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Communications Specialist

Job Details

Experienced
National Capitol Region - NCR, VA
Full Time
Bachelor's Degree
Negligible

Description

Vickers and Nolan Enterprises (VNE) is an engineering company that provides Government projects and programs with experienced and dedicated system architects, engineers, subject matter experts (in tactical intelligence), and program managers. VNE also develops training courses and tools to prepare warfighters to effectively employ tactical intelligence systems and provide management guidance to the Government organizations that develop these systems.

VNE has earned a reputation for exceptional performance, innovation, agility, and responsiveness in the Intelligence Community (IC). We attack our mission with a comprehensive understanding of the data available and required; skilled research, design, development, integration, and testing of systems and software solutions; expertise in cybersecurity/information assurance and technology; programmatic, acquisition, and logistics support know-how; and our own unique training curricula that enables students to excel at intelligence operations across all levels of the community.

VNE is devoted to improving tactical operations at home and abroad by enabling the seamless transition of data across the intelligence community and developing/integrating solutions to unify operations and intelligence.

VNE is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) founded in 2004 in Stafford, VA.

Qualifications

VNE, LLC is looking for a TS/SCI Cleared Communications Specialist

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: 

Bachelors Degree

Experience:

  • 2+ years of experience in a professional work environment
  • 2+ years of experience with developing, editing, and formatting final written communications documentation and deliverables
  • Experience with the complete Microsoft Office suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint
  • Experience with the DoD community
  • Ability to work as a self-starter in a fast-paced environment and multi-task.
  • TS/SCI level Clearance required.

Additional Qualifications Desired:

 

  • 1+ year of experience in working directly with senior leaders
  • 1+ year of experience with change management
  • 1+ year of experience supporting an Agile website development team
  • 1+ year of experience with a website content management system like WordPress or Strapi
  • 1+ year of experience with Jira
  • Possession of excellent analysis and data gathering skills
  • Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills

Job Description:

As a communications specialist on our team, you’ll closely impact the development of creative solutions to complex problems. Your self-guided yet collaborative spirit will build and nurture relationships with team members, stakeholders, and clients to create new and maintain existing client mission partnerships, coordinate internal best practices for communications, and foster a community of information sharing and transparency. As a collaborator on all aspects of oral and written communications, you’ll create newsletters, website content, briefs, talking points, executive summaries, and marketing materials. Your creative-thinking and business-oriented mindset will guide your client to inform key audiences through words, images, and sound with tools like MS PowerPoint, Strapi, and Jira. Work with us as we design, develop, and produce impactful communications tools and products to change the United States defense and national security mission area for the better.

Essential Duties of the Job:

  • Ability to communicate task requirement information to client in a clear and concise manner.
  • Must be able to sit and stand for prolonged periods of time, as well as lead and participate in meetings and working groups.
  • Requires visual acuity to use a keyboard.
  • Must be able to attend work each day, during scheduled hours, unless on travel or approved time off.
  • Ability to work on computer for long periods, and communicate with individuals by telephone, email and face-to-face

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

  • While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hand to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.
  • Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
  • Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
  • May be exposed to chemicals related to office equipment.
  • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate (i.e. general office environment).

Benefits:

  • 401 (K) w/ up to 3.5% Company Match
  • Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Basic & Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • 11 Paid Holidays
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Gym Membership (varies by location)
  • Corporate-Sponsored Events

 

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