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Strategist

San Diego, CA

Location: San Diego, CA – with on-site requirements at a government facility

Who We Are: LINK is a fast-growing Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) that leverages human-centered design to support strategy, innovation, communication, change, and branding within the federal government and adjacent industry partners. At LINK, we partner with engineers, futurists, and thought leaders to untangle complexity, discover opportunity, and communicate clearly with visual stories. 

Let us be your partners in change.

About the Opportunity: 

LINK is looking for a Strategist with a strong background in Communications or Public Affairs to join our dynamic team. Working under the direction of the Director of Strategy, you will interface directly with clients to understand their unique challenges, provide consultative strategies and executive-level solutions, distill narratives from client-provided content, and collaborate with the creative team to execute visual products that align with the client’s brand, industry, and culture.

In this role, you will work with colleagues across the organization to uncover meaningful insights, build game-changing strategies, and deliver tailored solutions. Your expertise in Strategic Communications will play a pivotal role in driving LINK's business growth and delivering high-quality, client-focused outcomes.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience working directly with clients, extracting key insights, and leading collaborative initiatives to achieve impactful results. This is an exciting opportunity to bring together creative and strategic expertise to contribute to LINK’s continued success.

Qualifications: 

  • Active Clearance: Secret or Top Secret strongly preferred
  • Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communication, English, or a related field
  • 5-10 years of experience in strategic communication, public affairs, or a similar role
  • Strong creative design and execution skills to achieve customer objectives through design
  • Ability to build and maintain robust client relationships and foster positive interpersonal connections
  • Interest in visual storytelling, including data visualization and conceptualizing abstract ideas
  • Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, maintaining a strong focus on accuracy and attention to detail
    Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate in a clear, approachable, and knowledgeable manner

Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate directly with clients to understand their challenges and the respective solution, then co-create effective products to convey it all to the appropriate audience
  • In partnership with the Director of Strategy, elevate content artifacts and demonstrate thought leadership to the team around quality standards and deliverables from a content lens
  • Translate ideas into compelling campaigns, solutions, stories
  • Capture client requirements, missions, visions, goals, and KPIs/OKRs
  • Help design and develop effective meetings and workshops to co-create solutions with clients and gather content
  • Perform primary and secondary research with a high level of journalistic standards 
  • Work iteratively by proactively asking for feedback from internal partners and clients to incrementally improve solutions
  • Manage multiple projects, organizing assignments, tracking progress, and ensuring deliverables meet financial and quality standards.

Work Schedule:

  • Full time, 40 hours per week
  • On-site requirements at a government facility
  • Some travel required to attend relevant events and conferences, and participate in LINK team events

Salary
We're committed to offering competitive compensation. While the salary range for this position is $115,000-$130,000, your final offer may be adjusted based on factors like experience and location.

Benefits:

  • $100 monthly internet/cell phone stipend
  • Healthcare reimbursement up to $450/month for the individual employee premium
  • Company-paid Short Term Disability Insurance
  • 401K with employer contribution of up to 4%
  • 11 Federal Holidays per year 
  • 15 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year 
  • Paid Holiday Time Off (Christmas Eve through the New Year) 
  • Annual bonus plan participation
  • Annual profit sharing participation
  • Up to $2,000 Learning and Development program reimbursement, pro rated based on start date
  • Technology package that includes a LINK-owned MacBook Pro, monitor, mouse and keyboard 

EOE

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