Responsibilities

• Conceptualize and lead high-impact communications campaigns that differentiate capabilities in space and advanced strategic business goals.
• Create and deliver compelling messages for media, marketing and thought leadership channels that advance thought leadership on key issues in space.
• Advise senior leaders and executive leadership across the business on communications strategy and messaging.
• Lead the implementation of innovations to embrace new technologies, new channels, and new media to tell our story in inspiring and meaningful ways.
• Build and manage relationships with tier one reporters covering the industry, pitch and oversee executive-level media interviews.
• Oversee marketing communications strategy for paid, shared and owned media including social media, web, trade shows, special events, sponsorships and advertising. Lead and develop a high-performing team of communications professionals.
• Lead the protocol team in creating meaningful senior leader visitor experiences and events, oversee related budget and development of team.
• Direct the management of budgets and resources for marketing, staffing and PR.
• Work closely with Corporate Communications to contribute to enterprise-wide efforts and advance space-related campaigns and programs.
• Partner with Government Affairs and Business Development to define an annual communications plan that advances business goals and reaches strategic audience segments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college, or equivalent experience/combined education.
• 10+ years of communications experience.
• 8+ years of leadership experience, with leading and developing other leaders a must.
• Experience successfully managing extensive budgets.
• Experience in aerospace and defense and/or high-tech industries.
• Proven exceptional and high quality strategic communication skills, including written, verbal, and presentation, to effectively communicate business cases to all levels including executive leadership.
• Ability to travel within the United States up to 25 percent of the time.

Preferred

• Ability to deliver results, shape the future, build effective relationships, energize the team, and model personal excellence, integrity, and accountability.
• Proven success in leading teams and large-scale disruptive / innovative projects.
• Demonstrated experience producing effective marketing campaigns and a strategic mindset to connect multiple stories into a single narrative.
• Ability to use digital tools to ensure precision targeting of audiences and analyzes results to fine-tune campaign and achieve desired outcomes.
• Good judgment and discretion along with a professional demeanor and interpersonal style that elicits trust from leadership, staff, and partners.
• Comfortable interfacing with internal and external stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Strong sense of urgency and attention to detail.
• Self-starter with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects at the same time, effectively managing a heavy workload independently and without close supervision.

Benefits

• Benefits offered: 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.