Primary Responsibilities:

• Define and update campaign strategies, background, purpose and intended outcomes.
• Develop and maintain critical communications planning and strategy documents to ensure campaign activities are executed on time, within scope and in alignment with available funding.
• Manage client relationships and facilitate project briefing to key stakeholders in the government and at Artemis.
• Create a partnership process and support elements such as outreach templates and tracking documents.
• Propose new and innovative strategies to keep the campaign relevant and effective in its communication with the public and its stakeholders.
• Identify and propose a list of potential partners to assist with delivery of educational messages and materials.
• Draft communications for delivery and at the request of the Government deliver to audiences via email, social media and printed content.
• Review all products developed by the team to ensure they meet client and contractual quality requirements.
• Create talking points for Senior leaders and develop language for media releases, factsheets, and other products.
• Manage a team of communications, video production, graphic design and other experts, providing subject matter expertise for and oversight of all products produced by the team.
• Translate complex messaging into plain language to ensure materials are easy to read, understand and use.
• Plan, generate and deliver client-ready materials for stakeholders, including client leadership.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 4 years of experience and Bachelor’s degree in related field.
• Active DHS Background Investigation/Clearance (strongly preferred)
• Proven experience leading marketing and advertising campaigns.
• Experience with multi-channel marketing including search, social, email, SEO, programmatic, direct mail, PR and influencer marketing.
• Strong understanding of brand architecture, creative strategy, naming and messaging.
• Ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Experience supporting complex projects and transformation efforts within the federal government.
• Strategic thinker with a forward-looking approach to marketing trends and technologies.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically.
• Ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Experience supporting complex projects and transformation efforts within the federal government.
• Comfortability with supporting complex client relationships.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a federal clearance.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S.

Desired Qualifications:

• Strong critical thinking, analytical and time management skills.
• Proven ability to organize, prioritize and work well with others.
• Ability to communicate thoughts, ideas and solutions logically both written and orally.
• Ability to stay calm under pressure and in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to receive feedback from clients and implement changes quickly and effectively.
• Ability to get up to speed quickly on complex issues.
• Desire to work in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment.

Client Information:

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Partnership and Engagement’s (OPE) mission is to ensure a unified approach to external engagement through coordination of DHS outreach efforts with critical stakeholders nationwide. OPE partners and conducts strategic engagements and outreach with state, local, tribal, territorial governments, elected officials, the private sector, faith-based and non-governmental organizations, academia, and communities.

Additionally, OPE is responsible for enterprise management of multiple areas such as the Homeland Security Advisory Council, the Tribal Homeland Security Advisory Council, the Faith-Based Security Advisory Council, the Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board, the Homeland Security Academic Partnership Council, Strategic Engagement Coordination Council and the DHS Public Complaint and Feedback System.

OPE is comprised of the Front Office, the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, the Private Sector Office, the Office of Non-Government Organizations Engagement, the Committee Management Office and Enterprise Management and Social Impact, which administers the “If You See Something, Say Something®” public awareness campaign.