Speechwriter

Position: Speechwriter
Clearance: Public Trust or the ability to obtain
Location: On site (Alexandria, VA)

We are hiring a skilled Speechwriter to support leadership by developing high-level speeches, remarks, congressional testimony, and presentations. Synthesizes complex science programs and research findings into accessible messaging for diverse audiences while maintaining consistency with leadership voice and strategic communications objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Draft speeches, talking points, remarks, messages, internal communications, congressional testimony, and presentations for leadership. 

• Synthesize information from internal and external sources into compelling, accurate, and accessible narratives. 

• Tailor messaging for varied audiences, including Congress, scientific associations, academic stakeholders, and other customer audiences. 

• Develop communications plans, engagement strategies, and messaging to advance the mission and activities. 

• Produce senior-level communications products that articulate and explain complex science programs and research findings. 

• Edit materials to conform to voice and style of leadership.  

Requirements :

• Minimum 5 years of professional speech writing experience for different audiences and purposes,
  • Including at least 3 years doing speech writing for science-focused organizations. 

• Experience researching and fact-checking through interviews with subject-matter experts and program officials.
• Ability to submit two writing samples for review.

Benefits at Red Carrot:    

At Red Carrot, we empower you to be a leader. We attract and develop talent from all backgrounds because we believe there’s strength in diversity, offering different perspectives and skills. Together, we can solve our client’s biggest challenges. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package.     

• Training and Development – Tuition reimbursement and professional trainings for eligible employees.
• Healthcare – Top-tier medical, dental, vision, life insurance and long-term disability coverage.     
• 401(k) Plan – 401(k)-retirement and Roth plan with company matching and no vesting period.     
• Profit Sharing – Discretionary profit-sharing plan to all eligible employees after one year of employment.          
• Paid Time Off – Provides flexible work hours, paid time off, and 11 federal holidays.   

About Us:

Red Carrot is an award-winning, woman-owned small business that is growing rapidly in the federal government space. Our team is fueled by passion, backed by intelligence, and built on expertise. From our inception, we have leveraged industrial engineering principles and data analytics to craft highly efficient solutions for clients’ complex needs. As we have grown, we remain focused on research-centric, data-informed, and audience-oriented, while expanding our range of expert capabilities.

Headquartered in Miami, Florida, we have a strong and continually growing presence in Washington, D.C., as well as team members and clients all over the country. We understand the importance of overcoming geographic limitations to provide the best, all-encompassing service to our clients. Red Carrot builds client capacity by implementing Strategic Communications, Customer Experience, Management Consulting, and Human Capital Solutions on behalf of our clients.

EO Commitment:

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, familial status, gender identity, transgender status, sexual orientation, actual or perceived status as a victim of domestic violence, dating violence or stalking of any individual or any person associated with such individual, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

This policy extends to all aspects of our employment practices, including but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, discipline, termination, promotions, transfers, compensation, benefits, training, leaves of absence, and other terms and conditions of employment.