Job description
Overview
Illuminate is seeking a Senior Communications Specialist.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate meetings, take detailed notes, and lead communication support by developing, preparing, producing, coordinating, and editing various products, including strategy and planning documents.
- Prepare assignments based on input from subject matter experts, integrating information into cohesive and comprehensible documents.
- Support the team by researching, proofreading, editing, creating, writing, processing, revising, formatting, and quality checking products for both print and electronic platforms.
- Ensure documentation and editing support include checks for accuracy, consistency, organization, style, readability, and accessibility.
- Draft and edit communication materials such as talking points, speeches, quotes, remarks, leadership communications, marketing copy, newsletters, website content, and other products.
- Initiate, plan, execute, and report on tasks independently.
- Rewrite submissions to improve organization, style, grammar, and flow.
- Convey complex information clearly and simply.
- Maintain consistency with tradecraft and publication standards.
- Proficient with MS Office, MS Teams, SharePoint, and Adobe Acrobat.
Qualifications
- No Degree with 24+ years of relevant experience, or
- Bachelor's degree with 18+ years of experience, or
- Master's degree with 10+ years of experience, or
- No degree but 24+ years of experience.
- Experience leading communication support, including development, preparation, production, coordination, and editing of various products.
- Experience mentoring and training junior staff.
- Proficiency in Adobe Acrobat and related content creation tools.
- Skilled in researching, proofreading, editing, creating, writing, processing, revising, formatting, and coordinating publication materials.
- Ability to draft and edit various communication materials and products.
- Experience preparing and editing speeches or scripts for senior executives.
- Ability to convey complex information clearly and simply.
- TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance required.
Equal employment opportunity employer:
All employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship, or any other protected basis.
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