SkillBridge Intern - Product Marketing Manager

USA (Remote)

$77K/yr – $104K/yrIntern/New GradInternship

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive defense-focused product marketing by shaping messaging, GTM assets, and positioning for Defense Unicorns’ platform.

  • Own messaging/positioning and GTM assets translating technical capabilities into mission value
  • Must-have: Eligibility for DOW SkillBridge and ability to obtain security clearance
  • Standout: Collaborate across Product, Growth, and BD to accelerate campaigns and pipeline

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Support the development of messaging and positioning for Defense Unicorns’ platform and solutions
  • Assist in building persona-based narratives for mission owners, technical users, and ecosystem partners
  • Conduct market and competitive research to inform differentiation and strategic positioning
  • Help create and refine GTM assets (one-pagers, pitch decks, solution briefs, website content)
  • Partner with Product and Delivery teams to translate technical capabilities into mission value
  • Support product launches and releases, ensuring clear communication internally and externally
  • Contribute to pricing and packaging exploration by analyzing market signals and customer needs
  • Help capture and synthesize customer feedback to inform roadmap and messaging evolution
  • Align with Growth and Business Development to support campaigns and pipeline generation efforts
  • Contribute to social media content (primarily LinkedIn) by translating product messaging into clear, concise posts that amplify product narratives and mission value
  • Support analysis of content performance to identify which messages resonate and feed those insights back into messaging and go-to-market strategy

Requirements

  • Must be eligible for DOW SkillBridge program (within 180 days of separation)
  • Hold or be eligible to obtain a security clearance
  • Mad meme skills 😎
  • Strong interest in product marketing, go-to-market strategy, or technology commercialization
  • Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, structured messaging
  • Demonstrated analytical thinking and ability to connect market problems to product value
  • Familiarity with or interest in Kubernetes, cloud platforms, DevSecOps, or platform technologies
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work across teams and synthesize multiple inputs into clear outputs
  • Curiosity about how technical products are positioned, sold, and adopted
  • Systems thinker who can connect product, messaging, and market outcomes

Benefits

  • Health:
  • Medical/Dental/Vision
  • Premiums are 100% Company Paid
  • Health Reimbursement Account
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Financial:
  • 401k Retirement Plan
  • Company Stock Options
  • Home Office Budget
  • Leave:
  • Flexible Time Off plus all Federal Holidays, one week for Thanksgiving, and two weeks for Christmas and New Year’s
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Learning:
  • Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions
  • Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)
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Defense Unicorns

4.5 Glassdoor

Defense Unicorns specializes in platform technologies that enable rapid and reliable delivery of capabilities across a wide range of mission and technology areas. We support open architecture platforms for secure mission systems that provide optionality for the end user, promote scalability, and allow for continuous identification and integration of new products and services while avoiding vendor lock. Our open approach creates partnership opportunities across the software ecosystem. Our people are innovators, software engineers, and veterans with decades of experience delivering technology programs across DoD and the broader federal market. Let's drive change together. Get in touch at hello@defenseunicorns.com

Founded in 2021
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
160 employees (16 in marketing)
85% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
5.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
29.6%
Direct
53.5%
Referral
6.5%
Social
9.1%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~160

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
10 (6% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
2.6 years

Funding

Total Funding
$35.5M
Last Raise
Series A, 2 years ago

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