Sr. Communications Specialist

Corner Alliance - Washington, DC

Full-time - Mid Level

Washington, DC

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

As a Sr. Communications Specialist supporting our Federal government client, you will be trusted to develop and implement project deliverables, including webinars, office hours, graphics, FAQs, briefings, and factsheets. This role will entail supporting and elevating Federal grant-funded projects, developing and implementing program-specific and cross-cutting communications strategies, and leading the team with best practices in brand standards, quality assurance, and cohesion among multiple stakeholders. You will work as part of a dynamic team remotely, ensuring that all communications are clear, effective, and aligned with the client's goals. In this position, you will lead the development of project deliverables, including SOPs, email communications, factsheets, FAQ documents, slide decks, office hours, and more, coordinating multiple rounds of content development and edits to capture the needs of multiple stakeholders. You will manage one junior communications staff member, delegating knowledge capture, technical editing, and more as needed, with the aim to support their overall growth and success. Additionally, you will oversee internal and external official programmatic communications regarding upcoming events, deadlines, and relevant materials. You will own the creation, execution, and follow-up of internal- and external-facing events from goal setting to lessons learned, coordinating all intermediary steps with internal and external stakeholders. Facilitating client-facing meetings will be a key part of your role, where you will build trusting relationships with honesty, accountability, and innovation. You will also analyze data from Baseline, Annual, and Semi-Annual performance reports to identify potential program success highlights and human interest stories, and develop the graphic design of training materials with an emphasis on adhering to brand and quality standards. Your role will also involve optimizing systems, processes, and policies as needed to improve stakeholder engagement and team integration, serving as the liaison between technical program expertise and public engagement efforts within intra-agency and inter-agency offices, and recommending options or solutions that meet the client's needs and desired outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of project deliverables, including SOPs, email communications, factsheets, FAQ documents, slide decks, office hours, and more, coordinating multiple rounds of content development and edits to capture the needs of multiple stakeholders.
• Manage one junior communications staff member, delegating knowledge capture, technical editing, and more as needed, with the aim to support their overall growth and success.
• Oversee internal and external official programmatic communications regarding upcoming events, deadlines, and relevant materials.
• Own the creation, execution, and follow up of internal- and external-facing events from goal setting to lessons learned, coordinating all intermediary steps with internal and external stakeholders.
• Facilitate client-facing meetings, building trusting relationships with honesty, accountability, and innovation.
• Analyze the data from Baseline, Annual, and Semi-Annual performance reports to identify potential program success highlights and human interest stories.
• Develop the graphic design of training materials with an emphasis on adhering to brand and quality standards.
• Optimize systems, processes, and policies as needed to improve stakeholder engagement and team integration.
• Serve as the liaison between technical program expertise and public engagement efforts within intra-agency and inter-agency offices.
• Recommend options or solutions that meet the client's needs and desired outcomes, sharing expertise to guide format and functionality.
• Carry out our Commitments to Deliver, Grow, and Thrive.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum of 7 years of consulting and/or directly relevant industry experience
• Knowledge and experience with federal and/or state grants management
• Experience developing and executing detailed communications strategies
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality assurance
• Ability to be flexible and maintain professionalism while balancing multiple projects, deadlines, and supervisor and/or client direction/feedback
• Receptive to all forms of feedback from clients and colleagues, and proactive to make changes
• Comfort working independently and in a remote team environment to proactively drive delivery
• US citizenship or permanent resident and the ability to pass public trust clearance or suitability.

Nice-to-haves

• Content development
• Event management
• Public relations and engagement
• Project planning and management
• Team leadership
• Meeting facilitation

Benefits

• 401k matching (4%)
• PTO (3 weeks to start, 4 weeks (2-5 years) and 5 weeks (5 years+)
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• FSA accounts
• 4 weeks of paid parental leave
• 11 paid holidays (including your birthday off)
• Fitness reimbursements
• Cell phone reimbursements
• Monthly all hands update meetings
• Annual in-person all hands team building day and evening out
• Regular check-ins for professional growth goals
• Semi-monthly one on one performance manager meetings
• A social team that coordinates monthly events
• Use of technology like Slack to keep us connected and collaborative
• Company culture dedicated to a highly engaged team.