Senior Strategic Communications Writer and Editor

VPD Government Solutions is a rapidly growing, employee-centric professional services company providing Strategic Communications & Stakeholder Engagement, Acquisition and Grants Management, PMO, IT PMO, and Data Analysis & Governance support to our federal clients. Our employees proudly serve as trusted advisors and innovative problem solvers for our clients. We are seeking a Senior Technical Writer and Editor to join our diverse and talented team.

Position Overview:This position supports a new project with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Family Assistance (OFA) Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood (HMRF). VPD is looking for a Sr. Technical Writer and Editor to support HMRF as it develops, implements, and analyzes a social media strategy to promote healthy marriage/relationships among individuals and families across a range of platforms to inspire positive interaction with their partner/spouse.
The individual will be pivotal to a team providing ideas for improving the OFA, Healthy Marriage website, developing resources, and consulting with OFA as OFA establishes a Healthy Marriage/relationships social media presence. As part of the team supporting OFA HMRF the Senior Writer shall have general knowledge of the social sciences and a broad array of topics, including but not limited to, responsible fatherhood, healthy marriage, poverty, child support, high school -aged youth and at-risk youth populations, low-wage labor markets, economic stability, career pathways, family stability, safety net coordination, co-parenting, and family formation. The Senior Writer shall also have excellent written and oral communication, and research sas. The Senior Writer should have familiarity with various relevant software and platforms. This individual shall write, edit, and identify graphics for presentation of information for both technical and non-technical personnel. Organizes material and completes writing assignments with regard to order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology.

Responsibilities:

Organizes material and completes writing assignments with regard to order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology.

Develops communications plans (reviews existing communications plans) and relevant materials and resources, and identifies strategic approach for the effective and efficient delivery of information to key audiences.

Develops reports, supports the dissemination of evidence-based products and communications.

Engages in planning for information collection (e.g., engagement in listening sessions), analysis, synthesis, and information and material dissemination.

Supports the identification and development of project-relevant communications materials, tools, and resources. • Takes initiative to recommend communications approaches and implements improvements in overall communications processes and approach.

Collaborates with team members to support key project efforts (e.g., social media efforts, website development efforts, etc.)

Integrates use of multimedia into strategic project planning.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Journalism, English, or Mass Communication
5 years of experience working as a writer
Must be a US Citizen.
Strong Communication skills and organizational abilities
Self-motivated individual who takes initiative and has a problem-solving skillset and mindset
High quality standards for work and strong attention to detail
Comfortable speaking at –and preparing comments for staff meetings and internal trainings
Ability to be detail-oriented and self-motivated and demonstrated ability to prioritize and balance a diverse workload
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Ability to work independently, collaboratively, flexibly, and as part of a remote team
Willingness and ability to quickly learn new digital platforms or other tools as needed to support team efforts

Why work for VPD?

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Robust employee benefits package beginning on 1st of the month following hire date including health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
401(k) with 5% employer matching- immediate vesting!
Flexible time off program including 3 weeks of paid time off.
Tuition reimbursement program.
Opportunities for professional development.
Employee-centric work culture including company sponsored events, happy hours, and team-building opportunities, frequent communications/information sharing from Leadership, supportive and positive teamwork environment, “open door” policy, etc.

Work Location: Remote - Washington, DC – Health and Human Services
VPD is Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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