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Marine Corps MOS · Support

4502 Communication Strategy and Operations Officer

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Overview

A communication strategy and operations officer plans and coordinates engagement with internal and external audiences while advising commanders on communication and visual information matters. The officer leads Combat Camera and Public Affairs missions, assesses the information environment, conducts crisis communication, supervises information releases, and directs written and visual products.

Minimum clearance: Secret at entry, TS/SCI to maintain

Core Skills

  • Misinformation and disinformation environment assessment
  • Public release review and approval oversight
  • Communication annex development for operational plans
  • Combat camera and public affairs integration

Civilian Career Paths

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Public Relations Managers

Leading public affairs missions, advising commanders on reputational risks, conducting crisis communication, and directing written and visual products transfer directly to public relations management.

How to prepare: Build a portfolio using publicly released work that shows a communication plan, a crisis communication approach, and your role in supervising content development and review.

What the civilian work involves
  • Assign, supervise, and review the activities of public relations staff.
  • Design and edit promotional publications, such as brochures.
  • Develop, implement, or maintain crisis communication plans.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Creative Cloud software

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVMC 1200.1L (FY26, in force): MOS 4502

    [1] MOS 4502 section "a. Summary"; cached text line 14253; NAVMC 1200.1L signed 2025-03-07, in force until 2026-10-01

    Supports: Misinformation and disinformation environment assessment, Public release review and approval oversight, Communication annex development for operational plans, Combat camera and public affairs integration, Public Relations Managers (O*NET 11-2032.00)

  2. O*NET: Public Relations Managers

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Public Relations Managers (O*NET 11-2032.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 4502

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