Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Media Relations Manager, the Media Relations Representative is responsible for helping to shape and execute the media relations strategy by providing guidance on proactive media outreach, responses to reporter inquiries and pitching ideas for interviews, roundtables, briefings, site visits and more.
• The Media Relations Representative will also help maintain relationships with key media outlets and partner with Northrop Grumman communicators assigned to specific programs to identify earned media opportunities for certain priority external focuses.
• Driving earned media for the sector through proactive outreach, query response, and event planning
• Triage and track incoming reporter inquiries and work with division communications teams to bring inquiries to conclusion
• Perform in-depth media analysis including media landscape, measuring, and reporting performance of media events and releases
• Promote awareness of the information space, identifying opportunities and challenge for earned media in real time
• Oversee the sector’s press release process, identifying efficiencies and clearing roadblocks as needed
• Maintaining and helping to shape our list of target media
• Supporting and coordinating internal media training
• Supporting external events such as trade shows and space launches
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 1 year of professional experience
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance
• Experience successfully developing and deploying communications practices
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time; travel includes launches, tradeshows, as well as other sites, in support of the business as needed
• Experience developing and executing strategic media-relations plans
• Ability to leverage news cycles to deliver priority messages to decision-making news consumers
• Ability to lead and support media events
• Understanding of media monitoring and metrics

Preferred

• Degree with a Communications-related focus
• Proven experience in strategic communications, journalism, marketing, community relations, public relations, government affairs
• Superior project management, time management skills and attention to detail
• Strong written, oral and interpersonal skills and ability to facilitate and gain consensus among colleagues with disparate views
• Demonstrated experience with media measurement and tracking, utilizing tools such as Muckrack and Zignal
• Ability to comprehend and explain complex capabilities and initiatives to audiences that have various levels of understanding
• Accepts ownership and accountability
• Demonstrated experience in technology-based communication, website content management using WordPress, and SharePoint experience.
• Experience working for or with the aerospace industry
• Experience working in a large, matrixed and/or geographically dispersed organization
• Exceptional analytical skills and ability to spot trends

Benefits

• We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive at work and in life.
• Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.