Federal Communications Director

Overview 

The Federal Communications Director oversees the successful delivery of federal marketing and communications contracts, ensuring alignment with client goals, contract requirements, and organizational objectives. This role requires a unique blend of federal program management expertise, marketing/communications knowledge, and client relationship leadership. 

The Federal Communications Director is responsible for day-to-day oversight, staff management, workflow execution, budgeting, performance reporting, risk management, and ensuring exceptional CPARS-level delivery across all assigned contracts. 

Key Responsibilities 

Program & Contract Management 

• Lead daily operations for federal marketing and communications contracts, ensuring compliance with all deliverables, CLINs, SOW/PWS tasks, and reporting requirements. 

• Serve as the primary point of contact for CORs, COs and federal program staff. 

• Serve as the overall POC for CPARS, including planning, tracking, self-assessment inputs, and coordinating responses to draft evaluations. 

• Monitor contract performance, track milestones, and ensure on-time delivery of assets, campaigns, reports, and communications products. 

• Prepare and manage monthly performance reports, QC documentation, contract self-assessments, and CPARS readiness materials. 

• Maintain contract documentation (Asana, SharePoint, Teams, SOPs) and ensure contractor timekeeping, labor hour tracking, and cost allocation accuracy. 

Marketing & Communications Leadership 

• Translate federal program goals into strategic marketing and communication plans. 

• Support the development and execution of digital, social, creative, research, and outreach campaigns. 

• Review and approve marketing deliverables, graphics, social media content, briefs, and editorial products to ensure quality and compliance. 

• Analyze performance metrics and KPIs to inform optimization and future strategy. 

Client & Stakeholder Engagement 

• Build and maintain strong relationships with federal clients to ensure exceptional client satisfaction and transparency. 

• Lead recurring client meetings, kickoff sessions, and quarterly/annual performance reviews. 

• Identify opportunities to enhance service delivery, innovate processes, and propose new solutions or contract growth opportunities. 

• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration across internal teams, subcontractors, and partners. 

Financial & Administrative Oversight 

• Manage contract budgets, labor categories, burn rates, and ODCs. 

• Review invoices, labor hour reports, and subcontractor performance documentation. 

• Support pricing, forecasting, and estimates for expansions or option year negotiations. 

• Assist with proposal development, including resume alignment, technical writing, and past performance inputs. 

Required Qualifications 

• 10+ years of experience managing federal government contracts, preferably in communications, marketing, public affairs, or digital/media environments. 

• Strong understanding of federal contracting processes, deliverables, and reporting (SOW/PWS, CPARS, FAR, QA/QC, performance management). 

• Experience in marketing analytics, digital strategy, content oversight, or creative production. 

• Experience supporting or managing marketing, communications, public affairs, or digital media projects for federal agencies. 

• Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. 

• Exceptional communication, writing, and client-facing skills. 

• Strong analytical skills, including ability to interpret performance metrics, KPIs, and data-driven insights. 

• Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools such as Asana, SharePoint, Teams, and MS Office.