Online Media Content Manager

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Spektrum have a wide range of exciting opportunities in several global locations.&nbsp; We are always looking to add great new talent to our team and look forward to hearing from you.</span></p></div><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.</span></p> <hr> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Who we are supporting</strong><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Training and Exercises</span> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.</span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Doctrine Development</span> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.</span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Operational Support</span> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>The program&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.</span></p> <hr> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Role Background</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Online Media Content Manager directly supports the media simulation mission by creating and managing all online and strategic social media content based on daily D&amp;G&nbsp;from Chief, Media. This is a leadership position requiring oversight of up to 20 Media Simulation role-players and social media scripters.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Role Duties and Responsibilities</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Planning Stage:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Analyse exercise and scenario documentation to determine specific online media requirements to support exercise media play.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Identify and develop simulated mainstream and OPFOR media outlets and journalists to support Chief Media’s plan for the exercise media landscape including background data, biographical data, metadata and logos.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Identify media content requirements against scenario documents, including Road to Crisis, CSUs, OPFOR Campaign Plan, TA plans, strategic documentation and other sources as necessary.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Script online and social media content for each outlet/journalist as required by Chief Media’s exercise content plan.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Collaborate with Chief Media and OPFOR StratCom to develop analytics plan to supplement online content in support of TA processes.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Develop and update Strategic Narrative Alignment Plan (SNAP) matrix to ensure all EXCON stakeholder and influencer narratives are synchronized.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Scripting Events:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Support Incident Development Conference to ensure wide understanding of media implications within events, incidents, storylines and themes and identify opportunities for information effects to further develop during scripting.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Support MEL/MIL Scripting Conference, translating guidance from Media and OPFOR into a deliverable plan and overseeing design of online content framework across all events.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Oversee online media script development and ensure OPFOR and mainstream media effects are designed in accordance with the media lifecycle and in line with the Media and OPFOR exercise plans.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Draft online news media content and copy edit submitted online content from others to ensure it is delivered in accordance with established standards for NewsWeb distribution.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Provide guidance to online scripters.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Execution (Block E):</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Prior to STARTEX, review JEMM database to ensure media framework for each storyline is complete and in line with established standards for NewsWeb distribution with appropriate social media support.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Update analytics package with expected sentiment estimates and make adjustments as required and in line with Chief Media’s guidance, and post analytics periodically throughout exercise according to agreed schedule.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Manage media content in JEMM to ensure it is prepared in due course, posted to scheduled deadlines, and updated to accommodate dynamic changes.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">ICCW Media Inject Manager, post content from JEMM onto NewsWeb and Chatter; add imagery, memes, and other graphics as required.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Take regular guidance from Chief Media and OPFOR team on dynamic changes and translate guidance into timely media content.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Coordinate as required with other subject matter experts from CAX, Intel, HICON, LOCON, and others necessary to ensure media content is accurate and relevant.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Collaborate daily with Chief Media to develop/adjust strategic hashtags, troll and botnet activity as required to support upcoming exercise play.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Provide daily and continuing guidance to media role players and scripters to ensure dynamic changes are reflected in online and social media content.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Provide daily analytics and feedback to Chief Media on exercise media content production and consumption.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Role-play as journalist when required, attending press conferences and conducting interviews.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Attend/chair meetings as required to include boards, working groups, cell coordination, and Crisis Action Teams</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Essential Skills and Experience</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4 years (in last 10 years) of military StratCom experience (as a service member or civilian) including media relations work</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Journalism and/or academic writing experience within past 8 years for real-world and/or military exercise publications indicating understanding of journalism standards and practices including adherence to Associated Press or similar style guidelines</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Advanced working knowledge of Joint Exercise Management Module (JEMM) or a similar database management system including the ability to export content to MS Office to produce pivot tables and analytics.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Working knowledge and experience in NATO military operational processes and exercises.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Understanding of current military strategic communications practices and policies</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">They must provide a link to an online portfolio containing: 5 examples of journalism and/or published academic work</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Education</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Higher Education/Degree equivalent to the master’s level in a communication related field plus 4 years relevant experience or a university bachelor’s degree in a communication related field plus 8 years relevant experience</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Language </strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Business English</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Working Location</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Stavanger, Norway</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Working Policy</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Travel</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Security Clearance</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance</span></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p><div class="content-conclusion"><p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We never know what new opportunities might be just over the horizon. If this opportunity isn't for you, please feel free to send us your resume anyway and be the first to know if something suitable for your skills and experience comes up.&nbsp;</span></p></div>