About this role
Senior PSYOP/MISO planner responsible for integrating MISO into campaign plans and crisis action planning, coordinating with interagency partners, and advising senior leaders on PSYOP/MISO concepts and regulations.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and integrate PSYOP/MISO into campaign plans and crisis action planning
- Provide expert mission analysis and assessment
- Review and operationalize IO directives
- Advise senior leaders and conduct complex briefings
- Coordinate with interagency and IC; develop concepts to counter adversarial information
Technical Overview
Focus on planning methodologies (JOPP, MDMP), information operations, and interagency workflows; limited to non-technical tooling beyond domain-specific military planning systems.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a senior MISO/PSYOP planner with 8+ years of planning experience at service or joint level, holding a TS/SCI clearance, and capable of integrating PSYOP/MISO into CCMD-level campaign and crisis planning. Must be adept at interagency coordination, briefing senior leaders, and applying DoD IO concepts across complex environments.
Must-Have Skills
U.S. CitizenTS/SCI security clearanceEligible for SCIACCM and Special Access Program read-onMinimum of 8 years planning experience in PSYOP (37A/37F)Minimum of 5 years of MISO planning at service or joint levelKnowledge of Joint Operational Planning ProcessMilitary Decision-Making Processand targeting processesFamiliarity with Army/Navy/Marine/Air Force functions and CCMD coordinationGraduate of Army Psychological Operations Qualification Course (POQC) (37A/37F)Graduate of the MISO Program Design and Assessment Course (MPDAC)Graduate of the Special Operations Military Deception Planners Course or Joint Military Deception Planners Course
Nice-to-Have Skills
Experience with joint/combined military operations and interagency coordinationKnowledge of DoDjointand Army service doctrinePolicy change recommendationsAbility to brief large audiencesAbility to engage senior leaders
Tools & Platforms
Information Systems and information related capabilities (IRC)
Required Skills
U.S. CitizenTS/SCI clearanceJoint Operational Planning ProcessMilitary Decision-Making Processtargeting processesCCMD planninginteragency coordinationinformation operationsMILDECMilitary DeceptionOPSECOPLANIOPSYOPMISOPOQCMPDACdefense
Hard Skills
PSYOPPsychological OperationsMISOMilitary Information Support OperationsJoint Operational Planning ProcessJOPPOperational PlanningOPLANOPLANsMILDECMilitary DeceptionOPSECOperational SecurityInformation OperationsIOTargeting processesMilitary Decision-Making ProcessMilitary Decision-Making ProcessCCMD planningInteragency coordinationIntelligence Community coordination
Soft Skills
Oral communicationWritten communicationBriefingAnalytical thinkingProblem solvingPersuasionNegotiationLeadershipInteragency collaborationStakeholder management
Certifications
Preferred
Army Psychological Operations Qualification Course (POQC) 37A/37FMISO Program Design and Assessment Course (MPDAC)Special Operations Military Deception Planners Course or Joint Military Deception Planners Course
Keywords for Your Resume
psyoppsychological operationsmisomilitary information support operationsjoint operational planning processjoppoplansmildecmilitary deceptionopsecinformation operationsioccmd planningunified commandts/SCI clearanceus citizenpoqcmpdacmilitary decision-making processmilitary decision-makingtargeting processesoperational planningPOQCMPDACinteragency coordination
Deal Breakers
Must be a U.S. Citizen, Must have TS/SCI clearance (or eligibility), 8+ years PSYOP/MISO planning experience, Experience at CCMD/JT level
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