The Role
The Communications Manager leads the communications program, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, and manages media relations and outreach strategies.
Summary Generated by Built In
Job Title: Communications Manager / Public Relations Lead
Location: Ft. Detrick, MD (100% on-site required)
Company: BLN24
About Us: We find strength in teamwork-a better you is a better us.
BLN24 is an award-winning Management Consulting Firm that supports the U.S. Federal Government in successfully achieving their mission and goals. Our service and solutions delivery start with understanding each client’s end-state, and then seamlessly integrating within each Agency’s organization to improve and enhance strategic and technical operations and deployments.
Position Overview:
BLN24 is seeking a Public Relations Lead to join our team. This senior-level position is responsible for the strategic planning, oversight, and execution of the entire communications program. The manager would lead the team and serve as the primary liaison to client leadership. This individual ensures all communication efforts align with the organization's goals and comply with all relevant regulations.
Key Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications:
What BLN24 brings to the Game:
BLN24 benefits are game changing. We like our team to play hard and that means they need to be taken care of — physically, financially, and emotionally. We make sure to keep them in the game by giving them access to generous medical, dental, and vision plans.
Location: Ft. Detrick, MD (100% on-site required)
Company: BLN24
About Us: We find strength in teamwork-a better you is a better us.
BLN24 is an award-winning Management Consulting Firm that supports the U.S. Federal Government in successfully achieving their mission and goals. Our service and solutions delivery start with understanding each client’s end-state, and then seamlessly integrating within each Agency’s organization to improve and enhance strategic and technical operations and deployments.
Position Overview:
BLN24 is seeking a Public Relations Lead to join our team. This senior-level position is responsible for the strategic planning, oversight, and execution of the entire communications program. The manager would lead the team and serve as the primary liaison to client leadership. This individual ensures all communication efforts align with the organization's goals and comply with all relevant regulations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute the annual communications plan.
- Create and manage the editorial calendar and weekly status reports.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of public relations plans in coordination with the Deputy Directors.
- Oversee media relations, including managing negative news coverage and final approval of media responses.
- Lead strategy for outreach, external engagement, and digital media growth.
- Ensure all materials undergo proper OPSEC and leadership reviews.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Communications or relevant field is preferred.
- 5-10 years of related experience to include work with military and/or government agencies.
- Requires experience with and knowledge of applying DOW and DHA polices for disseminating product information to the public.
- Experience with promoting a research mission, current programs and accomplishments to the general public.
- US Citizenship Required
What BLN24 brings to the Game:
BLN24 benefits are game changing. We like our team to play hard and that means they need to be taken care of — physically, financially, and emotionally. We make sure to keep them in the game by giving them access to generous medical, dental, and vision plans.
- You can join one of the fastest growing companies headquartered in the Washington DC Metro Area. We give you the opportunity to work in different sectors, so you have the chance at variety while maintaining stability.
- Flexibility at BLN24 allows each individual the opportunity to balance quality work and their personal lives. Depending on projects, we allow remote working opportunities so you can always be in the game no matter where you call home.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Communications or relevant field
- 5-10 years of related experience with military or government agencies
- Experience with DOW and DHA policies
- Experience promoting a research mission to the public
- US Citizenship
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The Company
What We Do
BLN24 is a digital creative agency that is an 8(a) minority-owned small disadvantaged business (SDB). We add value by merging our commercial and government experience to create award-winning solutions for clients with the most important missions globally. BLN24 is a first-class communication, marketing, and technology agency for federal agencies and Fortune 500 companies. Founded by two former Booz Allen Hamilton employees, BLN24’s industry-lead marketing and communications strategies along with production and visual design has been on web and print advertisement campaigns as well as television networks across the nation.
