Media Monitoring Analyst

DecisionPoint seeks a Media Monitoring Analyst to conduct comprehensive weekly media scans, assess media coverage, track emerging narratives, and identify potential risks or misinformation affecting a large federal and DoD-aligned mission environment. This role analyzes media posture, synthesizes findings into executive-level insights, and recommends proactive or corrective communication actions. 

The Media Monitoring Analyst strengthens situational awareness across the organization by monitoring traditional and digital media, identifying trends, evaluating reputational indicators, and providing leadership with actionable intelligence to support timely communication decision-making. 

This position is fully remote. 

Note: By applying to this position, you acknowledge and consent to having your resume included in an active competitive government contract bid.

The Media Monitoring Analyst will: 

• Conduct weekly media monitoring across traditional, digital, social, and community-based channels. 

• Identify emerging risks, misinformation trends, inaccurate narratives, or reputation-impacting coverage. 

• Develop executive-level summaries of media posture, sentiment, and story trajectories. 

• Produce risk assessments and recommend proactive or corrective communication strategies. 

• Track media themes, stakeholder perspectives, and opinion shifts relevant to mission priorities. 

• Maintain dashboards or reports reflecting media sentiment, tone, and coverage trends. 

• Monitor relevant influencers, advocacy groups, military community publications, and policy commentary. 

• Collaborate with communications, policy, outreach, and stakeholder affairs teams to align insights. 

• Ensure monitoring outputs adhere to accuracy, timeliness, and accessibility standards. 

• Support crisis communication readiness through rapid media assessments when needed. 

Clearance Requirement 

Candidate must possess a Tier 2 Moderate Risk Public Trust (from any federal agency) or an active Secret clearance or higher. 

Education (Required) 

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Media Studies, Political Science, Behavioral Science, Public Affairs, or a related discipline. 

Experience (Required) 

• Minimum 5 years of experience in media monitoring, journalism, public affairs, or communication analysis. 

• Experience analyzing media coverage, identifying misinformation, or assessing narrative trends. 

• Experience developing executive-level summaries and communication recommendations. 

• Experience monitoring both traditional and digital media ecosystems. 

Technical Knowledge (Required) 

• Familiarity with media monitoring platforms, sentiment tools, and digital analytics. 

• Understanding of media landscapes, public discourse patterns, and narrative analysis. 

• Knowledge of communication risk assessment and reputational analysis methodologies. 

Technical Knowledge (Preferred) 

• Experience supporting federal or DoD communication environments. 

• Familiarity with crisis communication frameworks and rapid response processes. 

Certifications (Preferred) 

• Media analytics or public affairs certifications 

• ITIL v4 Foundation 

• Project management or research-related certifications 

Skills 

• Strong analytical and narrative interpretation skills. 

• Excellent written communication abilities suitable for executive-level reporting. 

• Ability to identify risks and recommend actionable communication strategies. 

• High attention to detail and accuracy. 

• Ability to manage rapid-turnaround analysis in a fast-paced environment. 

• Strong coordination and collaboration skills across mission teams.

• EEO and Affirmative Action Policy: DecisionPoint Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. It is the policy of DecisionPoint Corporation to provide equal employment opportunity in accordance with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action laws, directives and regulations to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under Federal, State or Local laws.
• Pay Transparency Policy: In accordance with Presidential Executive Order 13665, DecisionPoint Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
• Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information: By expressing your interest and submitting your resume for this position, you authorize DecisionPoint Corporation to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should DecisionPoint Corporation. or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.