Communications Strategist

Job Description 

The Zoldak Agency is seeking a Communications Strategist with 5+ years of communications experience for a federal contracting role at a federal agency in Washington, DC. This individual should be an independent worker who wants to further hone their skills as part of a team that authors communications for several high-profile public health issue campaigns on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS).

Tasks

• Participate and assist in program brainstorming, content development and strategic planning
• Create content for internal and stakeholder communications including webinars, blogs and newsletters
• Assist in developing digital content for social channels and websites
• Support media relations by writing press releases and talking points
• Edit and proofread written materials for quality and adherence to appropriate writing style
• Provide client service and administrative support; attend meetings, take notes, handle scheduling logistics, and draft agendas and recaps

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 5+ years of experience in communications or public relations
• Excellent communications skills including oral, written, research, and editing skills
• Ability to understand and explain complex policy issues to the public via all communications platforms
• Fluent in digital media trends, strategies and best practices
• Desire to work on public health issues
• Independent worker who needs little hands-on oversight
• Thinks beyond the given task and able to provide forward thinking recommendations
• Solid project manager who is highly organized
• Proven ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to understand nuanced needs of different teams and team structures, client and internally, and work with team members of different skillsets and executive levels
• Ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities and issues
• Ability to interact and work directly with senior officials in federal government space
• Maintains positive outlook and a positive work ethic
• Ability to represent company brand and culture when offsite
• Previous experience with federal contracting work and placement in federal agency environment is a plus
• PR agency experience is preferred

Work Environment

• Individual will work on extremely public, high-profile health issues that are top priorities under the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), a department of HHS
• Work performed onsite at a federal agency location; will require government background check and screening
• This is an independent contractor position working under a subcontract held by The Zoldak Agency; individual will represent The Zoldak Agency at the place of employment
• Daily work performed Monday through Friday, approximately 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.; additional hours may be required on an as-needed basis

About The Zoldak Agency

The Zoldak Agency was named the Public Affairs Agency of the Year in 2019 and 2018 by the Campaigns and Elections Reed Awards. As an agency that is dedicated to public affairs, corporate affairs, and issue advocacy, The Zoldak Agency performs best-in-class work in strategic communications, digital strategy, advertising, and creative. Our core belief is that public affairs is a creative field that requires serious analytics. We follow the data. We listen to your goals. We design a creative campaign that is built for performance. To learn more, visit TheZoldakAgency.com.