MC – Mass Communication Specialist
Mass Communication Specialists are Sailors serving in the E-1 to E-9 pay grades who perform duties in public affairs and visual information. They present the Navy story to audiences in the Navy and to the rest of the world through a variety of media. MCs write, print and broadcast journalism news and feature stories for military and civilian newspapers, magazines, television and radio broadcast stations. They record still and video photography of military operations, exercises, and other Navy events. They serve overseas, on ships, and at stateside commands as photographers, public affairs specialists, news paper and magazine staff, TV and radio station staff and talent. MCs also create graphics design in support of the public affairs mission, create and manage official websites, and perform high speed, high-volume graphic reproduction.