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Job ID: 2511517 Location: ARLINGTON, VA, United States Date Posted: Nov 18, 2025 Category: Communications Subcategory: Communications Schedule: Full-time Shift: Day Job Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time Minimum Clearance Required: Secret Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI Potential for Remote Work: Hybrid Benefits: Click here SAIC is hiring a Junior Web Developer to join the Strategic Communication and outreach support for the Office of the Under Secretary of Research and Engineering (OUSW(R&E)). This role requires working independently within a small team of public affairs analysts, graphic designers, and website developers to ensure unified and effective communication strategies throughout the organization. Key Responsibilities: Project management of small tasks utilizing WordPress CMS, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, Graphic Design and UI/UX. Interact with a small team of public affairs analysts, graphic designers, and website developers to ensure the effective execution of communication strategies. Support the creation of visual and digital content that aligns with OUSD(R&E) communication goals. Facilitate collaboration among team members to produce high-quality communication materials. Ensure timely updates to team deadlines and assist in delivering consistent, accurate, and impactful messages across all platforms. Review, analyze, and recommend solutions to PA-related challenges, and track issues and problems through to resolution. Respond to related questions and correspondence regarding PA challenges. Support the social media manager in drafting, editing, and publishing LinkedIn posts in support of the R&E enterprise, subordinate organizations, stakeholders, and the Department of Defense. Track media activities and the information environment, including the creation of daily media clips. Develop and execute strategic communications and external communications activities in support of OUSD(R&E) responsibilities, priorities, and objectives. Track public speaking engagements, media activities, and other external outreach for the entire OUSD(R&E) organization. Meet on a recurring basis with R&E leadership and OSD(PA) counterparts to ensure synchronization and coordination of public engagement, media, and other external outreach activities across the OUSD(R&E) enterprise. Provide recommendations to OUSD(R&E) leadership on public affairs and strategic communications activities that will advance OUSD(R&E) messaging priorities. Coordinate media activities, including interview preparations and the creation of quotes for senior leaders, in response to media queries. Edit and create weekly activity reports for amplification to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense as needed. Qualifications Required Qualifications: Active DoD Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Communications or related field and three (3) years of experience or Master's degree and one (1) year of related experience. At least three (3) years of experience in web development. Strong problem-solving skills, and an understanding of front-end development with a focus on UI/UX. Familiarity with version control and collaborative platforms such as GitHub. Experience implementing approved updates and requests with custom development utilizing tools such as WordPress, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. Experience writing, editing, and performing research to develop comprehensive written products. Awareness of incorporating strategic-level communications priorities with organization communications priorities into digestible, easy-to-understand products. Familiarization with operational-level strategic communications activities and coordination. Familiarization with Section 508 Compliance for websites. Have an understanding of the DoD Public Affairs process, including how to engage with the web design, media and via public events. Overview SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline. SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives. We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com . For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom . Are you an SAIC Employee? Please apply through the internal career site here > #J-18808-Ljbffr Saic

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