Recruitment Marketing Strategist/Communications Specialist (Communications Specialist 3)

Los Alamos National Laboratory is seeking a senior recruitment marketing and communications professional to support institutional hiring priorities through audience-focused strategy and campaign execution.

Responsibilities

• Advise Talent Acquisition leaders, recruiters, and hiring organizations on communications strategies for priority occupations, hard-to-fill roles, hiring initiatives, and recruiting events
• Build integrated communications plans covering audiences, messages, calls to action, channels, and measures of success
• Produce candidate-focused content for career landing pages, email, advertising, job boards, recruiting platforms, event materials, and other channels
• Coordinate with social media, web, design, multimedia, and other Communications and External Affairs teams to deliver cohesive campaigns that align with institutional standards
• Manage the Talent Acquisition group’s CRM tool
• Plan and manage paid recruitment advertising across search, display, streaming, and other appropriate channels
• Oversee campaign budgets, schedules, agencies, media vendors, contracts, and deliverables
• Support candidate-facing recruiting platforms and tools, including managing contracts, training, and implementation
• Set campaign measures tied to recruiting goals, including reach, engagement, careers website traffic, conversions, and applications
• Analyze results, brief stakeholders, and recommend adjustments to content, audience targeting, channel mix, and spending

Requirements

• Exceptional writing and editing, with ability to translate complex workforce or business needs into clear, audience-focused content
• Ability to work within editorial, institutional brand, accessibility, and approval requirements
• Thorough knowledge of English grammar and punctuation
• Advanced proficiency using Microsoft Word
• Baseline understanding of generative AI tools, including prompt engineering, evaluating AI-generated content for accuracy and quality, and applying AI responsibly under organizational policies
• Advanced experience developing and executing marketing strategies and leading integrated campaigns for defined audiences and organizational priorities
• Ideally experienced planning and managing multichannel campaigns across web, email, paid and organic digital media, social media, events, or other communications channels
• Experience advising executives and customers, managing competing priorities, and independently leading complex projects
• Experience partnering with writers, designers, digital teams, vendors, or agencies to deliver communications plans, products, and campaigns
• Demonstrated ability to use analytics and campaign results to evaluate performance success, brief stakeholders, and recommend improvements
• Some experience managing budgets, schedules, contracts, or vendor deliverables

Location and Work Model

• Los Alamos, NM (hybrid)
• Work location is hybrid in Santa Fe, NM and Los Alamos
• Hybrid defined as working partially onsite and partially offsite within 2 hours ground commute of the location
• All work locations are at management discretion and can change with appropriate notice

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience
• Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communications, or a physical, life, or social science (or equivalent combinat…)

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience in recruitment marketing or talent acquisition communications
• Experience supporting recruitment for STEM, skilled trades, national security, or other specialized occupations
• Familiarity with career websites, job boards, recruiting platforms, CRM systems, or applicant tracking systems
• Experience working in a national laboratory, matrixed environment, or other large government organization

Technologies

• Microsoft Word

Compensation

• USD 96,600 - 158,000 per year

Benefits

• PPO or high deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network
• Dental and vision insurance
• Free basic life and disability insurance
• Paid childbirth and parental leave
• Award-winning 401(k) with 6% matching plus 3.5% annually
• Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
• Flexible schedules and time off (PTO and holidays)
• Onsite gyms and wellness programs
• Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50 mile radius)

Position Commitment and Employment Notes

• Regular appointment employees must serve a period of continuous service in the current position to be eligible for posted jobs at the Laboratory
• If the required time is not served, employees may apply only with documented approval of their Division Leader
• Position commitment is 1 year

Eligibility, Clearance, and Compliance

• Directive 206.2: Employment with Triad requires favorable NNSA decision under NNSA Supplemental Directive 206.2 (applies only to U.S. citizens); foreign nationals are subject to a similar requirement under DOE Order 142.3A
• Clearance: Q (position will be cleared to this level)
• Selected applicants are subject to a background investigation by or on behalf of the Federal Government and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified matter
• Obtaining a Q clearance requires US Citizenship except in extremely rare circumstances
• Additional authorization to access classified information may be required depending on the position and may or may not be available to dual citizens
• Clearance and authorization decisions are made by the Federal Government, not Triad
• To obtain a clearance, individuals must be at least 18 years of age
• U.S. citizenship is required except in very limited circumstances
• New-employment drug test required; random drug testing maintained under the substance abuse policy
• Although marijuana use and possession are legalized in New Mexico and other states, use and possession remain illegal under federal law
• A positive marijuana drug test results in termination, even if the use was pre-offer
• Regular position note: Term status Laboratory employees applying for regular-status positions are converted to regular status

Equal Opportunity and Accommodation

• Equal opportunity employer
• Workplace accessibility commitment and reasonable accommodations upon request for individuals participating in the application and hiring process
• Request via [email protected] or call (505)-664-6947

Applicant Restriction Notice

• Citizens of the People’s Republic of China (including Hong Kong and Macau) and citizens of Iran, North Korea, and the Russian Federation who are not Lawful Permanent Residents (“green card” holders) are prohibited from accessing facilities supporting national security laboratory and nuclear weapons production missions (includes Los Alamos National Laboratory)