.
Excellent interpersonal, leadership, team building and problem-solving skills with a demonstrated ability to be effective in a government/contractor team environment.
Ability to work in a very dynamic environment and effectively interact with numerous DOD, military/civilian personnel and industry partners.
Ability to communicate with a diverse audience of senior decision makers with varying levels of programmatic and technical expertise.
Effective communication, coordination, and customer engagement skills.
Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and team environment with no supervision.
TS/SCI required.
Previous SAP experience desired.
About SAIC
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a technology integrator in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC has approximately 26,000 employees and operates in more than 70 countries. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. SAIC provides services to the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and civilian agencies. The company also serves commercial customers in the healthcare, energy, and financial services sectors.
