Regional Media Analyst - Pashto

Regional Media Analysts play a pivotal role in supporting the Public Affairs process within the Government by providing multilingual monitoring and analysis of Area of Operations (AOR)-specific foreign news sources, delivering timely and contextual insights on current events, and identifying trends on complex foreign affairs issues.

Requirements

• Provide multilingual monitoring of news and media sources, delivering contextual analysis of significant events in real time.
• Identify and track media trends, focusing on political, economic, cultural, and security issues that influence public opinion and media sentiment.
• Utilize foreign language proficiency and regional expertise to analyze complex issues, ensuring accuracy and relevance.
• Offer in-depth regional expertise, including knowledge of international relations, U.S. foreign policy, trade, economics, security, and terrorism.
• Advise leadership on the formulation of communication strategies based on media sentiment, regional dynamics, and key influencers.
• Recommend which media personalities and influencers leadership should engage with and assess resulting media coverage from interviews and engagements.
• Draft comprehensive reports on significant regional events, ensuring that they are relevant, timely, and suitable for sharing with senior leaders and subordinate commands.
• Provide continuous analysis and updates on media coverage, tracking how issues evolve over time and how they impact public opinion.
• Provide cultural and language expertise to personnel, including written and oral translation and interpretation services.
• Update the Government’s foreign-language social media platforms with culturally sensitive content that aligns with communication strategies, themes, and messages.
• Make informed recommendations on engagement methods (e.g., platform choice, timing) to ensure that communication strategies resonate with target audiences.
• Provide analysis outside normal working hours during crises or other high-stakes situations.
• Facilitate timely responses during crises, ensuring that communication strategies are adapted to the rapidly changing media landscape.

Benefits

• health and welfare options (medical, dental, vision, and health savings account)
• short and long-term disability
• company-paid life insurance
• additional voluntary coverage
• 401(k) plan with company match
• paid time off
• holiday pay