Responsibilities

• Develop and implement SMS PR strategy to drive interest and engagement with media and other target stakeholders
• Proactively position leadership for thought-leadership opportunities with key media
• Partner with Marketing to gain a clear understanding of business objectives, initiatives, and priorities
• Lead SMS public relations synchronization meetings/efforts to manage oversight and influence across the business segments for communication opportunities to reach targeted stakeholders
• Collaborate effectively with sales, business development, and program management to identify newsworthy areas that support business efforts
• Collaborate with our Creative Services group to proactively seek out creative ways to share our narrative through visual storytelling
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to leverage social media to advance our narrative
• Perform analytic reporting to measure effectiveness of your efforts
• Work with cross-functional, cross-site teams with a goal to provide consistent, effective communication
• Prepare leadership for media interviews and presentations

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Journalism, PR, or related field with a minimum of 12 years of prior related experience; Or, Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience; Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 16 years of prior related experience
• 10+ years’ experience in marketing, communication, and digital experience within a corporate or agency environment or prior corporate/government communications, PR agency, or journalism experience
• 10+ years’ experience in communicating highly technical concepts, products, or services
• Experience with AP Style and social media platforms

Preferred

• Experience working within the aerospace and defense industry
• Ability to create original and engaging content based on highly technical products and information
• Aptitude for learning and understanding technical products and industry-related concepts quickly
• Ability to effectively prioritize projects and manage expectations of deliverables while working independently
• Excellent writing, editing, verbal, and presentation creation skills
• Ability to translate business/market/management concepts into understandable messages and stories
• Sharp media relations/crisis communications instincts
• Ability to generate positive Tier 1 business/trade media coverage
• Able to operate/meet deadlines in a fast-paced, demanding environment
• Strong attention to detail and excellent AP Style knowledge

Benefits

• L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays.