Communications Specialist

Communications Specialist

Candidates MUST:
have the ability to work onsite five days a week at the customer site in McLean VA

Be located in the United States for the current three consecutive years and the Ability to obtain and maintain aPublic Trust clearance

Join our team and help shape the future of transportation!

Leidos is hiring an onsite Communications Specialist based at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Centers Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory (STOL) in McLean Virginia. This advanced research lab and smart garage enables groundbreaking research and testing that allows the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to validate and refine new transportation services and technologies developed by Leidos and our partners.

About the role:
This is a generalist Communications Specialist role supporting a broad range of communications needs across the lab. You will work across social media presentations multimedia and accessibility compliance frequently managing multiple tasks at once and working directly with technical experts to translate complex research into clear engaging and accessible content.

This role is well-suited for someone who enjoys variety is comfortable switching between projects and can work independently while coordinating closely with a collaborative communications team.

Responsibilities include:

• Independently collaborate with technical experts and researchers to develop engaging communications content across multiple platforms including print digital social media and presentations.
• Apply Section 508 accessibility best practices to all materials ensuring documents presentations videos and other multimedia are accessible to all audiences.
• Create edit and publish social media content that highlights the labs research tools technologies and events for the public through federal client channels.
• Design and develop visually compelling presentations and visual materials for internal and external audiences.
• Assist multimedia designers with video and multimedia projects with a focus on captioning accessibility and compliance.
• Support the development of fact sheets briefings newsletters and other communications collateral.
• Collaborate with internal teams to maintain consistent messaging branding and quality standards across all communications materials.
• Help identify creative ways to present complex technical information so it is clear engaging and understandable to a variety of audiences.
• Manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously while keeping deadlines and priorities on track.

Basic qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Communications Multimedia Marketing English or related field.
• Approximately 3 years of professional experience in communications marketing multimedia or related area.
• Hands-on experience with Section 508 compliance in documents presentations or multimedia.
• Experience with social media content creation and strategy.
• Skilled in creating visually engaging presentations (PowerPoint Google Slides Canva etc.).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to adapt messaging for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Comfortable managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite.

Anticipated Salary Range for this role: $75000 - $90000

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