Junior Communications Specialist

🔥 18 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🗣️ Communications

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Aptive Resources

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2012

🎖️ Defense

📦 Logistics

📣 Marketing

Defense • Logistics • Marketing

Aptive Resources is a management consulting firm based in Alexandria, Virginia, specializing in providing innovative solutions to federal government agencies, particularly in veteran and civilian health sectors. With a strong focus on performance optimization, human capital, and data analytics, Aptive aims to improve the quality and accessibility of health care services for veterans and the general public. The company utilizes technology and human-centered services to bridge divides and enhance public service delivery for multiple agencies, including Veterans Affairs, Defense, and others.

📋 Description

• Produce and distribute recurring communications to VHA AI use case owners and enterprise staff, including email campaigns, Microsoft Teams messages, and newsletter-style updates • Plan, promote, and execute informational and educational sessions for VHA staff • Draft, edit, and produce presentations and written reports on AI inventory status, risk management resources, and oversight activity • Translate technical AI governance material into plain-language products for non-technical audiences • Build and maintain digital artifact repositories for AI guidance, SOPs, and FAQs • Support AI use case owner quarterly update cycles through working sessions, office hours, and asynchronous communications • Handle information output, announcements, and media or stakeholder inquiries routed through the Institute • Represent Institute leadership’s intent and voice in draft products and meeting materials • Coordinate communications logistics for AI committee and workgroup meetings • Apply Section 508 accessibility standards to digital and written products

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum of 4 years of communications or public relations experience • Communications or public relations experience, potentially including public relations, information output, press releases and media requests, social media, and/or advertising • BA/BS in Communications, Public Affairs, Journalism, English, or a related field • Must be able to obtain and maintain a favorably adjudicated Tier 1 / National Agency Check with Written Inquiries (NACI) background investigation • Must complete VA Privacy and Information Security Awareness and Rules of Behavior training (TMS #10176) prior to system access and annually thereafter • Must be authorized to work in the United States • All work must be performed within a jurisdiction subject to the law of the United States or its territories • Ability to translate technical subject matter into accurate, plain-language products • Experience running recurring stakeholder webinars or virtual event series • Experience ghostwriting for senior executives and representing a principal’s voice faithfully • Ability to sustain a high-volume production calendar • Federal health agency communications experience, with VA or VHA strongly preferred • Working knowledge of Section 508 accessibility requirements • Experience building and maintaining a SharePoint knowledge site or comparable digital artifact repository • Ability to work independently between check-ins • Ability to get up to speed quickly on complex issues • High attention to detail • Outstanding written and verbal communications skills • Knowledge of military and Veteran populations

🏖️ Benefits

• Full-time position • Remote work arrangement • No travel anticipated