When you join AIS, you’re joining a mission-driven team that’s passionate about making a difference. You’ll work on projects that matter, alongside industry-leading experts, in an environment that fosters innovation, driving client success, and empowering our team to make a lasting impact. As an employee-owned company, we value collaboration, inclusivity, continuous growth, and shared success.
Employee Ownership: Your contributions directly impact the company’s success, and you share in its achievements.
Continuous Learning: Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth.
Inclusive Culture: A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone’s voice is valued.
Mission-Driven Work: Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities.
What are we looking for?
At AIS, we're looking for more than just skills - we're looking for driven individuals who are passionate about making a difference, eager to grow, and aligned with our core principles.
Working@AIS
At AIS, we are dedicated to providing our employees with diverse opportunities to grow their careers while supporting a variety of impactful projects. For this position, we are seeking a talented individual to join AIS as a Lead Marketing Specialist.
Core Knowledge & Skills: Mastery of strategic marketing, consumer behavior, SEO, content marketing, and event orchestration; deep industry knowledge.
Work & Complexity: Leads high-stakes projects; develops innovative strategies and provides executive-level campaign readouts.
Quality & Independence: Sets team quality standards; uses KPIs to assess and improve campaign effectiveness.
Teamwork & Communication: Drives team performance, fosters collaboration, and leads cross-functional and vendor relationships.
Consulting & Engagement: Acts as a trusted advisor; offers tailored solutions and conducts training to enhance organizational marketing skills.
AIS is seeking a Content Research Creator to support the launch of our new portal by creating, organizing, and uploading high-quality content while ensuring accuracy and consistency across the platform. The ideal candidate will also bring strong organizational management skills, research, and training experience to help guide users, support adoption, and maintain well-structured content processes.
Key ResponsibilitiesConduct qualitative and quantitative research on defense-related topics, policies, programs, and emerging issues
Analyze primary and secondary sources, including government publications, academic research, and operational data
Develop clear, accurate, and well-structured content such as reports, briefs, background papers, talking points, and digital content
Translate complex technical or policy information into accessible content for diverse audiences
Collaborate with subject matter experts, program managers, and public affairs or strategic communications teams
Ensure all content complies with DoD style guides, classification rules, and information security requirements
Maintain documentation of sources and research methodologies for auditability and review
Support content updates and revisions based on policy changes, leadership guidance, or mission needs
Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Political Science, International Relations, Defense Studies, related field, or qualified job experience over the past 10-15 years.
Demonstrated experience in research, writing, and website content development
Strong analytical, critical thinking, and synthesis skills
Excellent written communication skills with attention to accuracy and detail
Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment
Eligibility to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
Proven ability in learning new technologies, such as websites, and creating content for such tools
Prior experience supporting the Department of Defense or other federal agencies
Familiarity with DoD organizational structure, terminology, and mission sets
Experience working with sensitive materials and secure research environments
Knowledge of federal information dissemination, public affairs, or strategic communications practices
Experience operating within an agile scrum team and tempo
Applied Information Sciences does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis. Employment decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs.
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What We Do
AIS (Applied Information Sciences) provides software and systems engineering services to government agencies and businesses across the United States. We specialize in cloud services, DevOps, custom application development, and IT services. Our areas of expertise include custom application development, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Office 365, SharePoint, Dynamics 365, User Experience (UX), business intelligence/advanced analytics and IoT, and Managed Services. Our customers include a broad range of organizations, from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies, and include state and local governments as well as defense and national security agencies.
Our analysis-driven approach to solving business problems—combined with our commitment to deadlines and budgets—results in successful projects and long-term relationships with our clients. We're a top-tier cloud partner for Microsoft, Amazon and Equinix with proven capabilities and a track record of success. AIS is a Microsoft gold partner with six competencies and a Microsoft National Solution Provider (NSP). From over 750,000 Microsoft partners, there are less than 50 partners that have been selected for inclusion in the NSP organization. Microsoft chooses partners for this program that have proven capabilities to scale to the needs of large enterprises across the United States. Founded in 1982, AIS is a growing and privately held company headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with offices in Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Indiana, and India.
Check out our opportunities at careers.ais.com.
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