Barbaricum

Barbaricum is hiring: Army Public Affairs Communication Planner in Arlington

Barbaricum, Arlington, VA, US

Job Description

Barbaricum is a rapidly growing government contractor providing leading-edge support to federal customers, with a particular focus on Defense and National Security mission sets. We leverage more than 17 years of support to stakeholders across the federal government, with established and growing capabilities across Intelligence, Analytics, Engineering, Mission Support, and Communications disciplines. Founded in 2008, our mission is to transform the way our customers approach constantly changing and complex problem sets by bringing to bear the latest in technology and the highest caliber of talent.

Headquartered in Washington, DC's historic Dupont Circle neighborhood, Barbaricum also has a corporate presence in Tampa, FL, Bedford, IN, and Dayton, OH, with team members across the United States and around the world. As a leader in our space, we partner with firms in the private sector, academic institutions, and industry associations with a goal of continually building our expertise and capabilities for the benefit of our employees and the customers we support. Through all of this, we have built a vibrant corporate culture diverse in expertise and perspectives with a focus on collaboration and innovation. Our teams are at the frontier of the Nation's most complex and rewarding challenges. Join our team.

Barbaricum seeks an experienced Communication Planner on a contract supporting the US Army's Office of the Chief of Public Affairs (OCPA), who will also serve as Assistant Program Manager on the contract. The candidate will coordinate with OCPA and other Army personnel to strategize and draft short and long-term communication plans for Army campaigns, initiatives, and events.

This individual should have experience writing communication plans and talking points, coordination across a large organization, working in military/DoD public affairs, strong editing and proofreading skills, should be familiar with DOD terminology and jargon, and should be comfortable reporting to and briefing Senior Leaders/General Officers. Candidate must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite programs, including Word, Power Point, and Excel. Experience with Microsoft SharePoint or other document management and collaboration tools is a plus. This position is on-site at the Pentagon.

Qualifications:

BA/BS in relevant field of study
5+ years of strategic communications/public affairs experience
Experience writing communication plans
Experience in media monitoring and analysis and familiarity with open source research tools.
Ability to write concise summaries on topics of broad scope
Strong editing capabilities
Must be comfortable reporting to and briefing Senior Leaders/General Officers
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite programs including Word, Power Point, and Excel.
Experience working with DoD/military, especially Army, public affairs is a plus
Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to delegate tasks and responsibilities
Ability to oversee and provide accountability for a team operating across the 24-hour news cycle
Experience or ability to report to several entities across government offices and corporate headquarters with varying levels of overlap in interests

EEO Commitment

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.