Are you ready for a career move that maximizes your leadership skills and deepens your business acumen in an exciting and fast-paced environment? We have a great opportunity as a Communications Manager II specializing internal and external communications including Public Relations and employee communications to support the overall success of the company.
In this role, you will use your skills to lead a communications team that supports a key business area for SNC, a multi-billion-dollar global leader in aerospace and defense. You will work closely with all members of the communications team and leaders across the Enterprise to build and execute an integrated communications strategy that promotes SNC and our transformative solutions that safeguard freedom. You and your team will be responsible to support key growth and business objectives for a key business area, including PR and media relations, key stakeholder communications, tradeshow support, advertising support and strong internal communications to maintain high employee pride and engagement. This role is also responsible social media strategy for SNC including growth and content strategy.
Do you have a proven track record of leadership and growing communications experience? Are you a storyteller at heart and thrive on sharing stories that resonate with employees and key stakeholders? Are you a social media guru who can help shape and execute a wining social media strategy? Do you consider yourself a pro and establishing strong relationships and aligning team members and leaders at all levels to achieve goals? Are you ready to join a company that performs meaningful work and is on an incredible growth path?
You will need to be a strong leader, utility player, and an organized, active contributor to a fun and smart team that looks for ways to support one another and make a difference for the company. If this sounds like you, join our team!As SNCs corporate team, we provide the company and its business areas with strategic direction and business support spanning executive management, finance and accounting, operations, human resources, legal, IT, information security, facilities, spaneting, and communications.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute integrated communications plans that align with business objectives, including public relations and media relations, content creation for a variety of audiences, employee communications and event/tradeshow support
- Create engaging content including press releases, native content, internal articles, advertising, and more for use across all channels
- Media relations including pitch development, ongoing relationship building, and on-site communications support at events such as trade shows
- Develop and oversee social media strategy to grow overall audience and engagement
- Stay up-to-date on latest spaneting and communications trends and best practices, and share insights and recommendations with team members
- Train and support team members on using various digital tools and platforms
- Mentor direct reports and other junior team members in support of a positive work environment committed to professional development
- Ability to Travel: 3-4x per year to meet with leadership; and travel to support trade shows. 15-20
Must-haves:
- Bachelors degree in journalism, communications, spaneting or related field
- A higher level degree may substitute for relevant experience
- Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of required education
- Typically, 8+ years of progressive communications experience, which includes 4+ years of management experience.
- Success designing and executing spaneting and communications strategies and campaigns
- Public Relations and media relations experience including relevant tools to track and measure effectiveness.
- Social Media strategy development and execution including relevant tools to track and measure effectiveness
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Exceptional writing skills
- Leadership abilities inclusive of successful change management, mentoring, career development, training, succession planning, accountability, and conducting yearly reviews
- Ability to analyze and interpret analytical data
- Prior experience working in a dynamic team environment
Preferred:
- A&D experience and/or experience in a large corporation highly preferred
- B2B and/or B2G experience preferred
- TV/Spokesperson experience is a benefit
- Basic photo and video editing knowledge preferred
- Highly organized, creative, articulate and possess excellent people and management skills
- Ability to work flexible hours & travel when necessary
SNC offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.
SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150 match up to 6, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
To conform to U.S. Government international trade regulations, applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce.Learn more about the background check process for Security Clearances.
SNC is a global leader in aerospace and national security committed to moving the American Dream forward. We’re known and respected for our mission and execution focus, agility, and disruptive and rapid innovation. We provide leading edge technologies and transformative solutions that support our nation’s most critical security needs. If you are mission-focused, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to make our country stronger with state-of-the-art technologies that safeguard freedom, join our team!
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome our employees to bring their whole selves to their work. SNC is committed to fostering an inclusive, accepting, and diverse environment free of discrimination. Employment decisions are made without regarding to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law. Contributions to SNC come in many shapes and styles, and we believe diversity in our workforce fosters new and greater ways to dream, innovate, and inspire.
