Communications Manager 2

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of direct report and matrixed individual contributors as they support external and internal communications, shape the Northrop Grumman story and deliver it to the right audiences, in the right way, at the right time to support key business objectives and the brand.
• Partner with Air Dominance Communications director to drive effective workflow management, forecasting project resource needs, assigning projects among the team, and tracking projects through to completion.
• Work closely with Corporate and Sector Communications directors to contribute to (or devise) and manage the implementation of key communication strategies and tactics.
• In coordination with the Communications director, develop communications strategy to promote program and enterprise objectives; identify opportunities, make recommendations and oversee tactical execution to meet objectives; partner with customer counterparts to drive consensus in planning and execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and at least 7 years of experience in communications, public relations, and/or marketing or master’s degree and 5 years of experience in communications, public relations, and/or marketing.
• Experience collaborating across matrixed teams to execute communications campaigns or projects.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience as a program communicator, developing and deploying external-facing strategic communications campaigns and measuring business impact.
• Comfort with data; ability to shape and tell a persuasive story from disparate data sources.
• Strong presentation skills and comfort with presenting to audiences at all levels, including senior leadership.
• Experience working in a national security environment and restricted programs.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an active US Govt Secret Clearance and special program access within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

Preferred

• Experience with Air Force Public Affairs, or similar DoD function; familiar with strategic messaging, stakeholder management and approval processes within DoD ecosystem.
• Strategic thinking, planning and decision-making.
• Excellent writing, editing and project management skills.
• Demonstrated experience in media relations and media strategy development.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with colleagues, up, down and across the matrixed organization.
• Ability to effectively and diplomatically drive change.

Benefits

• The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
• Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
• Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
• In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.