Sandia National Laboratories
Manager, Communication & Marketing - Creative Services, Hybrid
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87101
Posting Duration:
This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.
NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:
If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.
If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.
Salary Range:
$109,300 - $185,700
*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.
What Your Job Will Be Like:
Do you have real passion for creative, multimedia storytelling and want to join an outstanding team? Are you someone who can inspire and channel this team's energy and talents in video, event design and support, and graphic design, including environmental installations and infographics? Can you make Sandia Labs and its 16,800 employees shine? Then we want to welcome you to join our high-performing team! Group 00150, Communications, has a rare opportunity for a creative person to inspire and set a vision for this national security laboratory's brand as a Manager, Communication & Marketing.
The selected candidate will empower the work of roughly 40 creative employees and two team supervisors in Sandia's Communications organization, in which they will join a six-member leadership team. A strong background in creative arts and experience managing creative people and their leaders is desired in this highly visible and successful department.
The successful candidate will be interested in supporting Sandia's national security mission and have a curiosity about science and technology. They will be a people person who can motivate teams to deliver with excellence and continually innovate to meet varieties of communications needs for four generations of employees. Finally, they will be able to build and maintain positive relationships with peer managers, employees within the organization and those who serve throughout Sandia and top leaders.
On any given day, one may be called upon to:
Lead Creative Services in the planning, production and creation of a wide range of communication products for internal and external audiences that create an employee culture of engagement, carry a positive tone and are aligned with Sandia's national security mission.
Manage Creative Services programs; develop project plans, budgets, processes, policies, schedules and staffing requirements and ensure teams have the needs to deliver with excellence.
Innovate to position Sandia effectively to deliver creative work through modern tools, resources and a variety of applications.
Ensure Creative Services products are completed to professional industry standards; staff members follow required review processes and coordinate work with the Communications Group.
Serve as an expert and resource to executives, management and staff across Sandia to help those understand the products Creative Services supports and prioritize the work of the department.
Build trusted partnerships with managers and staff across Sandia and within the center, including Media Relations, Internal Communications, Protocol, Strategy, Information Technology, Government Relations and other professional areas to facilitate consistent messaging, communications, branding and strategy.
Manage hiring, performance and professional development within the department.
Coordinate with all levels of management to deliver products which are strategically aligned to mission goals.
Counsel and assist employees and management on federal requirements, the U.S. Department of Energy contract and Sandia policies and procedures to ensure compliance.
Develop metrics to inform strategy and tactics.
Support Sandia's Emergency Public Information function as needed.
The selected applicant can work a combination of onsite and offsite work. The selected applicant must live within a reasonable distance for commuting to the assigned work location when necessary.
Qualifications We Require:
A Bachelor's degree in Film, Fine Arts, Design, Journalism, Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Technical Writing, Business, other Humanities or a relevant field; or equivalent experience and/or achievements that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of the job.
8 years related experience.
1 year experience managing people in a corporate environment.
The ability to acquire and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.
Candidates selected for interviews may be requested to provide portfolios that contain at least 3 professional-level videos, designs or writing samples.
Qualifications We Desire:
A Master's degree Film, Fine Arts, Design, Journalism, Communications, Public Relations, Marketing or Technical Writing.
The ability to bring the best in creative arts and multimedia storytelling in industry to a national laboratory.
5 years demonstrated leadership experience managing people and managers.
Demonstrated experience with the following:
Film, television, print, broadcast or digital news media, large-scale event design and support or technical writing.
Leading teams to develop and complete projects in collaboration with multiple levels of management and staff in a fast-paced environment.
Showing familiarity and curiosity about science, technology, and/or national security.
Leading innovation and ensuring completion of long-term projects.
Change management.
Print services, including procurement and overseeing installation of large equipment and safety when using equipment.
The ability to translate and lead creative visions of a team to make those visions a reality.
Highly developed interpersonal skills.
An understanding of the Associated Press Stylebook or Chicago Manual of Style.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative software, motion graphics software such as Blender, After Effects, Cinema 4D and other tools that creative staff use to produce their work.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Knowledge of how to capture, use and communicate metrics and value for data-driven decision-making.
The ability to model behaviors that reflect Sandia values, including belonging and providing opportunities for all, and behaviors of courage, connectedness and knowing purpose.
A demonstrated understanding of the importance of safety and security.
About Our Team:
Sandia Communications is responsible for external and internal communication functions for a $4 billion national security lab with about 16,800 employees. We seek continuous innovation to meet the needs of multiple generations and a variety of work situations, including virtual, hybrid, on-site and deskless employees. Creative Services is one of four departments in Sandia's Communications Group. Creative Services helps teams tell Sandia's story through visual, audio, environmental design, graphic design and other means. Creative Services consists of talented video producers, event support specialists and graphic designers. They provide communications planning, counseling and product development for the Labs.
About Sandia:
Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:
Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
Extraordinary co-workers
Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
Generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*
World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov*These benefits vary by job classification.
Security Clearance:
Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.
Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.
EEO:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.
