Sr. Outreach & Engagement

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The Outreach and Engagement team acts as brand advocate for the cybersecurity-focused Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) that supports the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE). Team members develop communications strategy and execute integrated outreach and communication efforts to increase awareness of the NCCoE and further the adoption of specific cybersecurity solutions across industry and key infrastructure sectors.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute a communications strategy for NCCoE projects, events, and campaigns.
• Participates as part of the team crafting and implementing overarching communications strategy for the NCCoE.
• Create effective copy for a variety of mediums including: speeches, blogs, web copy, email promotions, reports, fact sheets, PowerPoint presentations, conference abstracts, etc.
• Builds, maintains, and grows communities of interest.
• Acts as an editor and writing consultant for the engineering team.
• Serves as project liaison between the publications, webs, and MITRE strategic communications teams.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 3 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with relevant experience who can immediately contribute at this job step; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

Required Qualifications:

• Adept at understanding, digesting, and distilling complex and technical cybersecurity topics into plain, easily understood language
• Significant experience in a marketing or strategic communications role
• Experience developing short-form content for external audiences
• Excel at working both independently and as part of a team
• Experience executing social media campaigns
• Significant experience in juggling multiple priorities and being able to adapt to changing requirements and evolving needs.
• Leadership capabilities to provide guidance and strategic thought process for the center level activities and specific technical industries
• Experience using a variety of digital media to obtain marketing objectives
• Positive attitude, and ability to deliver quality support under tight or shifting deadlines with grace and maturity
• Ability to analyze a problem or process and suggest improvements
• Knowledge of cybersecurity technologies and concepts
• Ability to plan and execute high-profile industry events
• Willingness/ability to learn new technologies
• Strong writing and editing skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of cybersecurity, IT, or privacy concepts
• Familiarity with critical infrastructure
• Experience identifying and gathering metrics
• Familiarity with NIST Special Publications

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

None

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

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