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Strategic Communications Specialist
Customs and Border Protection · Posted 61 days ago
On-site San Diego, CA $106K – $138K Apply by Jul 22, 2026 General Arts And Information ENFPESFJ MarketingOperations
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Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations, Strategy, Policy, and Communications Branch located in San Diego, CA and El Paso, TX. Additional selections may be made for other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.
What You'll Do
- →Join Customs and Border Protection and utilize your skills providing advice and consultation on communication deliverables for Air and Marine Operations.
- →This position starts at a salary of $106,437.00 (GS-13, Step 1) to $138,370.00 (GS-13, Step 10).
- →Typical duties include: Developing strategic messaging to communicate operational successes, workforce initiatives, policy changes, and mission priorities.
- →Coordinating communication support for major operational activities, special events, and national-level initiatives.
- →Collaborating with public affairs, legislative affairs, operational components, and executive leadership to ensure message alignment and mission integration.
- →Overseeing the production of multimedia content, including videos, photography, graphics, and digital campaigns that support recruitment, public awareness, and stakeholder engagement objective.
- →Salary: Salary listed reflects the rest of U.S. scale and, if applicable, will be adjusted to meet the locality pay or cost of living expenses of the duty location upon selection.
- →GS Salary: Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area.
- →If you do not see your geographic area listed, select the "Rest of United States" pay table.
- →Some positions fall under a special pay rate depending on the series, grade level and location of the position.
- →Please visit this link to view special pay rate charts.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes.
- ✓Once you enter on duty, these rules include obtaining approval for outside employment or business activity, to ensure such employment or business activity is not prohibited and does not interfere or conflict with performance of your official duties.
- ✓Please review further details via the following link.
- ✓DHS uses E-Verify, an internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.
- ✓Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities.
- ✓Bargaining Unit: This is a bargaining unit covered position, represented under the National Treasury Employees Unions - NTEU.
- ✓For local chapter contact information see Chapter Websites - National Treasury Employees Union - NTEU.
- ✓Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.
Personality Fit
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