Communications Consultant

Washington, DC, DC
Full Time
Experienced

Communications Consultant

Prometheus Federal Services (PFS), a trusted partner to federal health and social services, assists federal civilian agencies with the implementation of large-scale business transformation initiatives. We are looking for a Communications Consultant to support the communications workstream for our VA client. The ideal candidate will have experience working with or for federal agencies as a management consultant to implement high visibility and/or enterprise-level communications, projects, programs, and initiatives.  All applicants must reside in the U.S. This is for future openings.

Scope
The External Communications Consultant works closely with and supports federal agency clients in the implementation of major organizational transformation initiatives and in the execution of the organizational communications strategy. The federal agencies have a wide range of stakeholder groups with varying priorities, interests, and needs. Communications is a key function to build awareness, understanding, confidence and support for program initiatives.

Description
Develop strategic communications for complex communications programs within federal agencies. Apply expertise in strategic communications to deliver increasingly complex transformation programs. Support strategic communications initiatives.

Essential Consultant Duties and Responsibilities

The Communications Consultant responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Develop communications, including press releases, blogs, talking points, website copy, video scripts, etc
  • Ensure quality service, deliverables, and results
  • Manage key stakeholders and develop engagement plans
  • Measure the success of communications strategies and tactics using analytics
  • Support the development of innovative approaches and ideas to deliver communications solutions to clients
  • Create intellectual capital, support business development initiatives, and participate in business development activities including whitepapers, proposals, and capability briefings

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public affairs, or other closely related field required
  • Minimum of five (5) years of experience in federal and/or private strategic communications management consulting
  • Knowledge of strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, and public relations best practices and core principles
  • Demonstrated experience supporting the planning and execution of a complex external communications plan for federal and/or private clients
  • Experience leveraging various communications channels to deliver client messaging to federal and/or public audiences
  • Experience developing talking points, writing speeches, and crafting blogs/social media posts for senior executive level clients
  • Excellent proficiency in copyediting, proofreading, and common publishing platforms as well as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, etc.
  • Ability to work independently and in large delivery teams, prioritize workload to meet demands, and be well organized and proactive
  • Proven ability to meet deadlines
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, team environment with quick turnaround times
  • Ability to get up to speed quickly on complex issues, multi-task while maintaining high attention to detail, and be willing and able to roll up sleeves and get work of all types done
  • Comfortable responding to and managing inquiries/topics that are sometimes sensitive in nature with the highest professionalism
  • Outstanding written and verbal communications skills
  • Desire to work in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment
  • Strong proficiency with MS Word and Excel
  • Excellent deck-building/PowerPoint skills
  • Ability to work in the US without sponsorship indefinitely
  • Ability to obtain a public trust

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in communications- or marketing-related field from an accredited college or university
  • Experience working with federal government entities

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.

This position may be subject to client or government vaccination and masking guidance, policy or requirements as may be changed from time to time.

Work location is flexible if approved by the company except that position may not be performed remotely from Colorado.

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