Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA | Salary | Full Time

Media Communications Specialist

DEFTEC delivers mission-critical solutions through skillfully delivered services and innovative products. We are inspired by our clients' critical missions and driven to provide the most effective solutions to execute their missions, operational challenges, and requirements. Our dedicated, experienced, and talented employees work closely with our clients to ensure the delivery of exceptional services and products.

POSITION OVERVIEW

DEFTEC Corporation seeks Media Communication Specialist to support our Air Force Research Laboratory Integration & Operations (AFRL/RS) Directorate customer

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create, review, edit, and produce final media products via PowerPoint, Word, or any other applicable application to ensure consistent and correct outward messaging is communicated for AFRL/RS

• Work with AFRL/RS leadership to capture, store, and document outward messaging and changes to existing campaign messaging.

• Archive all necessary public/media documents to AFRL SharePoint or a designated online knowledge management application.

• Develop and design engaging visual effects to convey messages and ideas to an intended audience. Content will include simple to realistic animations, motion graphics & renderings. Creative, innovative graphic products to include technology program logos/branding, designs, and sample layouts for online or print content. Some print products will require large format printing, knowledge, and precision of vinyl sign cutting.

• Support the design and procurement of marketing, branding, and recruitment presentations and materials, including event items promoting the Air Force Research Laboratory.

• Adhere to established branding guidelines published in the AFRL brand book when preparing all marketing materials.

• Provide artwork, custom signs, headers, posters, and display-related products, including camera-ready text, single-page, tri-fold, and multi-page brochures, photographs, photographic manipulation, original artwork, black-and-white and multicolored illustrations, and two- and three-dimensional perspective illustrations.

• Provide editing, copying, mounting, and laminating to support the display/exhibit.

• Integrate any customer-supplied multi-media products into the display. Upon completion of each graphic work order, the contractor shall provide the government with the original layered graphic file.

  QUALIFICATIONS:

  Required Qualifications:

• Must have knowledge of layout principles and aesthetic design concepts.

• Proficiency with Corel Draw, Adobe Creative Suite, Autodesk 3ds Max, and Microsoft Office Suite is recommended.

• 5+ years of USAF, USSF, or DOD media communication experience

• Experience with SharePoint

• Bachelor's degree

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to obtain a secret clearance

  Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience supporting AFRL/RS

• Active Secret Security Clearance

  DEFTEC offers a comprehensive whole life benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, holiday, paid time off, life insurance, short/long term disability, and educational reimbursement. DEFTEC also matches 401k contributions dollar for dollar up to 3% of employee's income and an additional $0.50 for every dollar between 4-5% of employee's income. The DEFTEC team is comprised of professionals who make a difference every day in crucial missions related to national security. Our leadership knows that this happens by employing a diverse team who is well taken care of. Our employees are our top priority making DEFTEC an ideal place to work.

  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Please contact HR@deftec.com if you require reasonable accommodations.

  DEFTEC is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

  AAP/EEO Statement

  DEFTEC Corp is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, religious creed, disability (mental and physical) including HIV and AIDS, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics ), genetic information, age, marital status, civil union status, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, denial of family and medical care leave, arrest record and/or any other characteristic(s) protected by federal, state or local law.

  This policy applies to all terms of employment including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.

  Other Duties

  Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.