Job summary
This role involves managing all online and social media content for simulated media in large-scale NATO exercises in Stavanger, Norway. The manager leads a team responsible for creating realistic media narratives supporting military training exercises, ensuring alignment with strategic communications and operational scenarios. The position requires experience in military strategic communications, journalism standards, and proficiency with exercise management systems.
Location and work setup
- Location
- Stavanger
- Work setup
- Hybrid
Responsibilities
Responsibilities include analyzing exercise documentation to define media content needs, developing simulated media outlets and journalists, scripting online and social media content, coordinating with exercise control and strategic communication teams, overseeing content delivery during exercises, managing media databases and analytics, and role-playing journalists as needed. The role demands leadership of media simulation personnel and collaboration across multiple exercise stakeholders to ensure realistic and synchronized media effects supporting training objectives.
Qualifications
Candidates should have a relevant higher education degree in communications (master's level with 4 years experience or bachelor's with 8 years) and at least 4 years of recent military strategic communications experience, including media relations. Proven journalism or academic writing experience adhering to recognized style guidelines is required. Advanced skills with exercise management software (such as JEMM), NATO military processes, and Microsoft Office are essential. Applicants must provide an online portfolio with examples of published work. Business-level proficiency in English is mandatory. A valid NATO or national secret security clearance is required.