Public Affairs Specialist (Navy)

**THOR Solutions** is actively seeking a **Public Affairs Specialist** to provide full-time technical and professional support services at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) in **Norfolk, VA.** **This position is contingent upon contract award, anticipated for September 2026.** **Typical Responsibilities:** - Collaborate with the Executive Staff, Commanding Officer (CO), Executive Officer (XO), and Executive Director (ED), Department Heads, Public Affairs Division Head and command personnel to maintain a robust Public Affairs program. - Provide support in conceptualizing, planning, administering and evaluating the program's "voice" to the industry and the public. - Provide professional photography, video, and audio services for command events then develop, write, edit and submit articles for publication in regional Navy newspaper, MARMC Monthly newsletter, CNRMC, NAVSEA and Navy news websites. - Create, develop, and provide invitations, tickets, flyers, booklets, programs and pamphlets for special events. - Participate in crisis communications for the command by supplying pertinent information to civilian Public Affairs for dissemination to media. - Serve as member(s) of the MARMC Fire Response Team (FRT) and as a Public Affairs representative in the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). Provide support at the site of an incident to assist with the control of media and support at the site of an incident to assist with the control of media and provide timely facts of the incident as well as provide digital photographs. - Serve as a customer service advocate. - Update and maintain the command web calendar with all command events. - Maintain the scrolling banner in CEP-200. - Update the command's information/weather advisory line weekly or as needed to inform the command of base closures or delays due to inclement weather. - Establish storyboard, professional photographs, and conduct interviews for products. - Set up event sites and audio equipment for award ceremonies, changes of command, or other large events. - Create, upload and maintain slide presentations on the MARMC website. - Update and maintain Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and all Digital Signage. Create how-to learning and advertising trifolds. - Respond timely and appropriately to requests for information concerning agency programs and services. **Location:** Onsite at Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) in Norfolk, VA. **Typical Physical Activity:** Mix of desk/computer work in an office environment and visits to waterfront/shipboard environments. May involve: repetitive motion, traversing shipboard environments (e.g. confined spaces, ladders, hatches), or vision. **Typical Pay Range:** The anticipated pay range for this position in the identified location(s) is $60,000 – $75,000/year. Actual compensation offered will be based upon individual factors including education, qualifications, and experience. **Existing SECRET Security Clearance Required:** This position requires an existing active or interim Secret security clearance prior to hire. Only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance; therefore, only current U.S. citizens will be considered for this position. A candidate without a clearance but with highly relevant experience may be considered, but still must obtain a clearance prior to hire. **Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:** - Bachelor's degree in communication, political science, or English - Excellent communication, both written and verbal. - Knowledge of writing, editing and communicating principles, practices and techniques for both print and electronic media. - Two (2) years of experience in conceiving, developing, researching, writing and editing a wide range of publications and materials, including technical magazines and newsletters, demonstrating knowledge in Associated Press (AP) and U.S. Navy styles, as well as communication principles and techniques related to Navy public affairs. - Knowledge of t…