Media Operations Planner

Description

Business Title:
- Media Operations Planner (Position contingent upon contract awarded)
 

REQUIRES ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE

Job Purpose:
- The Media Operations Planner at TI Verbatim Consulting Inc. shall support the development and management of public affairs guidance, communication strategies, and/or outreach planning documents to support future operations. The candidate must have experience in long-range event planning, military exercises, and outreach support. The candidate shall also have the ability to develop aligned strategic messaging objectives in support of the planning and execution of future operations, exercises, and training opportunities. Given this wide range of communications activities managed by the BUMED N01P team, the purpose of this contract will be to provide additional planned and ad hoc capacity, expertise, and assistance on public affairs media operations and outreach work.

Key Responsibilities:
 

• The contractor shall assist with the preparation of public affairs guidance, strategies, and messaging for Navy Medicine-led events, exercises, operations, and special projects.
• The contractor shall attend planning and working groups or conferences for future operations and missions.
• The contractor shall develop calendars, execution matrices, and POA&Ms, and after-action reports that best support public affairs messaging intentions.
• The contractor shall develop In-Progress Review (IPR) briefings to keep public affairs and mission leadership apprised of current planning efforts.
• The contractor shall prepare public affairs annexes to operations plans and orders. (i.e, campaign orders)
• The contractor shall attend all working groups that require public affairs and outreach representation in support of the Maritime Operations Center (MOC) and Maritime Headquarters (MHQ). The deliverable will be a report in the form of a working group information paper or PowerPoint generated for the public affairs office records.
• The contractor shall coordinate with either the deputy public affairs officer or PAO director prior to attending working groups in order to synchronize public affairs input to meetings and output of products.
• The contractor shall maintain and update working group folders and binders to ensure they include all associated points of contacts, instructions, battle rhythms, calendars, and public affairs guidance.
• The contractor shall collaborate with Numbered Fleets, Type Commanders (TYCOM), and Navy Public Affairs Support Element (NPASE) to identify future public affairs requirements for operations and exercises, to include outreach, and assist in identifying sourcing solutions.
• The contractor shall assist with the preparation of press releases and written responses to media queries.

Qualifications

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communication, journalism, or related discipline appropriate to the position.

Required Experience:

• 5 years of experience working in DoD as a military, civilian, or contractor in joint or combined HQ, major command, or higher headquarter.
• Experience in plans, policy, risk/crisis communications, community relations, media, engagement, outreach, writing, editing, and/or legislative affairs.
• Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team environment with a completed product.
• Experience articulately communicating complex concepts including supporting, researching, preparing and conducting briefs and presentations.
• Provides advice on the possible impact of military operations, activities, and policies on public and unit perceptions by participating in the operational planning process and by preparing leaders for media and public engagements.
• Contributes to the public affairs assessment process through applying lessons learned and open-source research data to the communication planning process.
• Develops or contributes to solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity. Capable of working independently and may review or guide activities of more junior employees.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Track progress and details, producing clean content without grammatical or formatting errors.
• Collaborate successfully.
• Demonstrate commitment to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Use interpersonal skills to work within and across teams.
• Communicate clearly both verbally and in writing.

Physical and Safety Requirements:

• Reasonable accommodations are made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
• Sitting, bending, standing, walking, 8 hours per day.
• Able to lift 20 lbs.

Other:

• Travel may be required during the performance of this effort. Trips are anticipated for planning and communications support to various contractor and government sites.  All estimated travel shall conform to the current Joint Travel Regulations (JTR). All travel shall receive government approval by the COR prior to funds being expended. Contractor travel shall be reimbursed in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations Federal Travel Regulation and the limitation of funds specified in this contract. The government shall not reimburse expenditures that exceed the JTR. 

• Self-starter who thinks of innovative, faster ways to accomplish tasks.
• Work with minimal supervision. 
• Flexible and able to adapt to our dynamic environment. 

Salary : $72,000 - $78,000