Responsibilities

• Lead Umbra's day-to-day media relations and press activities, serving as a primary point of contact for journalists and managing both inbound and proactive media engagement.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with national, trade, defense, space, technology, and business media.
• Develop and execute proactive media strategies that elevate Umbra's capabilities, leadership, business priorities, and role in the broader space and national security ecosystem.
• Lead communications planning and execution for company announcements, product and mission milestones, partnerships, contracts, launches, and other significant developments.
• Draft and edit press releases, statements, speeches, talking points, op-eds, executive communications, Q&As, briefing materials, and other external content.
• Prepare and advise senior executives for media interviews, public speaking engagements, panels, and other high-profile opportunities.
• Manage press inquiries and coordinate responses across leadership, Legal, business units, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Monitor the media and external environment to identify emerging opportunities, issues, and reputational risks.
• Lead communications response to sensitive, high-profile, or rapidly evolving issues, ensuring messaging is timely, accurate, and coordinated.
• Lead Umbra's internal communications efforts, helping ensure employees are informed, aligned, and connected to the company's mission, strategy, and priorities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Political Science, or a related field.
• 10+ years of communications experience, including significant responsibility for media relations, corporate communications, executive communications, and internal communications.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing communications strategies for complex, high-profile, or mission-driven organizations.
• Deep media relations experience, including a track record of developing reporter relationships, securing meaningful earned media opportunities, and managing press inquiries.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills across formats, including press releases, statements, speeches, op-eds, executive messaging, internal communications, and digital content.
• Experience advising and preparing senior executives for media interviews, public appearances, and sensitive communications.
• Strong news judgment and demonstrated ability to manage both proactive communications opportunities and fast-moving issues.
• Ability to understand complex technical, business, and policy topics and communicate them clearly to a range of audiences.
• Excellent judgment and discretion, particularly when handling sensitive, confidential, or high-profile matters.
• Proven ability to work effectively across functions and influence stakeholders at all levels of an organization.

Preferred

• Experience in aerospace, defense, national security, technology, or another highly technical industry.
• Established relationships with national, defense, aerospace, technology, or business media.
• Experience communicating on matters involving the U.S. government, national security, or public policy.
• Experience leading communications around significant corporate announcements, crises, or other high-profile events.
• Familiarity with digital communications, social media strategy, communications analytics, and content management platforms.
• Experience managing communications agencies, consultants, or external partners.

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off, Sick, Family & Medical Leave
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, LTD, STD (employer funded)
• Vol Life, Critical Illness, Accidental, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance (employee funded)
• 401k with 3% non-elective company contribution
• Stock Options
• Free Parking
• Free lunch daily in office