Chris Carey

About Chris Carey

Chris is an accomplished speechwriter, editor, author, and communications professional. With more than 18 years of experience, he has dedicated his life’s work to crafting personalized strategic communications products that elicit an emotional response and instill a sense of passion and pride. Over the course of his career — from newsrooms to the national security sector — he has written and delivered thousands of documents to a wide variety of audiences. He has extensive experience planning and executing high-profile media events that position speakers as top thought leaders in their field. Chris is passionate about working alongside leaders, helping them communicate their vision in a way that resonates with any audience.

Experience

1. Strategic Communications Director

   Defense Intelligence Agency

   Aug 2023 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Strategic Communications Director for the Directorate of Mission Services (MS), the most globally dispersed and diverse directorate in DIA- Built MS strategic communications from ground up by implementing a style guide, creating regular comms products from the MS Director, and holding daily touchpoints with MS Offices to develop messaging themes and augment comms capabilities- Led all internal and external communications for MS, with emphasis in the areas of training and professional development, facilities and services, logistics and deployments, human resources, medical services, and security to communicate a unified MS vision- Created MS fact book to capture MS successes and areas of concern that was valuable during the incoming DIA Director’s transition briefs to highlight MS activities worldwide and support to strategic competition initiatives, and updated the fact book monthly to track MS successes, items of interest and talking points for senior leaders- Built positive collaborative relationships with CAGs and DAGs, which has reinforced DIA branding and messaging across all DIA Directorates, strengthening MS and DIA branding with unified comms- Created innovative communications products tailored to the MS Director’s brand, strengthening her reputation as a forward-thinking leader regarding upskilling, AI/ML, and constrained resources. Under my tenure, the MS Director’s speaking engagements quadrupled from Q4 FY23 to Q2 FY24.

Education

• University of Maryland

  Bachelor of Art, Journalism

  2005 — 2009

Skills

• Technical Writing
• Interviews
• Investigation
• Research
• Mentoring
• Presentations
• Management
• Training
• Facebook
• Creative Writing
• Microsoft Word
• Government
• Interviewing Skills
• Writing
• Interviewing
• Social Media
• Project Management
• Microsoft Project
• Newsletters
• Leadership
• Blogging
• Personnel Security
• Editing