Senior Marketing Manager

USA (On-site)

$130K/yr – $145K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 8 days ago

Job Summary

Own and drive the company’s marketing strategy, budgeting, and cross-functional campaigns while leading day-to-day operations, event programs, and asset production to fuel growth.

  • Own marketing strategy, plan, and budget to align with business goals
  • Lead cross-functional programs, campaigns, and events to drive growth

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Leads strategic marketing initiatives that support business development priorities and company growth objectives.
  • Oversees day-to-day marketing operations, prioritizes incoming requests, assigns work, and manages team performance and development.
  • Develops and manages the annual marketing plan and budget, including forecasting for events, marketing materials, sponsorships, memberships, merchandise, and external agency support.
  • Coordinates cross-functional marketing efforts and aligns stakeholders to deliver marketing initiatives on schedule and in support of business objectives.
  • Partners with Corporate Communications, Business Development, and the Integration Management Office (IMO) to maintain consistent brand standards and messaging across marketing materials and integration activities.
  • Supports marketing deliverables for Corporate Communications, Investor Relations, and other functions, including presentations, showroom materials, and approved collateral.
  • Plans and executes trade shows and symposiums, including event logistics, booth management, collateral development, attendee coordination, and lead capture activities.
  • Develops and produces marketing assets, including brochures, presentations, videos, photography, website content, and other customer-facing materials.
  • Executes targeted marketing campaigns aligned with defined customer, market, and business priorities.
  • Maintains company marketing templates, overviews, and organized file systems to ensure consistency, accessibility, and efficient collaboration.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of progressive experience in marketing, communications, or brand management.
  • Proven ability to develop and execute marketing plans, manage budgets, and measure performance against business-aligned key performance indicators (KPIs).
  • Strong leadership, project management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
  • Experience supporting business development initiatives, trade shows, customer-facing campaigns, and marketing collateral development.
  • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office and familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, and marketing production tools.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including experience developing executive-level and customer-facing materials.
  • Demonstrated success managing external agencies, creative deliverables, and multiple concurrent priorities.
  • Ability to travel up to 40% for events, trade shows, site visits, and customer-facing engagements.
  • This position requires U.S. person status under U.S. export control laws, including U.S. citizens and nationals, lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid time off
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contribution
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • Company‑paid life and AD&D insurance
  • Short‑ and long‑term disability coverage
  • Tuition reimbursement
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Karman Space & Defense

Karman Space & Defense is a concept-to-production solutions provider for the most complex missions in the space and defense industry. Headquartered in Huntington Beach, CA, with multiple facilities across the United States, Karman integrates industry-leading capabilities with comprehensive in-house analysis, testing, and qualification processes. Karman's capabilities encompass, Payload & Protection Systems, Aerodynamic & Interstage Systems, and Propulsion & Launch Systems. For more information, visit our website Karman-SD.com.

Founded in 2021
Huntington Beach, California, USA
523 employees

Salaries

Posted range

$130K/yr – $145K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($138K) is 21% above the median base salary for Senior Marketing Manager roles in the United States ($114K).

Senior Marketing Manager median pay in the United States

$116K/yr

Most pay falls between $98K and $143K. Based on 228 salaries.

See all Karman Space & Defense salaries

Marketing Team

Median Tenure
5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$1.5B
Last Raise
$130M
Post IPO Debt, 5 months ago

Funding History

  • Oct 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $130M
  • Jul 2025
    Post IPO Secondary • $1B
  • Apr 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $350M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
200.8M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$202.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
10.9%
Direct
30.5%
Referral
3%
Social
15.5%
Paid
0.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~523
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Senior Marketing Manager

Karman Space & Defense · USA · On-site