Responsibilities

• The company's social media presence and brand voice across all platforms
• Content generation, from concept through production, in partnership with outside creative resources
• Inbound and outbound marketing campaigns, including planning, execution, and performance tracking
• A social and content calendar aligned to product milestones, funding announcements, and industry events
• Sourcing, hiring, and managing photography and video vendors/contractors
• Product collateral development (data sheets, one-pagers, web content, trade show materials) in partnership with engineering and product
• Client and partner-facing marketing support at conferences, demos, and industry events
• Building the marketing function's foundational systems (CRM/marketing automation, brand guidelines, content workflows) as the team scales

Requirements

• 3-6+ years of marketing experience, with a track record of owning a marketing function or major workstream independently
• Prior experience at a venture-backed startup, ideally at or near the founding marketing hire stage
• Comfortable operating with minimal structure and building process rather than inheriting it
• Strong written and visual eye; able to brief and manage outside creative vendors effectively
• Experience running both inbound (content, SEO, campaigns) and outbound (targeted outreach, event marketing, ABM-style campaigns) motions
• Client-facing and comfortable representing the company at industry events and in front of customers/partners
• Willing to be based in Herndon, VA and travel roughly 20% of the time

Preferred

• Prior exposure to defense, aerospace, government, or dual-use tech markets is a strong plus