Job ID: 693946
Job Family: CO
Regular/Temporary Position: R
Full/Part-Time Status: F
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This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.
NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs:
If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.
If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.
Salary Range:
$109,300 - $185,700
*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.
What Your Job Will Be Like:
Do you have real passion for creative, multimedia storytelling and want to join an outstanding team? Are you someone who can inspire and channel this team's energy and talents in video, event design and support, and graphic design, including environmental installations and infographics? Can you make Sandia Labs and its 16,800 employees shine? Then we want to welcome you to join our high-performing team! Group 00150, Communications, has a rare opportunity for a creative person to inspire and set a vision for this national security laboratory's brand as a Manager, Communication & Marketing.
The selected candidate will empower the work of roughly 40 creative employees and two team supervisors in Sandia's Communications organization, in which they will join a six-member leadership team. A strong background in creative arts and experience managing creative people and their leaders is desired in this highly visible and successful department.
The successful candidate will be interested in supporting Sandia's national security mission and have a curiosity about science and technology. They will be a people person who can motivate teams to deliver with excellence and continually innovate to meet varieties of communications needs for four generations of employees. Finally, they will be able to build and maintain positive relationships with peer managers, employees within the organization and those who serve throughout Sandia and top leaders.
On any given day, one may be called upon to:
Lead Creative Services in the planning, production and creation of a wide range of communication products for internal and external audiences that create an employee culture of engagement, carry a positive tone and are aligned with Sandia's national security mission.
Manage Creative Services programs; develop project plans, budgets, processes, policies, schedules and staffing requirements and ensure teams have the needs to deliver with excellence.
Innovate to position Sandia effectively to deliver creative work through modern tools, resources and a variety of applications.
Ensure Creative Services products are completed to professional industry standards; staff members follow required review processes and coordinate work with the Communications Group.
Serve as an expert and resource to executives, management and staff across Sandia to help those understand the products Creative Services supports and prioritize the work of the department.
Build trusted partnerships with managers and staff across Sandia and within the center, including Media Relations, Internal Communications, Protocol, Strategy, Information Technology, Government Relations and other professional areas to facilitate consistent messaging, communications, branding and strategy.
Manage hiring, performance and professional development within the department.
Coordinate with all levels of management to deliver products which are strategically aligned to mission goals.
Counsel and assist employees and management on federal requirements, the U.S. Department of Energy contract and Sandia policies and procedures to ensure compliance.
Develop metrics to inform strategy and tactics.
Support Sandia's Emergency Public Information function as needed.
The selected applicant can work a combination of onsite and offsite work. The selected applicant must live within a reasonable distance for commuting to the assigned work location when necessary.
Qualifications We Require:
A Bachelor's degree in Film, Fine Arts, Design, Journalism, Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Technical Writing, Business, other Humanities or a relevant field; or equivalent experience and/or achievements that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of the job.
8 years related experience.
1 year experience managing people in a corporate environment.
The ability to acquire and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance.
Candidates selected for interviews may be requested to provide portfolios that contain at least 3 professional-level videos, designs or writing samples.
Qualifications We Desire:
A Master's degree Film, Fine Arts, Design, Journalism, Communications, Public Relations, Marketing or Technical Writing.
The ability to bring the best in creative arts and multimedia storytelling in industry to a national laboratory.
5 years demonstrated leadership experience managing people and managers.
Demonstrated experience with the following:
Film, television, print, broadcast or digital news media, large-scale event design and support or technical writing.
Leading teams to develop and complete projects in collaboration with multiple levels of management and staff in a fast-paced environment.
Showing familiarity and curiosity about science, technology, and/or national security.
Leading innovation and ensuring completion of long-term projects.
Change management.
Print services, including procurement and overseeing installation of large equipment and safety when using equipment.
The ability to translate and lead creative visions of a team to make those visions a reality.
Highly developed interpersonal skills.
An understanding of the Associated Press Stylebook or Chicago Manual of Style.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative software, motion graphics software such as Blender, After Effects, Cinema 4D and other tools that creative staff use to produce their work.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Knowledge of how to capture, use and communicate metrics and value for data-driven decision-making.
The ability to model behaviors that reflect Sandia values, including belonging and providing opportunities for all, and behaviors of courage, connectedness and knowing purpose.
A demonstrated understanding of the importance of safety and security.
About Our Team:
Sandia Communications is responsible for external and internal communication functions for a $4 billion national security lab with about 16,800 employees. We seek continuous innovation to meet the needs of multiple generations and a variety of work situations, including virtual, hybrid, on-site and deskless employees. Creative Services is one of four departments in Sandia's Communications Group. Creative Services helps teams tell Sandia's story through visual, audio, environmental design, graphic design and other means. Creative Services consists of talented video producers, event support specialists and graphic designers. They provide communications planning, counseling and product development for the Labs.
About Sandia:
Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:
Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
Extraordinary co-workers
Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
Generous vacations, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*
World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov*These benefits vary by job classification.
Security Clearance:
Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.
Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.
EEO:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.
Job ID: 693946
Job Family: CO
Regular/Temporary Position: R
Full/Part-Time Status: F
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