USAMMDA Public Affairs Officer

Company Description

BryceTech has partnered with technology and R&D clients to deliver mission and business success since 2017. Bryce combines core competencies in analytics and engineering with domain expertise. Our teams help government agencies, Fortune 500 firms, and investors manage complex programs, develop IT tools, and forecast critical outcomes. We offer clients proprietary, research-based models that enable evidence-based decision-making. Bryce cultivates a culture of engagement and partnership with our clients. BryceTech is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran

Job Description

Background.  USAMMDA is the largest Department of Defense's (DoD) medical materiel development activity designed to protect and preserve the lives of Warfighters.  USAMMDA develops, modernizes, procures, and fields new drugs, vaccines, medical devices and support equipment that enhances readiness, ensuring the provision of the highest quality medical care to the DoD and maximizing survival of medical casualties on the battlefield.

Strategic Planning and Communications Support 

The Contractor will support USAMMDA’s development, coordination, and execution of its strategic plan.  Additionally, the Contractor will assist in implementing the USAMMDA Strategic Plan and the related Strategic Communications Plan, as described below, in direct support of USAMMDA’s goals and objectives outlined in the program’s strategic plan.  The Contractor will assist in updating metrics and monitoring accomplishments against the strategic plan.  

Brand Management and Graphic Design Support 

The Contractor will manage and maintain the USAMMDA program’s brand identity.  This effort includes, but is not limited to, designing and integrating brand elements throughout external and internal products and communications, and evolving the brand to support USAMMDA’s current and future strategic initiatives. 

The Contractor will provide advanced graphic design support to USAMMDA to create visual images for brochures, briefings, presentations, reports, and other documents.  The Contractor will also provide graphic design support for the organizations booths used at conferences and meetings.  The Contractor will lead the development of a USAMMDA briefing and standard briefings for all PMOs and Divisions.  The Contractor will provide graphics support to enhance stakeholder outreach. 

Event Support 

The Contractor will support the planning, preparation and promotion of USAMMDA special events including meetings and ceremonies.  This effort includes, but is not limited to, identifying speaking opportunities for USAMMDA senior management, writing speaking abstracts, coordinating handouts, and providing event-related graphic design, photography, or video support upon request. 

Media Relations Support 

The Contractor will support a media relations program with USAMMDA’s public affairs officer.  This effort includes, but is not limited to, administrative support, developing and updating marketing materials, coordination of strategic communications with higher headquarters, maintaining key media relationships, leveraging new media tools, researching and writing press releases and other articles, media pitching, interview scheduling, media training, media monitoring, media tracking, and participating in and coordination of community, Very Important Person, and other marketing events. CONUS travel will be required to support marketing events in a variety of locations within the United States.  The Contractor will serve as the USAMMDA “Command” photographer. 

Consistent with the Strategic Communication Plan, the Contractor will research, plan, design, implement, promote, and maintain USAMMDA messages and branding on the USAMMDA public website and intranet site.  The Contractor will support establishing/enhancing USAMMDA’s online presence to support the organization’s operations and to inform and engage a variety of USAMMDA stakeholders in USAMMDA’s mission and strategic initiatives. 

The Contractor will provide website support services to include content development.  This work includes planning and designing content for the Command’s website. 

The Contractor will design, develop, and maintain a consistent information architecture, user interface features, site animation, and special-effects elements that ensure predictable, successful user interactions.  Website designs will support USAMMDA’s strategies and goals relative to strategic communications.  The Contractor will optimize the information architecture, content, layout, and site design to maximize site utility and assure a predic