Senior Strategic Communication Specialist

Overview

Join a Company Where You Can Make a Real Impact – and Own a Piece of the Future

Are you energized by the idea of helping a company grow smarter, serve our customers better, and connect more deeply? Do you thrive in an environment where your ideas matter, your voice is heard, and your work drives real results? If so, we’d love to meet you.

We’re a mid-sized, employee-owned company on a mission to create meaningful value for both our employees and our customers. That means we’re not just looking for someone to fill a seat — we’re looking for someone who wants to build, innovate, and evolve with us.

Our company primarily serves the Navy and other Department of Defense clients, offering a dynamic environment where your expertise will make a difference.

About the Role

AVIAN is seeking a motivated and proactive Senior Strategic Communication Specialist to support to a Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) program office. You will lead a team in creating communication and multimedia products for internal and external audiences. Exceptional attention to detail and appetite for innovation are musts.

You will join AVIAN’s cadre of creative professionals who specialize in strategic communication, graphic design, marketing, multimedia production and more. Our creative team supports each other through constructive peer reviews, shares professional resources and regularly gathers for continuing education sessions.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Develop responses, provide planning, manage, and brief the findings in response to Congressional, Department of Defense (DoD), other Government agencies, media, industry inquiries and audits.
• Coordinate with the Program Executive Office public affairs officer to facilitate communications between the media, squadrons, industry partners, NAVAIR IPTs (Integrated Product Teams) and other agencies by providing specialized communications.
• Create, maintain and implement communications plans.
• Advise leadership on program messaging.
• Produce and deliver effective internal and external stakeholder communications using the Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office Suite as well as other current industry software.
• Craft content for briefs; communications plans and crisis media response planning; media query responses; key messages; press releases; feature articles; award packages; talking points/speeches; social media posts; etc.
• Support public relations to include, but not limited to senior leadership interview preparation, media training, event planning/coordination, protocol activities, and engage in promoting or creating an intended public image for individuals, groups, or organizations.
• Design multimedia products to include, but not limited to infographics, illustrations, logos/branding, web content development, wireframe and web page mockups, prototyping, publication design, fact sheets, photography, digital image editing, museum-quality wall displays, tradeshow displays and coordination.
• Candidate must be a flexible team player and self-starter possessing excellent organizational skills. The ideal individual will have the ability to function in a team environment or autonomously, manage competing priorities, and be able to meet critical project schedules.
• Selected candidate must be able to handle several tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to travel occasionally is required.
• This is an onsite position.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• BA/BS degree in Communication, Public Relations, Journalism or related field, plus ten years of combined experience performing duties listed in the responsibilities.
• Desired Experience: Two years of experience supporting NAVAIR.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense security clearance.
• Due to the sensitivity of customer-related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Salary range: $115,000 - $135,000 (The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.)

About being a part of Team AVIAN

As an employee-owner, you’ll be a catalyst for progress — helping us find new opportunities with current or new customers, company efficiencies, streamline processes, and bring people and ideas together in smarter ways. Whether it’s helping us optimize workflows, enhancing the employee experience, or delivering more impactful solutions to our customers, your inputs will have reach and relevance across the organization.

Taking care of each other is a cornerstone of our AVIAN philosophy. Being part of the AVIAN team means being part of a team that takes pride in being expansive in our community because our impact doesn’t stop in the workplace. We actively engage in community initiatives, empowering our employees to make a meaningful difference.

You’ll Succeed Here If You...

• See opportunities where others see routine
• Are curious, collaborative, and passionate about making things better
• Enjoy connecting dots across teams, tools, and tasks
• Believe in doing the right thing the right way — even when no one’s watching
• Play an active role in our growth, using your ideas and initiative to shape how we work, serve, and succeed together
• Embrace a “one team” mindset knowing we are stronger together through trust, transparency and teamwork.
• Understand the power of ownership — and are excited to be part of an employee-owned culture

Why Join Us?

• Employee Ownership: We’re not just building a company — we’re building a legacy. As an employee-owner, you’ll share in our success and have a direct stake in our future.
• Real Growth: We’re expanding, evolving, and exploring new ways to serve. Your contributions will shape our direction and help us grow stronger.
• Purpose-Driven Work: Every improvement you help make is one that adds value — not just for us, but for the people and missions we support.
• Culture of Collaboration: We’re big enough to take on meaningful challenges, but small enough that everyone still knows your name.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Designed to support your health, financial security, and overall well-being, our health and wellness benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with telemedicine services and a TRICARE supplement for veterans.
• Flexible Leave Benefits: we prioritize a balanced, supportive environment that allows you to thrive both personally and professionally and offer flexible and paid time off, 11 paid holidays, paid sick leave, maternity and bonding leave, and military training leave.

AVIAN is a service-based organization. As an equal opportunity employer, our policy of business is to seek the most qualified candidate for each talent opportunity without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age, religious belief, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sexual preference, physical or mental handicap, lawful political affiliation or veteran’s status.

Responsibilities - Develop responses, provide planning, manage, and brief the findings in response to Congressional, Department of Defense (DoD), other Government agencies, media, industry inquiries and audits. - Coordinate with the Program Executive Office public affairs officer to facilitate communications between the media, squadrons, industry partners, NAVAIR IPTs (Integrated Product Teams) and other agencies by providing specialized communications. - Create, maintain and implement communications plans. - Advise leadership on program messaging. - Produce and deliver effective internal and external stakeholder communications using the Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office Suite as well as other current industry software. - Craft content for briefs; communications plans and crisis media response planning; media query responses; key messages; press releases; feature articles; award packages; talking points/speeches; social media posts; etc. - Support public relations to include, but not limited to senior leadership interview preparation, media training, event planning/coordination, protocol activities, and engage in promoting or creating an intended public image for individuals, groups, or organizations. - Design multimedia products to include, but not limited to infographics, illustrations, logos/branding, web content development, wireframe and web page mockups, prototyping, publication design, fact sheets, photography, digital image editing, museum-quality wall displays, tradeshow displays and coordination. - Candidate must be a flexible team player and self-starter possessing excellent organizational skills. The ideal individual will have the ability to function in a team environment or autonomously, manage competing priorities, and be able to meet critical project schedules. - Selected candidate must be able to handle several tasks simultaneously. - Ability to travel occasionally is required. - This is an onsite position.