Communication Support Specialist

Smart1 Management Solutions, a woman-owned small business, provides technical and

management expertise to support mission-critical objectives. We partner with federal,

state, and local agencies to solve their challenges and deliver solutions that generate the

most value.

We are looking for a Full-time Communication Support Specialist to join our team. The

successful candidate will be responsible for preparing presentations, articles, plans, and

reports to effectively communicate goals, strategies, and activities of the FAA technical

operations. The Communications Specialist must support meetings and create information

in the appropriate media to be distributed to a wide range of FAA employees, internal and

external organizations, and stakeholders. While some documents are required per

scheduled milestones, others will be required on an ad hoc basis.

Responsibilities:

• Draft briefings and related communication artifacts and submit for approval prior to

communicating with the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Office of Management and

Budget (OMB), Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST), Congress, internal and

executive FAA leadership, and other internal or external interest and constituents.

• Ensure communication artifacts and action tracker content are distributed/collaborated

with team leads and directorates.

• Conduct research on relevant external sources (e.g., media reports, articles, position

papers, legislative process, and proposals) and provide artifacts capturing event

information related to Technical Operations Service Unit communications, events, and

legislature for Operations Support, Facilities and Engineering Services, NAS Security and

Enterprise Operations, Logistics Center (FAALC), Services Areas, or TechOps Air Traffic

Supervisors' Committee (SUPCOM).

• Provide technical writing for organizing and translating complex data into clear and usable

issue papers, reports, articles, briefings, job aids, and guidance documents for diverse

target audiences.

• Assist in developing traditional communication materials and messaging artifacts.

• Support the preparation of periodic (i.e., level of effort) reports through coordination with

senior leadership.

• Support the development of meeting agendas, meeting minutes, action items and

tracking, and make recommendations for improving these artifacts in support of senior

leadership, as well as for workgroups.

• Support the development of communication plans, briefing materials, newsletters, press

releases, webpage updates, and other media for internal and external use.

• Contribute to the planning and scheduling of briefings and meetings, including the

compilation and administration of background and support material, arranging facilities,

and coordinating accommodations and registration.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $65,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k)

401(k) matching

Employee assistance program

Health insurance

Paid time off

Schedule:

8 hour shift

No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

Washington, DC 20553: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

Communication skills: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Washington, DC 20553