Public Affairs Specialist/Media Strategist

Duty Location:  Iraq

Performance Period:  May 2008 - Nov 2008

Job Description

Public Affairs Specialists to support a Mobile Public Affairs Detachment and public affairs personnel in Iraq. The Public Affairs Specialists will assist with the performance of daily duties in the media operations center, producing daily and weekly products, analyzing information, and preparing written news releases and articles to be released via the internet. The position is located in Iraq.

Duties and Responsibilities
• Assist with the layout and production of a six-day per week PDF publication to be distributed via the internet and the generation, layout and production of a bi-weekly 12-page command information newspaper and a year-end 160-page command information magazine
• Assist with the acquisition, editing and dissemination of a weekly video newscast averaging 12:30 to14:40 minutes
• Produce a daily radio newscast averaging 3 to 4 minutes
• Produce pod casts and other video products on the internet
• Schedule and execute DVIDS interviews with hometown media outlets
• Assist with scheduling weekly radio interviews
• Provide real-time response capability that instantly deals with the news of the day and taking advantage of opportunities that the news day may present
• Receive and transmit video and print products on a routine basis using DVIDS
• Revise current public affairs plans and create future plans
• Monitor media/press operating in area of responsibility
• Assist with organization and scientific tracking of themes, messages and key communicators of the media outlets
• Create a media assessment tracking mechanism that will allow the Public Affairs Officer (PAO) to schedule future engagements
• Provide additional assistance as required by the PAO


Minimum Requirements• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, Public Affairs or related field; MBA desired
• Ten (10) years of verifiable experience producing radio and television presentations, newspaper editing and publishing, and preparing and releasing news and feature items for military publications
• Ability to work in environments with a high operational tempo
• Professional written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced technical, analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment
• Customer service skills and/or strong interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated time management and organizational skills
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance