Communications and Marketing Lead

Overview

SMS is seeking a Communications and Marketing Lead to support a DoD cloud organization. This is a dynamic position with the opportunity for the right candidate to shape their own role to provide the greatest value to the customer.

 

As a dynamic systems integrator, SMS offers proven solutions in engineering, operations, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. With expertise in modernizing and optimizing legacy infrastructure and systems, ensuring operational efficiency, and designing, implementing, and managing secure environments, SMS supports business and mission goals with proficiency, quality, and integrity.

SMS has been serving the advanced information technology needs of the federal government since 1976, delivering talented teams and innovative, cost-effective solutions and services to support our customers’ missions for more than 40 years. SMS is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with offices and on-site operations at customer locations throughout the United States. For additional information on SMS, visit www.sms.com.

 

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Responsibilities

Primary duty functions include:

• Develop executive level DoD and industry communications to include social media to raise awareness, change perceptions and attitudes, and motivate action
• Assist with the development of strategic documentation (plans, road-maps, initiatives, etc.), set goals for and implement campaigns, and develop measures of success to report effectiveness
• In coordination with customer stakeholders, develop marketing communications plans
• Develop and implement content plans and utilize creativity to support communication of strategies aligned to distinct audiences
• In coordination with SMEs, create graphics and communications to simply explain complex ideas to a variety of audiences
• Apply knowledge of customer, process, and strategy challenges, and unique differentiators for content development
• Distribute content to various channels, such as web, hard-copy, briefs, plans, social media, etc.)
• As the position requires flexibility, other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be a proactive, self-starter with the ability to manage multiple taskings in various stages with minimal direction and be able to successfully achieve desired outcomes
• Expert-level (DINFOS) knowledge in communications and marketing in an organization similar in size to this acquisition
• Expert-level knowledge of industry accepted standards and best practices related to marketing and communications
• Ten or more years of experience in marketing
• Ten or more years of experience in communications
• Ten or more years professional experience in Army, DoD, or IC in a related field
• Shall possess at the time of award, and retain, an active SECRET security clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or equivalent experience

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or related field
• Knowledge of Cloud technologies, terminology, application migration and modernization, DevSecOps, and DoD POM/PPBE and Acquisition processes
• Broad spectrum knowledge with critical thinking skills
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Agile certification (Scrum, SAFe, etc.)

SMS is a veteran-owned network integrator established in 1976.  With an employee retention rate averaging over 5 years, our ability to hire quality people and retain them in a rapidly evolving IT market proves why we are a world-class information technology company. At SMS, we place a high value on quality of service, customer satisfaction, and best-of-breed policies and practices. As a result, SMS is proud to be ISO 9001:2008 Registered and a CMMI Level 3 certified company, ensuring that we continue to meet and exceed the expectations of our customers, partners and employees. 

 

SMS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.