Marketing Manager

Herndon, VA (Hybrid)

$105K/yr – $120K/yrMid Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 3 days ago

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Job Summary

Own the corporate marketing and brand strategy at BlackSky, shaping messaging, assets, and cross‑functional campaigns while partnering with GTM teams and external agencies to elevate brand awareness and support growth.

  • Drive brand identity and corporate assets
  • Lead top-of-funnel programs and executive communications

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build and execute a corporate marketing and brand awareness plan with business growth and awareness goals.
  • Shape the positioning and messaging resources that drive wider adoption of our brand’s value proposition.
  • Develop and maintain BlackSky corporate assets, including briefing materials, one-pagers, videos, website content and messaging guides.
  • Manage marketing deliverables for key corporate programs, including satellite launches, investor materials, strategic partner enablement and major advertising campaigns.
  • Work closely with broader GTM teams to execute top-of-funnel marketing campaigns.
  • Ideate corporate website, social media and thought-leadership.
  • Manage relationships with external agencies and vendors.
  • Collaborate with program managers and engineering leads to translate complex space technology into clear, compelling messaging for technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Support internal communications and employer branding in a competitive talent market.
  • Track emerging trends and competitive activity in the space industry to inform brand positioning and messaging strategy.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or related field or equivalent experience.
  • A minimum of 7 years of relevant marketing experience, including past success in brand identity management.
  • Experience in B2B and/or B2G marketing and brand work.
  • Familiarity with marketing tools (HubSpot, Adobe Creative Suite, analytics platforms).
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with the capacity to explain and translate complex technology concepts into simple and intuitive narrative.
  • Exceptional attention to detail, even when managing multiple deadlines.
  • Proven ability to work with and influence cross-functional teams without formal authority.
  • Strong research skills and willingness to take initiative on projects.

Preferred

  • Experience in the aerospace, defense or technology industries.
  • Experience marketing to military, intelligence community or government agency audiences.
  • Strong understanding of the government procurement landscape and customer base.
  • Experience representing companies at corporate events and tradeshows.

Benefits

  • Life at BlackSky for full-time benefits eligible employees includes :
  • Medical, dental, vision, disability, group term life and AD&D, voluntary life and AD&D insurance
  • BlackSky pays 100% of employee-only premiums for medical, dental and vision and contributes $100/month for out-of-pocket expenses!
  • 15 days of PTO, 11 Company holidays, four Floating Holidays (pro-rated based on hire date), one day of paid volunteerism leave per year, parental leave and more
  • 401(k) pre-tax and Roth deferral options with employer match
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program
  • Employee Assistance and Travel Assistance Programs
  • Employer matching donations
  • Professional development
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BlackSky

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BlackSky is a space-based intelligence company that delivers real-time imagery with global rapid revisit, analytics, and high-frequency monitoring of the most critical and strategic locations, economic assets, and events. BlackSky customers see, understand and anticipate change for a decisive strategic advantage to the tactical edge, and act not just fast, but first. BlackSky is trusted by the most demanding U.S. and international government agencies, businesses, and organizations around the world. BlackSky is headquartered in Herndon, VA and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange as BKSY. To learn more, visit Real Time Geospatial Intelligence Solutions & Satellite Imagery and follow us on Twitter/X.

Founded in 2013
Herndon, Virginia, USA
336 employees (20 in marketing)
49% recommend to a friend
52% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
53.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
43.1%
Direct
42.1%
Referral
9.1%
Social
3.8%
Paid
1.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~335

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
13 (4% of company)
Median Career Experience
15 years
Median Tenure
2.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Total Funding
$440.4M
Last Raise
$160M
Post IPO Debt, 8 months ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $160M
  • Sep 2024
    Post IPO Equity • $46M
  • Jul 2022
    Grant • $4.4M

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