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Job Title: Strategic Communications Specialist II

Location: Montgomery, AL

Position Type: Full-Time

Worksite: On-Site

Company: Certified Technical Experts, Inc. (CTE)

Position Summary

Certified Technical Experts, Inc. is seeking a Strategic Communications Specialist II to support a federal client in Montgomery, Alabama. The selected candidate will provide communications, outreach, content development, event support, multimedia coordination, and stakeholder engagement in a professional government environment.

The ideal candidate is a strong writer, editor, and coordinator who can manage multiple communication products, support leadership-facing activities, and deliver polished materials on schedule.

Key Responsibilities

1. Develop, edit, and coordinate communication products, including articles, newsletters, leadership messages, web content, event materials, and internal announcements.
2. Support recurring communications by gathering inputs, editing content, formatting materials, coordinating reviews, and preparing final products.
3. Coordinate approval workflows for internal and public-facing communications in accordance with government standards.
4. Support planning and execution of meetings, conferences, ceremonies, leadership events, and stakeholder engagements.
5. Provide photography and basic multimedia support for events and communication products.
6. Support interview, podcast, video, or multimedia efforts, including scheduling, preparation, coordination, and publication support.
7. Serve as a liaison between leadership, government personnel, contractors, vendors, and other stakeholders.
8. Coordinate meeting requests, follow-ups, read-ahead materials, calendars, and related administrative actions.
9. Maintain organized records, trackers, communication files, deliverable folders, and project artifacts.
10. Prepare and update presentations, briefing materials, templates, event slides, and communication trackers.
11. Provide quality control and peer review for grammar, formatting, branding, readability, accuracy, and consistency.
12. Attend team meetings, planning sessions, leadership meetings, and project coordination meetings as required.

Required Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English, Marketing, Business Administration, Public Policy, or related field preferred.
2. Minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in strategic communications, public affairs, outreach, writing/editing, marketing, project coordination, or stakeholder engagement.
3. Strong writing, editing, proofreading, and content development skills.
4. Experience preparing professional communications such as articles, newsletters, web content, leadership messages, social media inputs, event materials, or internal announcements.
5. Experience supporting events, meetings, outreach activities, stakeholder coordination, or leadership-facing communications.
6. Experience with photography, multimedia content, or visual communications support.
7. Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines, review cycles, and stakeholder requests.
8. Professional communication style and ability to interact with senior leaders, government personnel, contractors, vendors, and external partners.
9. Ability to translate complex information into clear, audience-appropriate messaging.
10. Proficiency with standard office productivity, presentation, collaboration, and document management platforms.
11. Must be able to work on-site in Montgomery, Alabama as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience supporting the federal government, or government contractor environment.
• Experience with public affairs, executive communications, internal communications, or formal review/approval processes.
• Experience supporting multimedia communications, interviews, podcasts, videos, photography, or digital storytelling.
• Familiarity with military protocol, government communication standards, and public release coordination.

Core Competencies

1. Strategic communications
2. Writing, editing, and proofreading
3. Stakeholder engagement
4. Event coordination
5. Executive support
6. Multimedia and photography support
7. Document and records management
8. Presentation development
9. Quality control
10. Professional customer service

Security and Access Requirements

• Must be eligible to work in support of a federal government contract.

Must be able to pass required background checks and meet government site access requirements.