Comms Senior Staff, Global Media Relations

Responsibilities

• Develop and support communications strategies for enterprise strategic initiatives and thought leadership plans, including 21st Century Security priorities.
• Support enterprise corporate media relations efforts and coordination of priority media relations activities across Business Areas.
• Develop communications materials for key executives to include, speeches, remarks, op-eds, talking points, briefing materials, etc.
• Build and maintain relationships with and pitch story ideas to key journalists.
• Serve as media spokesperson as necessary.
• Support key corporate and public affairs communications processes
• Effectively collaborate with internal business partners, Executive Communications, Investor Relations, Finance, Legal, Government Affairs, Communications and other colleagues across Enterprise Operations and Business Areas on key activities to align strategy and ensure desired communications outcomes.
• Provide insightful, informed and strategic communications counsel to executives.
• Manage multiple workstreams and projects simultaneously.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 10 years of professional experience; or 8 years of professional experience with a related Master’s degree.
• Significant communications experience in aerospace/defense, publicly traded company, government or B2G public relations or communications agency / consultancy, preferred.
• Communications experience including media relations, corporate communications, executive communications, thought leadership and communications strategy and message development.
• Ability to travel as required.

Preferred

• Significant media relations experience.
• Strong communications planning and project management experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a proven ability to build and maintain effective working relationships across levels, teams and functions.
• Professional communications experience and strong interest in domestic and international political and policy dynamics and their implications for media and messaging strategy.
• Experience and interest in financial communications.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and compellingly.
• Motivated self-starter who works effectively under competing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Innovative and creative thinker, with a strong work ethic, excellent judgement, positive attitude and excellent prioritization and time management skills.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.