Marketing Communications Manager

Fairfax County, VA (On-site)

$104K/yr – $193K/yrMid Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 8 hrs ago

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Job Summary

Lead and harmonize the corporate brand across three aerospace divisions, owning brand guidelines, content strategy, digital presence, PR, and demand-generation initiatives. Key workstreams include defining value propositions, coordinating with product, engineering, and sales; driving website and social media, tradeshow branding, and media relations.

  • Brand architecture and guidelines
  • Website content and SEO
  • PR, media outreach, and executive visibility

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Define, standardize, and maintain the overarching corporate brand identity while establishing distinct value propositions for each of our three operating divisions.
  • Create and enforce comprehensive brand guidelines (visual identity, tone of voice, messaging architecture) across all marketing collateral, tradeshows, and digital touchpoints.
  • Help position the company as a unified $300M aerospace leader rather than three disparate operating units.
  • Own and manage content creation for the corporate and divisional websites, optimizing for audience engagement, customer acquisition, and SEO.
  • Lead web refresh initiatives, working alongside web developers or agencies to enhance UX/UI, build landing pages, and highlight core technological capabilities.
  • Develop a consistent social media strategy (primarily LinkedIn) to boost executive visibility, share technical wins, and support talent acquisition.
  • Draft, edit, and distribute press releases announcing new product launches, contract wins, facility expansions, executive hires, and strategic acquisitions (M&A).
  • Build and nurture relationships with key aerospace and defense trade media contacts.
  • Manage media inquiries, pitch editorial features, and secure speaking opportunities for executive leadership at major industry events.
  • Partner with product managers, engineers, and sales leaders across all 3 divisions to translate complex technical specs into compelling marketing materials (white papers, datasheets, case studies, videos, pitch decks).

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, Business, or a related field.
  • 8 to 10+ years of progressive experience in marketing communications, content creation, and corporate communications within a B2B manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or industrial engineering environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and stakeholders across multiple business units or divisions.
  • Ability to digest complex engineering or aerospace concepts and translate them into clear, engaging value propositions for non-technical buyers.
  • Hands-on experience with CMS platforms (WordPress, HubSpot, etc.), CRM integration, email marketing tools, Google Analytics, and graphic design tools (Adobe Creative Cloud / Canva).

Preferred

  • Experience working in a PE-backed or rapid-growth environment where you operate at both the strategic level (brand architecture) and execution level (writing, editing, executing).
  • Ability to write polished copy quickly—from crisp press releases to deep-dive technical case studies.
  • High degree of self-motivation, resourcefulness, and "bias for action."
  • Skill in collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams, including division general managers, engineers, sales directors, and executive leadership.

Benefits

  • Health benefits
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Basic life with AD&D
  • Short term disability
  • Long term disability
  • Ancillary (Voluntary life with AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital, and pet)
  • Spending accounts (HSA, FSA, and DCFSA)
  • Paid time off
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