Strategic Communication Lead

22nd Century Technologies, Inc. (TSCTI)

Taylor, TX

$50–$64.97 Per Hour
Contractor
Full-time
Quick Apply

5 days ago

Job Description

This is a senior, individual-contributor engagement to build enduring strategic communication standards, including style guides, templates, and visual storytelling practices, for Client's Market Intelligence & Strategy team.
The contractor leverages existing Client templates and branding guidelines as a foundation and builds upon them to create new communication standards and products for the team's use.
The contractor brings strategic communication and visual storytelling expertise, not technical modeling or engineering knowledge, and works independently as an individual contributor with no supervisory responsibility.
This role has no external stakeholder engagement responsibilities. However, the standards it establishes govern materials that are themselves external-facing, including Board materials, Client reports, and public presentation materials, and the contractor reviews and may produce such deliverables in that context.
This is a build-and-transfer engagement. The objective is to establish durable communication standards and practices that Client staff can apply and sustain after the engagement ends, not to establish a permanent operating role.

Job Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

Standards & Template Development:

Develop a written style guide covering writing best practices for Client Market Intelligence & Strategy communications.
Develop presentation and report templates, building upon existing Client templates and branding guidelines.
Develop guidelines and best practices for how the team presents data, informed by industry best practice (e.g., Tufte principles) and Client brand standards.

Capability Building & Knowledge Transfer:

Develop training materials on visual storytelling techniques, including chart, table, and graphic design.
Deliver in-person training to the team as a whole and to individual team members.
Serve as subject matter expert on communication standards, providing ongoing guidance to team members.

Deliverable Review & Quality Control:

Review team deliverables (reports, presentations, and related materials) against established communication standards prior to publication.
Provide feedback to individual contributors to improve deliverable quality and reinforce standards adoption.
Produce or directly contribute to select external-facing deliverables (e.g., Board materials, Client reports, public presentation materials) as requested.

Example Deliverables:

A governing Statement of Work specifies all deliverables. Representative deliverables include:

A written style guide for Client Market Intelligence & Strategy communications.
Presentation and report templates built upon existing Client templates and branding guidelines.
Training materials on visual storytelling techniques (charts, tables, graphics).
In-person training sessions delivered to the team, both as a group and individually.
Documented review and feedback on team deliverables prior to publication.

Numbers & Facts

Location	Taylor, TX
Job Type	Contractor, Full-time
Salary	$50–$64.97 Per Hour
Company Size	501 - 1000
Year Founded	1997
Headquarters	McLean, VA, US
Website	https://www.tscti.com/

Qualifications

Required Skills:

Strong writing, editing, and visual storytelling skills, including chart, table, and graphic design informed by recognized data-visualization best practice (e.g., Tufte principles).
Demonstrated ability to develop style guides, templates, and communication standards for an organization or team.
Strong training and coaching skills, including the ability to deliver feedback that improves individual and team output.
Ability to adapt communication standards to a technical, data-driven environment.
Experience with, or ability to work within, existing brand and template systems rather than starting from a blank page.

Experience:

Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in strategic communications, technical writing, or visual/graphic design. 10 or more years preferred.
Experience in the power sector or another technical/regulated industry is required.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Technical Writing, Graphic Design, or a related discipline, or equivalent knowledge gained through a combination of education and experience.

About Company

22nd Century Technologies, Inc. (TSCTI) is one of the fastest-growing IT services integrators and workforce solutions providers in the United States. Founded in 1997, TSCTI is a Certified National Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) with a workforce of over 6,000 professionals, including more than 600 cybersecurity subject matter experts (SMEs), supporting clients across all 50 U.S. states, Canada, and Mexico.

Headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, and McLean, Virginia, TSCTI operates through 14 offices nationwide. Our commitment to quality, security, and operational excellence is reflected in our adherence to industry-leading standards and certified mature processes, including CMMI Level 3 for Development and Services, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001.

With a strong focus on the public sector, TSCTI currently supports 14 of the 15 Federal Executive Departments, 37 additional federal agencies, all 50 state governments, more than 115 local government agencies, and 37 school districts. Over the past three years, we have significantly expanded our commercial footprint and now serve more than 80 Fortune 500 and commercial clients.

Recognized by Forbes as one of the “Best Companies to Work For,” 22nd Century Technologies consistently exceeds client expectations through a customer-centric approach, delivering exceptional talent and innovative solutions while fostering a culture that motivates, values, and empowers its employees.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

https://www.tscti.com/current-openings