PSYOP Planner, Senior The Opportunity: As a defense mission professional, you ask questions others don’t. You understand the nuances of complex situations. You use your skills to think bigger and push further, solving complex problems. We’re looking for someone like you to help create solutions for missions that keep our nation safe. As a PSYOP Planner, you will shape the integration of influence activities across joint and combined operations by developing PSYOP plans aligned to commander’s objectives and operational phases. You will conduct in‑depth target audience analysis to identify behavioral drivers, vulnerabilities, and desired influence outcomes, using those insights to craft effective concepts, themes, and narratives. In this role, you will synchronize PSYOP activities with joint, interagency, and coalition partners to ensure information‑related capabilities are aligned and mutually reinforcing. You will integrate PSYOP planning into operational orders, annexes, and supporting plans while assessing the operational environment to identify information opportunities, risks, and adversary patterns that affect mission success. You will coordinate message approval processes, ensuring consistent alignment for production, distribution, and dissemination across multiple platforms. You will also recommend PSYOP tasks, capabilities, and resources during planning and mission analysis, while producing measures of performance and effectiveness that evaluate the impact of influence activities. Grow your career with us as you help solve complex design, integration, and analytical problems. Join us. The world can’t wait. You Have: 10+ years of experience in PSYOP or MISO planning, influence operations, or operational planning fields
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developing PSYOP or MISO plans aligned to commander objectives and operational phases
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conducting target audience analysis to identify behavioral drivers and influence outcomes
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integrating PSYOP or MISO activities into operational orders, annexes, or supporting plans
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coordinating with joint, interagency, or coalition partners to synchronize information‑related capabilities Ability to assess operational environments to identify information opportunities and vulnerabilities Ability to develop messages, themes, and narratives tailored to priority audiences TS/SCI clearance Bachelor’s degree and 14+ years of experience with PSYOPs or MISO, or Master’s degree and 10+ years of experience with PSYOPs or MISO Nice If You Have:
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planning PSYOP at the Combatant Command level Knowledge of Service component functions and Combatant Command relationships, with experience coordinating PSYOP activities through Service, Joint, coalition, and interagency channels Knowledge of DoD, Joint, and Army doctrine, policies, and regulations
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with joint or service level information operations planning
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with CCMD AOR Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required. Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee
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