Speechwriter

Are you a writer who can craft compelling communications? Do you love creating messages rooted in clarity, consistency, and impact? Montage Marketing Group wants you.

Position Overview:

Montage Marketing Group is seeking a Speechwriter to join our team and provide onsite support to a federal government agency located in the Washington, DC area. The Speechwriter provides full spectrum of writing and editing support. The role requires exceptional communication, organization, adaptability, and time management skills to successfully manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.  This individual will play a key role in enhancing communications with internal and external audiences in support of the Agency’s mission.

This position is contingent upon contract award and will require 5 days/week onsite in Alexandria, VA. The salary for this position is $95,000-$100,000/year.

Key Responsibilities:

Executive & Leadership Communications

• Support implementation of executive communications strategy related to Agency projects and initiatives.
• Draft, organize, direct, and evaluate all public remarks on behalf of the Agency, ensuring alignment with Agency mission, vision, and core values.
• Draft speeches, talking points, remarks, messages, internal communications, congressional testimony, and presentations for Agency leadership.
• Produce senior-level communications products that articulate and explain complex Agency science programs and research findings.

Messaging Strategy & Communications Planning

• Develop communications plans, engagement strategies, and messaging to advance Agency mission and activities.
• Collaborate with the communications team to ensure message discipline and consistency across all media.
• Collaborate across project teams to ensure messaging is coordinated, accurate, and aligned.
  

Audience-Centered & Stakeholder Communications

• Tailor messaging for varied audiences, including Congress, scientific associations, academic stakeholders, and other Agency audiences.

Content Development & Narrative Building

• Synthesize information from internal and external sources into compelling, accurate, and accessible narratives.
• Translate complex concepts and initiatives into compelling, accessible narratives.

Editing, Quality Control & Message Consistency

• Edit materials to conform to the voice and style of Agency leadership.

Qualifications:

Education & Professional Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, marketing, public relations, science, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional speechwriting experience for varied audiences and purposes, including at least 3 years supporting science-focused organizations.
• Demonstrated experience researching and fact-checking content through interviews with subject-matter experts and program officials.

Core Skills & Competencies

• Ability to write seamlessly across a variety of formats such as long- form speeches, and internal briefings.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically while maintaining strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work with a sense of urgency to meet deadlines.

Work Requirements & Eligibility

• Ability to work on-site.

Application Requirements

• Submission of two writing samples.

About Montage Marketing Group

Montage Marketing Group is an award-winning marketing firm focused on making connections—and making a difference. Our people are innovators and co-creators, visionaries, and hard-working change makers. Our purpose is to make connections with people, to get them to stop and think, to feel and act. Proven experts in engagement, outreach, communication, event planning, and experiential design, we’re a third party-certified woman business enterprise, and a member of the US Small Business Administration’s 8(a) program.

Why Montage?

Because we’re a caring team of collaborative creatives—people who care as deeply about each other as we do about our work. We know that true teamwork happens only when each person’s voice is valued, each one’s contribution is celebrated, and success is always shared. We encourage each team member to realize their full potential. And we invite people to make our agency their pathway to fulfillment.

Montage Marketing Group is an E-Verify company and a Drug-Free Workplace.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental 
• Vision
• 401K Retirement with match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave for Birthing & Non-Birthing Parents
• Paid Jury Duty, Bereavement Leave
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Cancer Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• LegalShield
• IDShield 
• FinFit Financial Wellness Program
• Working Advantage Discount Program