This position will be located in AS Site Melbourne, FL; El Segundo, CA, or Falls Church, VA

Your communications expertise, knowledge of the national security and Congressional environments will be vital as you help to position the company as an innovation and technology leader in aerospace and defense.

The person selected for this role must be proactive and innovative, possess media relations experience and a strong sense for integrated communications from a strategic and tactical perspective, have outstanding executive presence, and very strong collaboration skills. Working within our matrix organization, the media strategist must be able to advise and guide a wide range of business partners across the sector. Experience with our customer communities and knowledge of the aerospace and defense media is key.

If you are a strategic and savvy communications professional with an innovative spirit and passion for strategic thinking to achieve top performance in a dynamic, collaborative work environment, please read on.

How you will make a difference:

• Collaborate with media and public relations professionals across the company
• to develop strategic approaches to media relations that will inform and influence customers, including proactive and reactive media relations. Activities will include: interviews, pitches, events, news products, digital presence and more.
• Work in partnership with communicators across your portfolio to direct, prepare and position company-wide subject matter experts for interviews and interactions with members of the media.
• Prepare and share regular results and metrics on integrated communications efforts at a variety of levels within the company and use those results to evolve strategies and approaches to achieve communications and business goals
• Maintain situational awareness on industry news and flag activities, issues and trends
• Develop and maintain relationships with journalists that cover our space

Skills for success:

• Experience working with the media in the aerospace and defense industry or other highly technical industries.
• Ability to develop pitches and prepare subject matter experts for media engagements.
• An ability to identify and leverage news cycles to advance company thought leadership in priority focus areas; execute press events and site visits.
• Experience in media training and message development.
• Effective AP writing and editing skills, with an ability to draft all types of news content from news releases and news features to long form articles for placement on owned channels
• An ability to interact with executive leadership confidently and independently
• Comfort with change in a fast-paced, empowered work environment with strong collaboration and alignment to company priorities
• Strategic thinking, planning and decision-making
• High level of attention to detail and creativity
• A commitment to quality work and accountability for results

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with 8 years of experience OR Master's degree with 6 years of experience in a medium to large-sized communications organization, level public affairs office, public relations firm or media company

• Experienced in the use of media monitoring and metrics applications

• Demonstrated knowledge in the development, deployment and activation of strategic media & communication campaigns with measurable business impact

• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time; travel may include intra-office across sites as needed

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a large, matrixed and/or geographically dispersed organization; U.S. Government experience strongly preferred.

• Experience developing productive relationships with aerospace and defense journalists

• Experience in technology, aerospace, defense or other science-related business or government field

• Sound judgment in decision making and leadership actions with proven abilities to drive change through creative methods, ideas and approaches