Responsibilities

• Strategic positioning and message architecture for Aurelius across every external surface
• BD enablement materials including capability briefs, one-pagers, customer-facing collateral, and demo communications for the growth team
• Industry events and conference presence including AUSA, Re-Industrialize, AFA, Sea-Air-Space, AFCEA, and equivalent — calendar, presence strategy, booth and demo logistics, and on-site execution
• Recruiting marketing in close partnership with Talent, especially as engineering headcount roughly triples
• Executive thought leadership pipeline including bylines, podcast bookings, and stage opportunities for the Co-Founders and the ELT
• Channel strategy direction for paid and organic across LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and any new surfaces, with Wilson executing on creative and production
• Marketing operations including website, email, analytics, and tooling
• Editorial support across the company including writing, editing, and proofing under deadline

Requirements

• 5 to 10+ years in marketing or strategic communications, with end-to-end ownership across positioning, content, events, and operations
• Strong writer who can match a defined voice rather than impose one, with a portfolio that shows it
• Operationally sharp, comfortable owning a calendar, vendors, tools, and budgets across multiple workstreams at once
• Experience working alongside or owning a PR or comms function and a creative function without stepping on either
• Comfortable in defense, hardware, deeptech, or other technically rigorous environments where marketing earns credibility instead of buying it
• No degree required

Preferred

• Defense, national security, or military background or close exposure
• Experience writing in a founder's voice
• Experience supporting BD or capture teams with customer-facing materials
• Experience running booth and demo presence at major defense industry events
• Recruiting marketing or employer brand experience
• Marketing analytics and operations tooling fluency

Benefits

• Competitive salary + equity
• United Health Care medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible 18 days PTO + 5 sick days
• Travel to field test events and range days
• Covered daily lunches and office snacks + drinks
• E-bike / scooter stipend ( Up to $500)
• Direct access to leadership and real ownership over your work