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Sentar is seeking a Public Affairs Specialist - III in Fort Meade, MD!

Role Description:

The key to an organization’s growth is strong stakeholder communication that represents and supports its mission, values, and objectives. As a Communications Professional, you know how to inform and engage key audiences and help promote an organization’s reputation. We’re looking for an experienced communications specialist like you, who is ready to share your knowledge and willing to win for the client and live our mission every day. Here, you’ll use your consulting skills and experience to design, develop, produce, and consult on a variety of internal and external communication materials and media that supports the planning and implementation of a comprehensive public affairs program for the client.

As a Communications Specialist on our team, you’ll develop creative solutions to complex problems. Your self-guided yet collaborative spirit will shape and nurture relationships with team members, stakeholders, and clients to inform interested public, to include other agencies, organizations, and Command personnel. As the organizational advisor of all aspects of verbal and written communications, you’ll oversee and author news releases and programs for press, and responses to information requests on assigned programs from the news media, specialized groups, or the public. Your creative-thinking and business-oriented mindset will guide your client to inform key audiences through words, images, and sound with a wide range of verbal, written, social, and visual communications concepts, principles, policy, practices, methods, applications, techniques, standards, and trends. Work with us as we design, develop, and lead efforts for the planning and implementation of a comprehensive public affairs program.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience as a DoD Public Affairs Specialist
• Knowledge of oral, written, social, and visual communications concepts, principles, policies, practices, methods, applications, techniques, standards, and trends
• Ability to photograph, write, edit, and prepare news releases, social media posts, and programs for press, radio, and television, including the organization and layout of publications used in the public affairs program, ensuring conformance to command and government guidelines
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam
• HS diploma or GED

Additional Qualifications:

• Ability to pay strict attention to detail
• Possession of excellent organizational skills
• Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills

Benefits at Sentar:

In addition to a great culture, Sentar offers a comprehensive benefits package to support employees and their families! Group Term Life, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability is provided by Sentar to all qualifying employees. As well as voluntary Medical, Vision, Dental, Life, Critical Illness, Accident, insurance options are provided through our trusted carriers. We provide several options for our employees to choose from; including two different medical plans (Standard PPO/OAP or HDHP) and two different dental plans (Base PPO or Buy-Up PPO). Sentar is also happy to offer a healthy match of employee contributions through our 401(k) plan. Is time-off your thing? Sentar offers a PTO plan that graduates quickly with years of service. Here at Sentar, we know the importance of our employee's mental health and we value their wellbeing, which is why we created our Building a Better YOU program. This program offers educational resources, community building activities, and Journey LIVE, which is a leading preventative mental health service provided through Sentar that gives our employees access to live and on-demand mental health and wellness content. Doing good makes you feel good, which is exactly why we launched our Senter Serves committee! Sentar Serves aims to give back to our community by donating our time and resources to those who need it most. Another way we invest in our people is by offering a robust professional development and education assistance plan to help our employees reach their professional goals. Reach out to your recruiter to learn more!

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Sentar is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vets/Persons with Disabilities

Our culture is one of inclusivity and support. Sentar is proudly an Equal Opportunity and VEVRAA Federal Contractor Employer M/F/Vets/Persons with Disabilities. Follow these links to learn more about your rights: EEO Is the Law Poster; EEO Is Law Supplement; and Pay Transparency.

We want you to build your career at Sentar, so if you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable workplace accommodation applying for a job or at any point in the employment process, contact the Recruiting Manager at 256-430-0860 x 129 or email recruiting@sentar.com. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Thank you for considering Sentar in your employment search.

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