Outreach and Communications Specialist

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As an Outreach and Communications Specialist, you will help ensure our customer effectively communicates their mission to a broad array of water sector stakeholders. Our work depends on an outreach and communications specialist joining our team to support coordination and delivery of webinars, plan for and attend conferences, and develop communications products that will inform water utility personnel and water sector partners and stakeholder organizations about our customer’s initiatives.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Coordinate and support webinars including setting up registration, moderating the webinar, tracking attendees, and providing continuing education unit documentation.
• Plan for and attend conferences including booth reservation, coordination with conference planners, speaking, and shipping booth materials.
• Contribute to the development of flyers, factsheets, email communications, blogs, social media updates, and other multimedia resources.
• Consult with customers to understand requirements for project deliverables.
• Develops measurement tools to evaluate the effectiveness of webinars and communications strategies.
• Maintains current knowledge of effective and relevant outreach and communication tools and techniques.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: BA (or equivalent experience), 5+ years of experience  

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
● Education: Bachelor of Arts
● Required Experience: 5+ years of related experience
● Required Technical Skills: Prior outreach and communication experience
● Required Skills and Abilities: Strong communication skills, strong organizational skills, technical writing, attention to detail

● Preferred Skills: Ability to work independently but also willing to receive and apply feedback provided by more senior team members

● Location: Remote

● Citizenship: US Citizenship Required

● Travel: 25% travel required