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Travel Required:

Clearance Required:

What You Will Do:

• Support the development and execution of strategic communications, change management, and stakeholder engagement strategies for complex organizational initiatives.
• Analyze organizational changes, stakeholder needs, and business priorities to identify communications and engagement needs.
• Translate complex organizational, operational, and policy information into clear, concise, audience-centered communications.
• Draft and edit executive communications, employee announcements, talking points, FAQs, briefing materials, newsletters, presentations, toolkits, and other communications products.
• Develop infographics, process diagrams, timelines, one-pagers, presentation graphics, and other visual communications that make complex concepts easier to understand.
• Create polished, executive-ready PowerPoint presentations that combine strong messaging with effective visual storytelling.
• Support development and maintenance of communications calendars, stakeholder maps, message frameworks, engagement plans, and related project materials.
• Help plan and support stakeholder engagement activities, including leadership sessions, employee engagement activities, listening sessions, and feedback mechanisms.
• Synthesize stakeholder feedback, employee questions, and other qualitative information to identify themes and recommend improvements to communications and engagement approaches.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts and client stakeholders to turn technical or evolving information into accessible communications.
• Manage multiple deliverables in a fast-paced environment while maintaining quality, consistency, attention to detail, and responsiveness to client needs.
• The role reflects the engagement's integrated approach to leadership alignment, change impact analysis, stakeholder engagement, strategic communications, workforce feedback, and visual communications.

What You Will Need:

• Ability to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD Public Trust; Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.
• Must be a US Citizen due to nature of client engagements.
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, public relations, business, graphic design, organizational change, public policy, or a related field.
• Two (2) years of relevant professional experience in strategic communications, management consulting, organizational change management, marketing, stakeholder engagement, or a related field.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to communicate complex topics clearly and concisely.
• Strong Microsoft PowerPoint skills and experience developing polished, professional presentations.
• Experience developing visual communications such as infographics, process graphics, timelines, executive presentations, or similar materials.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work through ambiguous or evolving assignments.
• Strong attention to detail and demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with team members, subject matter experts, and client stakeholders.

What Would Be Nice to Have:

• Experience supporting federal government clients or working in a federal consulting environment.
• Experience supporting organizational transformations, reorganizations, technology implementations, workforce initiatives, or other significant change efforts.
• Familiarity with organizational change management methods and concepts, including stakeholder analysis, change impact assessment, communications planning, and change readiness.
• Experience developing executive or senior leadership communications.
• Experience with visual design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, or similar platforms.
• Experience developing accessible or Section 508-compliant communications and presentations.
• Experience facilitating or supporting stakeholder interviews, focus groups, workshops, or employee listening sessions.
• Demonstrated ability to use data, feedback, or stakeholder insights to improve communications and engagement strategies.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Basic Life & Supplemental Life

• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Student Loan PayDown

• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

• Skills Development & Certifications

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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