Speech Writer
Description
At VMD, now a part of Xcelerate Solutions, you have the opportunity to thrive in your career and become a Game Changer. The quality and talent of our people is what drives our success. We embrace an employee-first culture and make it a priority to provide professional development opportunities that foster career growth.
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The Speechwriting and leadership support services will include drafting speeches, remarks, talking points, internal communications, congressional testimony, and presentations for NSF leadership. The contractor will synthesize complex information from internal and external sources into compelling narratives tailored to specific audiences, while maintaining consistency with the voice, tone, and style of NSF leadership. These efforts will support strategic communications planning and leadership engagement across high-visibility forums.
In this Social Media Writer role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Draft speeches, talking points, remarks, messages, internal communications, congressional testimony, and presentations for NSF leadership.
- Synthesize information from internal and external sources into compelling, accurate, and accessible narratives.
- Tailor messaging for varied audiences, including Congress, scientific associations, academic stakeholders, and other NSF audiences.
- Develop communications plans, engagement strategies, and messaging to advance NSF's mission and activities.
- Produce senior-level communications products that articulate and explain complex NSF science programs and research findings.
- Edit materials to conform to voice and style of NSF leadership.
Job requirements
- Minimum 5 years of professional speech writing experience for different audiences and purposes, including at least 3 years doing speech writing for science-focused organizations.
- Experience researching and fact-checking through interviews with subject-matter experts and program officials.
- Submit two writing samples
Basic Qualifiers:
- Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree preferred.
- Can Additional Years of Experience Substitute for Degree? No
- Minimum Years of Overall Experience: 5
- Desired Certification: Professional certificate in speechwriting, strategic communications certificate, executive communications or leadership communications training, Science Communication Certificate, Public Policy Analysis Certificate, Technical Writing Certificate.
- Minimum Clearance to Start: Public Trust
- Work Status Allowable: US Citizen or Permanent Resident
Travel and Telecommuting:
- Travel: Some (between 10-25%)
- Telecommute Options: On site. Ability to work core hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
VMD provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable Federal, state and local laws. VMD maintains a drug-free workplace.