Senior Manager, Defense Public Relations

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RTX

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10,000+ employees

Founded 2020

🚀 Aerospace

Aerospace • Defense • Sustainability

RTX is a globally recognized aerospace and defense company dedicated to transformative technologies and era-defining innovation. It operates through various businesses, including Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon, with a focus on sustainable, connected flight and smarter defense systems. RTX is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion across the company and aims to solve the world’s most complex problems with cutting-edge technology and talent. Additionally, RTX is involved in significant projects like upgrading the F135 Engine Core and developing missile-defense systems. The company emphasizes corporate responsibility and sustainable practices.

📋 Description

• responsible for supporting public relations activities within the Defense portfolio of RTX across the three businesses as required (Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney military engines, Raytheon) • creating and executing strategic public relations and media plans supporting business priorities • engaging with and pitching relevant members of the media • developing new relationships with reporters • identifying new story ideas and drafting briefing documents and press releases • crisis management • securing strategic and thoughtful earned media • ensuring that critical business and campaign messages are properly communicated with the right outlets • Draft and execute strategic defense PR campaigns • Maintain and develop relationships with relevant defense and niche trade media • report significant media risks and opportunities to the PR team, business communications partners and company executives • Media train relevant leaders and spokespeople for planned media engagements • Manage, develop, pitch and oversee company media engagements • Manage crisis communications as needed across the portfolios supported • Connect the dots across RTX business units and campaigns to tell a larger, holistic RTX story • Draft press releases, briefing documents, media coverage reports for relevant businesses and campaigns • Project management/collaboration ensuring all projects are delivered on-time, within scope • Take a data-driven approach and collaborate with our analytics team to develop meaningful metrics

🎯 Requirements

• A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years experience • Knowledge of, and experience in, the aerospace and defense industry • Exceptional written, verbal, and social communication skills • Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills • Attention to detail and complete staff work, a sense of urgency, strong work ethic, and positive attitude • Strong executive presence and experience with executive coaching/counsel • Demonstrated ability to effectively interface with all levels of employees, leadership, and external organizations • Demonstrated success working effectively in cross-functional teams • Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage time and resources, organize, and prioritize work across multiple projects, and work within tight deadlines • Demonstrated agility and adaptability to changes in direction • Proven ability to balance and deliver on multiple projects • Strong understanding of Associated Press writing style

🏖️ Benefits

• medical • dental • vision • life insurance • short-term disability • long-term disability • 401(k) match • flexible spending accounts • flexible work schedules • employee assistance program • Employee Scholar Program • parental leave • paid time off • holidays