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Target Analyst Reporter Level 1
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What they do
A Reporter investigates and reports on news events and stories. Gathers information from interviews, site visits and background research, and writes reports for news and media outlets. May edit news stories or write news commentary. Covers a particular territory or specializes in a topic such as politics, sports, on an industry. Works for a news service or media company, or works freelance and takes assignments from news organizations.
$65,072 / year median in Maryland
-15% projected decline
Job Description
- Prepare synthesized product for customers by researching, analyzing, and reporting intelligence via appropriate reporting vehicles, in response to Intelligence Community (IC) requirements and in accordance with NSA missions of Signals Intelligence, Information Assurance and Computer Network Operations.
- Prioritize, assess, evaluate, and report information obtained from passive and active collection, network evaluation and analysis, and from related collateral sources (for example IMINT, MASINT, HUMINT, open source and others as needed) for use or decision by Government personnel.
- Maintain awareness of internal and external customer needs.
- Collaborate with collectors and analysts to refine collection and reporting requirements.
- Share target related information and provide feedback to customers as appropriate.
- Issue appropriate products, which relay developments, trends, indications, warnings and/or situational awareness regarding specific targets, as well as countermeasures and courses of action, if applicable.
- Help develop databases or working aids on target activity to enhance and build target knowledge and improve collection to execute NSA and the Intelligence Community's missions.
- Perform pre-release quality control functions.
Required Skills:
- US Citizens Only
- TS/SCI Clearance and Polygraph required
- Minimum of six (6) years of experience and a high school diploma/GED or
- Two (2) years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree; or
- Four (4) years of relevant experience and an Associate's degree
- Degree in a liberal arts field (e.g., English, History, Communications, Languages and Cultures, International Relations, and Political Science) is preferred, but a degree in any field is acceptable.
- Relevant experience must be in an area directly related to an NSA mission (e.