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If you’re someone who sees problems as opportunities, you’ll thrive here. RESPEC is 100% employee-owned, which means we take ownership of every challenge. Here, your ideas drive real solutions. Since 1969, we’ve tackled complex challenges in energy transition, infrastructure resilience, digital transformation, and sustainability.
At RESPEC, you’ll work alongside clients to take on critical problems. Depending on your expertise, you might design infrastructure in remote locations, develop renewable energy solutions for global projects, or apply data-driven technology to improve mining and water systems.
We bring deep technical knowledge, real-world experience, and a commitment to work that matters. If you're looking for a place where your contributions have real impact, you’ll fit right in.
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Job DescriptionRESPEC is hiring a Communications Products Specialist Sr. to support a federal partner’s high-visibility health innovation initiatives. You will lead the creation and coordination of communication products and outreach for diverse audiences, including congressional, executive, clinical, and facility-level stakeholders. This role combines strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, and high-quality deliverable production in a fast-paced, federally regulated environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Communications and Outreach
- Develop materials and messages for congressional, executive, and facility audiences; ensure accuracy, clarity, and alignment with program status and capabilities.
- Manage public relations, information output, press releases, media inquiries, advertising, and social media in support of program goals.
- Maintain and organize pilot site email accounts; respond to correspondence and distribute communications at the Government’s direction.
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Identify and log stakeholders in a stakeholder registry; tailor engagement strategies to maximize participation and support.
- Facilitate ongoing communication with new and existing pilot sites; coordinate approvals and feedback loops.
- Material Development
- Design and distribute healthcare-related promotional and educational materials (internal and external).
- Build and maintain an onboarding “toolbox” (introductions, agreements, site materials, trainings) for new pilot sites; tailor by site and secure required approvals.
- Reporting and Governance
- Support timely, compliant development of communication deliverables; maintain version control and audit-ready documentation.
- Ensure all communications align with federal standards, branding, accessibility, privacy, and security requirements.
- BA/BS degree.
- 8+ years of experience in public relations and strategic communications, including press releases, media requests, social media, and/or advertising across diverse organizations.
- Demonstrated experience producing communication products for high-visibility programs.
- Excellent writing, editing, and message development skills for executive and public audiences.
- U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
- Strong organizational skills; ability to manage multiple deadlines and stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) or similar federal healthcare/benefits organizations.
- Experience developing materials for congressional audiences and executive leadership.
- Familiarity with the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act and related pilot programs.
- Experience with stakeholder registries, approval workflows, and communications governance in federal settings.
Work Schedule:
- Onsite at Federal Agency in Washington, DC
Compensation: Salary depends on experience and expertise. Compensation includes a comprehensive fringe-benefits package. RESPEC is a 100% employee-owned company and employees are eligible for participation in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) after a qualifying period.
Featured benefits include:
· Flexible Work Schedules
· Paid Parental Leave
· 401(k) & ESOP (with company match up to 4%)
· Professional Development and Training
· Tuition Reimbursement
· Employee Assistance Program
· Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
What We Do
In a world where one superhero can handle almost any problem, our entire team of award-winning technology experts is on a mission to make your business better.
With extra vision to see solutions that others can’t and vast knowledge to bridge the gaps that others don’t, we’re transformers with the know-how to solve the world’s hardest problems. At RESPEC, we thrive on technology and making our clients successful. This is why we do what we do.
From the depths of a cavern to the heights of a volcano, from an antiquated computer system to a business in dire need of re-engineering, our technical and business experts find solutions for extreme situations... like the time we cleansed and migrated 100 million rows of legacy data or the time we protected Mt. Rushmore.
Know-How is Everything.
We use our resourcefulness and vast experience to solve problems. It’s called know-how. And when you have it, problems aren’t problems at all. Know-how defines the core of who we are. It is how our clients see us. Know-how speaks to ingenuity, aptitude, and skill—it is not merely knowledge; it is knowledge on how to get things done. Imagine having access to a think tank with hundreds of diversely talented engineers, scientists, programmers, and developers under one roof—that’s RESPEC. Each team member is highly trained and skilled in understanding and applying the laws of a specific universe to solve any kind of problem. That’s why we have to talk about our team in terms of superheroes.
