Communications Manager

Responsibilities

• Strategic Storytelling: Owning the end to end narrative for our product, helping to craft everything from high-level op-eds to punchy product launch announcements.
• Media Relations: Building and maintaining deep relationships with top-tier defense trade, national security, and tech journalists to secure high value media placements.
• Executive Visibility: Preparing our leadership team for interviews, speaking engagements, and industry demos, ensuring our "voice" is consistent and authoritative.
• Policy and Government Affairs Support: Shape positioning with Hill staff, our lobbying firms, think tanks, and the policy community
• Integrated Campaigns: Collaborating with our marketing, growth, and engineering teams to launch multi-channel campaigns that highlight our mission impact at major events like SOF Week or AUSA.
• Internal & Brand Comms: Keep a growing team aligned on company messaging, news, and external comms policies.

Requirements

• Proven Experience: 5+ years in strategic communications, PR, or journalism, specifically within the defense, aerospace, or deep tech sectors.
• Technical Translation: Ability to take "engineer-speak" and turn it into clear, mission-focused content for non-technical audiences.
• Exceptional Writing: Mastery of AP Style and a track record of crafting tight, memorable narratives under tight deadlines.
• Media Savvy: Demonstrated success in pitching stories and managing complex media inquiries in a highly regulated industry.
• Important Qualification Note: Due to the nature of our work and federal compliance requirements, this position strictly requires U.S. Citizenship and current residency within the United States. Please note that Permanent Residency (Green Card status) or visa sponsorship cannot satisfy these specific regulatory requirements.

Preferred

• Security Clearance: An active Secret (or higher) security clearance is a major plus.
• Military Familiarity: Experience working as (or with) a Military Public Affairs Officer (PAO) or a deep understanding of DoD structure.
• Startup Agility: Experience in a fast-paced "build-fast" environment where you are comfortable being a team of one for all things comms.
• Visual Storytelling: Basic proficiency in tools like Figma, Canva, or Adobe Creative Suite to help visualize our tech for social media.

Benefits

• Beyond a Competitive Salary, we provide a significant equity stake, aligning your growth with ours.
• 100% Remote: This role is fully remote, open to residents across the US. We believe that talent knows no borders (well, except for the US in this case!).
• Comprehensive Health Coverage: We provide comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans so you and your family can stay healthy and worry free.
• Retirement Planning: Plan for tomorrow with our 401(k) package, complete with a generous 6% company match.
• Generous DTO: Our generous Discretionary Time off (DTO) policy is all about helping you take the breaks you deserve and live your healthiest, most fulfilling life.
• Elite Technology Package: Enjoy an elite technology package to make your work effortless and efficient.