Media Relations Manager

🔥 15 hours ago

🏈 Alabama, Colorado, +3 more states – Remote

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💵 $159.5k - $239.3k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

💰 Account Manager

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Northrop Grumman

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1939

🏭 Manufacturing

📦 Logistics

🎖️ Defense

Manufacturing • Logistics • Defense

Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense company, recognized for its innovative solutions in air, cyber, land, sea, and space domains. With a focus on advanced technologies and innovation, Northrop Grumman provides unmatched expertise in military communications, satellite communications, and microelectronics manufacturing. The company is committed to solving complex challenges and 'defining possible' by transforming the concepts of what's achievable. Northrop Grumman is also actively involved in sustainability efforts and offers career opportunities to various levels of professionals, including veterans and entry-level candidates.

📋 Description

• Lead an earned media portfolio elevating company thought leadership on priority technology focus areas • Partner with enterprise communications colleagues on proactive and reactive media interviews, pitches, events, news products and digital presence • Develop strategic media relations approaches supporting Space Systems business objectives • Build awareness and obtain buy-in for earned media strategies and media storytelling • Prepare and position Space Systems subject matter experts for earned media opportunities • Coordinate with the Sector Communications Strategy team on media presence and narrative • Share regular results, media trends and metrics on media relations efforts • Use results to evolve strategies and achieve communications and business goals • Monitor industry news and flag issues and trends for internal stakeholders • Lead, mentor and develop media and public relations professionals • Prepare company spokespeople and secure media engagement logistics • Engage with reporters and public affairs officers as needed • Plan, prepare, track, measure and report media engagements • Write and edit news content, media preparation materials and other required content • Correct inaccuracies and act as a company spokesperson • Develop and maintain relationships with key reporters • Travel to Space Sector sites and other locations 25% of the time

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 10 years of experience; or master’s degree and minimum of 8 years of experience in media relations, communications, public relations, or public affairs for a medium- to large-sized organization • Experience leading people • Demonstrated knowledge in developing, deploying and activating strategic media and communication campaigns with measurable business impact • Ability to travel up to 25% of the time • Proven success leading people as direct reports and when matrixed for projects • Strategic thinking, planning and decision-making experience • Experience developing and executing strategic media relations communications plans • Ability to interact with executive leadership confidently and independently • Ability to identify and leverage news cycles and execute press events • Effective AP writing and editing skills • Ability to draft news releases, news features and long-form op-eds • High attention to detail and risk-conscious mindset • Commitment to quality work and accountability • Preferred: experience in large, matrixed and/or geographically dispersed organizations • Preferred: experience developing relationships with colleagues, executives and reporters • Preferred: experience in technology, aerospace, defense, science-related business or government • Preferred: experience with Zignal and MuckRack reporter database tools • Preferred: familiarity with defense, space and aerospace industry reporters • U.S. Citizenship is required for positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions

🏖️ Benefits

• Discretionary bonus eligibility • Long-term incentives for eligible Vice President or Director positions • Health insurance coverage • Life and disability insurance • Savings plan • Company-paid holidays • Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business