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Public Affairs Specialist –

Port Hueneme, CA

Company Overview:

Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Ventura, California, Quality Innovative Solutions, Inc.® is a multi-disciplined Engineering and Technical / Professional Services provider to the Federal, State, and Commercial markets.

We deliver customized innovative solutions and quality products and services designed to meet our customer requirements through:

• Software Testing/Hardware Integration

• Research & Analysis/Assessments

• Systems Engineering/Integration

• Network Enterprise

• Logistics and Training

• Program/Project Management

• Installation Planning/Technical Assistance Visits

  We are committed to responsiveness and professional excellence, providing engineering, logistics, technical and administrative service solutions to real world challenges facing our customers.

  Opportunity Overview:

  We are currently in search of a Public Affairs Specialist, working out of Port Hueneme, CA. This individual must be professional, detail oriented, and discreet.

  Functional Duties:

• Write stories on accomplishments of and relating to PHD workforce and leadership. Publish stories in internal news website and submit to external publications for possible publication

• Establish credibility with editors and readers through clean prose, strong research, and the use of sources and citations

• Edit, proofread, fact check, and rewrite as necessary stories and photo captions by other QIS writers

• Suggest PAO writer guidelines and responsibilities relating to story idea gather and story writing process to PAO Deputy

• Write Standard Operating Procedure and related forms for PAO

• Write speeches, talking points, remarks, blogs, welcome letters, reports and other correspondence for command leadership. Edit and proofread these for others when requested by PAO Deputy

• Input metrics as required

• Perform any other writing and editing related tasks for PAO on behalf of command leadership

  Mandatory Requirements:

• Associates or Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Public Relations, Business, or Communications

• Certificate in Public Affairs Management (CPAM) or equivalent

• 5-7 Years of related work experience

• Exceptional Microsoft Office Suite skills

• Excellent grammar, composition, spelling, and punctuation

• Knowledge and experience writing in accordance with AP style guidelines

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Possess editorial and fact-checking skills to perform final document quality assurance check prior to distribution to the public

• Ability to develop outlines and drafts that meet leadership requirements and regulations

• Familiarity with the work done at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Port Hueneme Division

• Ability to complete specific short-term or recurring assignments, such as writing a newspaper column, contributing to a series of articles, or producing an organization’s newsletter

• Active security clearance required: Secret

• Required to pass a U.S. Government background security check

  Disclaimer:

  QI-Solutions® participates in E-Verify. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned this classification and are not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees so classified. Other duties may be assigned. Job Descriptions are subject to change at any time. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, Veteran, or disabled.