Communications Associate Jobs in Washington, DC (NOW HIRING)

Please note:This role is contingent upon contract award. While it is not an immediate opening, we are actively interviewing and extending contingent offers in anticipation of award.

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We're currently hiring a Communications Associate to support our growing federal, state, local transportation communications and marketing work, that is passionate about planning, developing, and implementing successful communication and engagement strategies. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with at least 3 years of professional marketing communications experience looking forward to building a long-term career.

Job Location(s): This position follows a hybrid work schedule and can be based out of our Rockville, MD, Washington, DC, or Reston, VA office. Candidates must be located within the Washington Metropolitan Area and able to commute to one of these office locations as needed.

As a Communications Associate, you will:

• Contribute to the development of communications plans and strategies to meet client objectives and goals

• Interact and collaborate with team members, and clients through written communications, meetings, and collaborative work platforms

• Manage the development of creative materials, working in coordination with our Creative Studio's designers, editors, internal program team, and clients on a variety of products including newsletters, fact sheets, videos, case studies, social media content, emails, and websites

• Coordinate project workflows, deliverable trackers, timelines, progress reports, and meeting materials.

• Provide support, coordination and development of strategic plans and presentations

• Support planning and executing events, meetings, and workshops

• Manage multiple deliverables at once, with varying deadlines using Microsoft Office and other collaboration tools including Teams, Trello, Sharepoint, SmartSheets, etc.

What This Role Requires

• Bachelor's degree, required (e.g., communications, marketing, public relations, advertising, or related field)

• 3+ years of professional marketing communications experience; transportation communications or marketing experience a plus.

What We Want You To Have

• Knowledge of traditional and social media environments; understanding of various communication channels and how they work (print, social, digital, paid media, events and outreach, direct response, etc.)

• An understanding of email management systems, email content strategy and analytics, and email platforms such as GovDelivery, MailChimp, Constant Contact, or Salesforce Marketing Cloud

• Proficiency in MS Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel)

• Knowledge of marketing analytics platforms such as Google Analytics

• Willingness for moderate travel as needed

Professional Skills

• Energetic, self-starter, and resourceful problem solver with a demonstrated can-do attitude and willingness to jump in where needed

• Excellent verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills including courtesy, professionalism, and a cooperative attitude

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities

• Creative thinker with innovative approach to problem solving

• Excellent writing skills; ability to provide writing sample

• Strong team orientation with a focus on collaboration

• Responsive and open to feedback

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Please note that this application must be submitted directly by the applicant for consideration.Failure to do so may result in the application being excluded for consideration.Applicants needing an accommodation for disability or religious purposes in connection with the application process should contactCandidateaccommodation@icf.comfor assistance.

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