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Department Summary:

The MITRE Enterprise Communications team creates bold, brand storytelling, immersive experiences, and differentiated content for our talent, customers, partners, influencers, and the communities in which we work and live.

Job Description:

The Internal Communications Strategist will be responsible for creating content in a fast-paced environment. You will write executive communications, work well under tight deadlines and provide error-free quality work. Familiarity with Associated Press (AP) and Government Publishing Office (GPO) styles are key. To be successful in this role, you must be a strong, influential communicator and writer, ensure collaboration with others and demonstrate the ability to interface with technical and non-technical partners at all levels. You will be a self-starter who builds strong relationships and trusted partnerships – someone who can manage projects while also providing hands-on support to develop communications/comm strategy. You will have the opportunity to drive measurable results for integrated campaigns and branded content. This role provides interesting, varied work, and requires innovative thinking.

Responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with enterprise communications, and business and corporate partners to create differentiated, compelling content for multi-channel storytelling and engagement for internal audiences that align to business priorities, deliver our brand voice, and drive engagement with employees.
• Make strategic recommendations for content topic alignment and prioritization, and deliver content aligned to business priorities, in collaboration with colleagues and diverse stakeholders.
• Provide strategic communications counsel to cross-functional partners, crafting clear, factual messages for a wide range of complex issues and changes.
• Embrace ambiguity and changing tides, be able to quickly get up to speed on complex issues, anticipate employee questions/reactions, and quickly prepare thorough messaging strategies.
• Coordinate with news team on creating engaging relevant content to our internal stakeholders.
• Understand existing channels and be innovative on what new internal channels we need to explore.
• Will need to be proficient in writing executive emails, executive communications, collateral materials, and content.
• Develop and implement effective communications strategies across various channels to ensure messages reach and engage internal audiences.
• Support and advance a “sense of belonging” through storytelling and coordination with Enterprise Communications and MITRE’s Business Resource Groups (BRGs).
• Orchestrate content creation for all internal audiences including, but not limited to corporate copy; bios; website copy; and collateral materials.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with key internal partners; hold your own when alongside senior leadership and push things through in the face of obstacles.
• Influence by adopting a range of styles, tools, and techniques appropriate to the audience and information.
• Tap into your strong creative flair and turn sophisticated information into relevant, engaging, timely and valuable content.

Basic Qualifications: 

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a master’s degree; or a PhD; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

• Demonstrated ability to write in multiple tones for multiple audiences and communicate complicated topics, strong familiarity w AP and GPO styles.

• Proven success including leading cohesive content initiatives, including creating and delivering integrated marketing strategies and high-performing internal campaigns.
• Have prior experience writing executive communications, working tight deadlines and providing error-free quality work. 
• Have a passion for creating engaging copy and developing corresponding visual / multi-channel elements for impactful storytelling through digital promotions and marketing campaigns.
• Project management, proofreading, and editing skills.
• Ability to translate technical jargon and concepts into copy that is interesting and accessible to all audiences.
• A keen attention to detail and the ability to prioritize and manage a variety of tasks simultaneously, often under pressure and with tight deadlines.
• Ability to work successfully as part of a team and independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity w MS Project, Planner, deep expertise in PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
• A college degree in communications, marketing, or a related field
• This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Management Consulting, Big Four and PR Agency environments.

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