Senior Speechwriter – Executive Communications Specialist

🕒 August 19

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🗣️ Communications

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DecisionPoint Corporation

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2011

🎖️ Defense

💼 Consulting

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Defense • Consulting • Logistics

DecisionPoint Corporation is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business specializing in IT modernization and digital transformation for government agencies. They provide comprehensive services including cybersecurity, health IT, and intelligent automation solutions, aimed at improving operational efficiency and effectiveness while ensuring secure cloud migration. Their Centers of Excellence approach drives mission success by addressing the most pressing challenges faced by government entities through innovative technology and expert support.

📋 Description

• Research, draft, edit, and coordinate speeches, keynote addresses, prepared remarks, talking points, executive messages, event packets, briefing books, speaker biographies, panel materials, video scripts, ceremonial remarks, introductions, and other executive-level communications • Develop communications that authentically capture each executive's voice, leadership style, priorities, vocabulary, cadence, and perspective • Build and refine executive voice profiles using previous speeches, interviews, correspondence, public appearances, policy priorities, and direct feedback • Adapt executive communications for keynotes, government engagements, conferences, webinars, panels, town halls, ceremonies, media appearances, recorded video, virtual engagements, internal workforce communications, and stakeholder events • Write for spoken delivery using pacing, transitions, rhetorical structure, storytelling, emphasis, audience interaction, and timing • Prepare speaker biographies, executive briefing materials, event packets, and other senior-leader preparation materials • Work with event teams to understand agendas, audiences, run-of-show requirements, objectives, and logistics • Translate complex Department of Defense policies, initiatives, research, data, and program information into clear, credible narratives • Conduct substantive research to inform scripts, speeches, talking points, and briefing products • Develop working knowledge of the MC&FP mission and program portfolio • Connect speeches and executive engagements to MC&FP strategic priorities and military and family readiness • Support message alignment across executive engagements, communications products, organizational priorities, and approved messaging frameworks • Collaborate with communications strategists, content teams, policy experts, program leaders, public affairs professionals, event staff, and other stakeholders • Conduct executive interviews and engage subject-matter experts to identify themes, stories, examples, data points, and policy messages • Anticipate audience interests, sensitivities, policy considerations, and potential concerns • Develop briefing and preparation materials for audience questions, stakeholder interactions, panels, media engagements, and unscripted appearances • Ensure materials are accurate, current, audience-appropriate, and consistent with organizational priorities, Department guidance, approved messaging, and review requirements • Maintain organized repositories of approved speeches, remarks, talking points, executive biographies, messaging guidance, and leadership communications • Manage document development, editorial workflows, version control, coordination, and rapid revisions • Manage multiple concurrent executive writing assignments with compressed timelines and multiple levels of review and clearance

🎯 Requirements

• Active Secret security clearance or higher is required • Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or a related field is required • Minimum five (5) years of professional experience writing speeches, talking points, executive remarks, or other executive-level communications • Demonstrated experience supporting leadership communications in government, nonprofit, corporate, public affairs, or similarly complex organizational environments • Demonstrated experience producing polished communications for senior executives or other public-facing leaders • Proven ability to write clearly, concisely, persuasively, and in an executive voice • Demonstrated ability to write in another person's voice and distinguish among the voices, styles, and communications preferences of multiple senior leaders • Demonstrated ability to tailor speeches and executive communications to substantially different audiences, venues, purposes, and delivery formats • Exceptional research and synthesis skills • Proficiency in document development, editorial workflows, collaborative review processes, and version control • Strong understanding of communications best practices, message discipline, audience segmentation, narrative development, and executive communications • Demonstrated ability to research unfamiliar subject matter rapidly and produce accurate, credible executive-level communications • Ability to manage sensitive, high-visibility assignments and deliver polished products under short and sometimes unpredictable deadlines • Ability to work directly with senior leaders and their staffs, receive and rapidly incorporate executive-level feedback, and exercise exceptional judgment, discretion, responsiveness, and attention to detail • Exceptional writing, editing, research, and storytelling skills • Ability to transform complex information into concise, compelling, and memorable spoken communications • Ability to adapt tone, voice, narrative style, length, and format for diverse executives, audiences, events, and delivery mediums • Strong attention to detail and commitment to factual and policy accuracy • Strong organizational and time-management skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities and rapid-turn assignments simultaneously • Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills across executive leadership, communications, policy, program, public affairs, and event teams • Sound professional judgment and ability to handle sensitive information and high-visibility communications requirements with discretion

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer • Pay transparency protections • Opportunity to be considered for other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience