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

Role Description:

Provide public affairs and strategic communications support for a DoD client, developing and implementing a variety of deliverables including articles, public affairs guidance, talking points, and draft press releases. Support external media engagement efforts for leadership. Work independently on deliverables to the client and apply public affairs knowledge to drive products to completion. Write and edit articles and social media posts for distribution on the client’s operations, activities, and investments. Write messages to the workforce on behalf of the client, edit executive communications products, and write and develop content for the internal website. Manage long-term and short-term deadlines in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment. Research, develop, and write bi-weekly workforce messages and weekly newsletters, which are subject to change based on mission needs. Assist with planning, managing, and coordinating agency events and activities and provide onsite management of the event to include scheduling, advertising, setting up, and day of event management. Provide support for media engagements and developing talking points, provide content management support for intranet and internet sites, and demonstrate professional customer service to mission partners. Develop and produce public affairs guidance and related materials, draft and update fact sheets, talking points, briefing materials, and the client’s webpage, and coordinate with other staff offices for responses to client-related media and legislative queries.

Qualifications:

• 6+ 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 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

Nice If You Have:

• 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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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.

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