Public Affairs Specialist

At Credence, we support our clients’ mission-critical needs, powered by technology. We provide cutting-edge solutions, including AI/ML, secure cloud, digital transformation, and advanced intelligence capabilities, to the largest defense, health, and international development federal organizations. Through partnership and trust, we increase mission success for warfighters and secure our nation for a better future. We are privately held, are repeatedly recognized as a top place to work, and have been on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list for the last 12 years. We practice servant leadership and believe that by focusing on the success of our clients, team members, and partners, we all achieve greater success.

We have an immediate opening  for a Public Affairs Specialist to support the Executive Offices of the Director (EOD) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), including the missions of the Office of Public Affairs (OPA), the Resource Planning Office (RPO), and the Office of General Counsel (OGC), Office of Integrity and Compliance (OIC), among other offices that report to the Director’s Office (DO), Deputy Director’s Office (DDO), and Associate Deputy Director’s Office (ADDO).

This position is based onsite in Washington DC.

• Manage national and international requests for information and interviews from the publishing, motion picture, television, radio, and entertainment industries.
• Be involved in developing/executing public awareness media campaigns (as needed).
• Provide information to internal and external requesters as well as the public, ensuring accuracy and completeness, and proactively developing contacts and projects that will enhance the role and mission of the FBI in operational and investigative matters.
• Assist in planning and coordinating the dissemination of information relating to the organization’s programs, objectives, and functions through national and international media.
• Develop and write informational materials designed to reach local and national audiences through media outlets.
• Develop communications plans by considering such items as specific topics, aspects to emphasize, most effective media to use in communicating with intended audiences, kind of information various groups want or need, etc.
• Evaluate the impact and effectiveness of communication plans and advise management if efforts should be discontinued, emphasis changed, or coverage expanded to improve intercommunication between the organization and various audiences through media utilization.
• Establish and develop effective relationships with members of the media and public affairs personnel of specialized groups and determine ways the organization can work more closely with media and groups in communicating with audiences interested in or affected by programs.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships and coordinate with community groups and other stakeholders encountered in the performance of duties.
• Effectively define and track customer interactions or metrics using customer relationship management or similar processes or systems.

• Active Top Secret clearance
• Bachelors Degree in Communications, Public Affair, Journalism, or a related field..
• At least three (3) years of experience in the communications field.
• Experience in establishing and maintaining relationships with members of the media and public affairs personnel.
• Demonstrated experience with the principles, methods, practices and techniques of communication and public affairs.
• Demonstrated experience in planning and managing complex projects, and strong oral and written communication skills to convey detailed information on programs, policies, and significant issues, using a variety of formats.
• Demonstrated experience in drafting and analyzing communications materials and plans.
• Demonstrated experience in establishing and maintaining relationships with stakeholders.

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