Federal Communicators Network members are U.S. government employees managing U.S. federal government agency communications. FCN is a volunteer, professional group. Here are the results of our survey of a small sample of members about their professional experiences, roles, and training needs.

1. S
2014
Member Survey
Federal
Communicators
Network
115 responded

2. Q1: primary job function
28 Digital content mgmt/publishing
21 Writing and editing
19 Other
11 Employee communication
12 Media relations/training
8 Supervisor

3. Q2: agency
0 5 10 15
DoD
Department of Justice
Dept. of Veterans Affairs
DOL
EPA
FDA
General Services Administration
HHS
Office of Financial Research…
US Geological Survey
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
USDA

4. Q3: city, state
0
10 20 30
40
50
60
Arlington, VA
Reston, VA
Rockville, MD
Bethesda, MD
Washington, D.C.

5. Q4: years in communications
more than 20
15 to 20
11 to 15
6 to 10
3 to 5
less than 2

6. Q5: method you get FCN news
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Monthly newsletter
Twitter
Linked In
GovLoop
Other Listserv Announcements
Other (please specify)
Weekly newsletter

7. Q6: ideas for 2014
S Video training
S Plain language
S Metrics
S Social media