Marketing & Communications Director

USA (Hybrid)

$130K/yr – $150K/yrDirector/Executive12+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead a senior marketing function for Element U.S. Space & Defense, shaping strategy, brand, and communications across six labs with up to 30% travel.

  • Must-have: 12+ years of broad marketing leadership experience with proven department management
  • Strong signal: prior defense/space communications or PR background and hybrid work/travel readiness
  • Strategic scope: ability to drive demand-gen, brand positioning, and cross-team collaboration

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate and develop the marketing strategy and marketing plan
  • Build brand awareness including laboratory positioning; ensure compliance across all departments and functional areas
  • Research demand for products and services, competitor research
  • Independently execute elements of marketing strategy
  • Identify the company’s potential customers
  • Drive lead generation and opportunities through marketing initiatives
  • Compile ad campaign and other promotional effort results in comprehensive reports; present to the leadership and executive team
  • Ensure every trade show is executed flawlessly
  • Gather insights from GMs and SMEs for all 6 labs to determine how best to market current and future capabilities.
  • Assesses digital marketing strategies, and develops new marketing initiatives and the optimization of current processes

Requirements

  • 12 years of demonstrated wide-ranging experience in managing a similar marketing function.
  • Proven experience managing a marketing department and projects to completion.
  • Past work with digital marketing forms like content marketing and social media marketing.
  • Prior in-depth professional knowledge and experience in communications, public relations, advertising, or other relevant industries.
  • Hybrid role with a combination of work-from-home, onsite, and ability to travel to support various trade shows; up to 30% travel.

Preferred

  • Bachelor’s or advanced degree in marketing, communications, or related field preferred.
  • 8+ years of demonstrated in managing the marketing function.
  • 10+ years of experience in communications, public relations, advertising, or other relevant industries.
  • Prior marketing or sales experience in the Defense and/or Space industry.
  • Have a working knowledge of defense programs, contracting, and procurement activities.
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Element U.S. Space & Defense

Element U.S. Space & Defense stands at the forefront of testing innovation, as a trusted partner to NASA, the U.S. Department of Defense, government agencies and prominent industry leaders across the space and defense sectors.Founded as NTS Technical Systems, today Element U.S. Space & Defense brings more than 60 years of experience and expertise being tasked with the most complex projects and programs in the world.From centrifuge testing for the latest Mars rover, vibration testing for the Space Launch System (SLS), or environmental simulations for next-generation missiles, Element U.S. Space & Defense is the pioneering partner for highly custom, end-to-end, testing design and implementation.By advancing its state-of-the-art testing technologies, subject matter expertise, and service to critical missions, Element U.S. Space & Defense has become the go-to partner for ground-breaking industries.

Founded in 1961
Belcamp, Maryland, USA
1.2K employees (28 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
11.5K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$532
Traffic Source Mix
Search
29.5%
Direct
46.9%
Referral
6.7%
Social
15.4%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
28 (2% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$14.2M
Last Raise
$160K
Post IPO Debt, 12 years ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2013
    Post IPO Debt • $160K
  • Jun 2011
    Post IPO Equity • $14M

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