Job Title: Strategic Communications Specialist II
Location: Montgomery, AL
Position Type: Full-Time
Worksite: On-Site
Company: Certified Technical Experts, Inc. (CTE)
Position Summary
Certified Technical Experts, Inc. is seeking a Strategic Communications Specialist II to support a federal client in Montgomery, Alabama. The selected candidate will provide communications, outreach, content development, event support, multimedia coordination, and stakeholder engagement in a professional government environment.
The ideal candidate is a strong writer, editor, and coordinator who can manage multiple communication products, support leadership-facing activities, and deliver polished materials on schedule.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, edit, and coordinate communication products, including articles, newsletters, leadership messages, web content, event materials, and internal announcements.
- Support recurring communications by gathering inputs, editing content, formatting materials, coordinating reviews, and preparing final products.
- Coordinate approval workflows for internal and public-facing communications in accordance with government standards.
- Support planning and execution of meetings, conferences, ceremonies, leadership events, and stakeholder engagements.
- Provide photography and basic multimedia support for events and communication products.
- Support interview, podcast, video, or multimedia efforts, including scheduling, preparation, coordination, and publication support.
- Serve as a liaison between leadership, government personnel, contractors, vendors, and other stakeholders.
- Coordinate meeting requests, follow-ups, read-ahead materials, calendars, and related administrative actions.
- Maintain organized records, trackers, communication files, deliverable folders, and project artifacts.
- Prepare and update presentations, briefing materials, templates, event slides, and communication trackers.
- Provide quality control and peer review for grammar, formatting, branding, readability, accuracy, and consistency.
- Attend team meetings, planning sessions, leadership meetings, and project coordination meetings as required.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English, Marketing, Business Administration, Public Policy, or related field preferred.
- Minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in strategic communications, public affairs, outreach, writing/editing, marketing, project coordination, or stakeholder engagement.
- Strong writing, editing, proofreading, and content development skills.
- Experience preparing professional communications such as articles, newsletters, web content, leadership messages, social media inputs, event materials, or internal announcements.
- Experience supporting events, meetings, outreach activities, stakeholder coordination, or leadership-facing communications.
- Experience with photography, multimedia content, or visual communications support.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines, review cycles, and stakeholder requests.
- Professional communication style and ability to interact with senior leaders, government personnel, contractors, vendors, and external partners.
- Ability to translate complex information into clear, audience-appropriate messaging.
- Proficiency with standard office productivity, presentation, collaboration, and document management platforms.
- Must be able to work on-site in Montgomery, Alabama as required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience supporting the federal government, or government contractor environment.
- Experience with public affairs, executive communications, internal communications, or formal review/approval processes.
- Experience supporting multimedia communications, interviews, podcasts, videos, photography, or digital storytelling.
- Familiarity with military protocol, government communication standards, and public release coordination.
Core Competencies
- Strategic communications
- Writing, editing, and proofreading
- Stakeholder engagement
- Event coordination
- Executive support
- Multimedia and photography support
- Document and records management
- Presentation development
- Quality control
- Professional customer service
Security and Access Requirements
- Must be eligible to work in support of a federal government contract.
Must be able to pass required background checks and meet government site access requirements.