Responsibilities

• Serve as a key communications and culture leader, helping strengthen trust, engagement, alignment, and connection to Ursa Major's mission during a period of rapid growth.
• Draft and edit high-quality communications materials across internal and external channels, including press releases, media pitches, briefing documents, blogs, internal announcements, keynote talking points, panel preparation materials, op-eds, and related communications assets.
• Translate highly technical aerospace, propulsion, manufacturing, and defense topics into clear, accessible, and compelling communications for employees, media, customers, partners, and other key audiences.
• Support Ursa Major's external communications strategy in partnership with the Head of Marketing and Communications and public relations agency partners, including media opportunities, announcements, reactive communications, and executive visibility.
• Lead and support internal communications for company-wide announcements, leadership updates, organizational changes, employee programs, facilities updates, business milestones, and other moments that shape the employee experience.
• Partner closely with People Operations, Facilities, Safety, Security, Legal, business leaders, and executive leadership to ensure employees receive timely, clear, coordinated, and credible information.
• Support social media, owned content, events, tradeshows, facility openings, and broader marketing activities as needed as a member of a lean, fast-moving marketing and communications team.
• Travel as needed to support tradeshows, company events, media engagements, executive speaking opportunities, customer engagements, and other business priorities, including hands-on event and booth support.
• Support crisis and issues communications planning and execution, including drafting holding statements, employee messages, FAQs, reactive statements, and leadership communications during sensitive announcements, high-risk operations, or rapidly evolving situations.