Marketing & Communications Specialist

Huntsville, AL (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive marketing and communications support for PDW, focusing on social media, press content, events, and newsletters.

  • Lead social media content support, monitoring, and quarterly performance reporting.
  • Must-have: 2–4 years in marketing/communications with social platforms and brand voice execution.
  • Standout: Eligible for U.S. Secret security clearance and willingness to travel up to 20%.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Social media community management (direct message, post monitoring, and responses)
  • Monthly metric collection and reporting
  • Monitoring social listening capability for industry trends and sentiments
  • Support team developing content for social platforms as needed
  • Support maintenance of media directory and collection of PDW press coverage
  • Draft press releases and website content as needed
  • Support creation of quarterly customer newsletter
  • Manage sponsorships and ad placements for events
  • Event planning support and on-site staffing as needed
  • Monitoring dashboards and looking for optimization opportunities

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or related field.
  • 2-4 years of marketing & communications experience.
  • Knowledge of social media marketing and a strong understanding of managing major social media platforms
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, experience and aptitude in adopting and executing a brand voice in social
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment and collaborating across departments
  • Ability to travel up to 20% of the time as needed for event and marketing support
  • Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance or higher, as required

Preferred

  • Working knowledge of Salesforce Marketing Cloud and Figma
  • Experience in defense technology, drone industry, or related fields

Benefits

  • Comprehensive BCBS medical, dental, and vision coverage; 80% sponsored by the company.
  • Safe Harbor 401(K) with company match.
  • Paid Parental Leave.
  • On-site gym at our Huntsville, AL location.
  • Employer provided life insurance.
  • Robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
  • A work environment that encourages teamwork and innovation.
  • Competitive salary, generous paid time off (PTO), and flexible leave options.
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Founded in 2018
Huntsville, Alabama, USA
313 employees
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100% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
5.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
19%
Direct
33.4%
Referral
4.1%
Social
9.6%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~313

Funding

Total Funding
$8.6M
Last Raise
Series Unknown, 8 months ago

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