Brand Communications, Senior Manager

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education.
• 10+ years of professional experience in the brand communications and/or marketing field.
• Experience successfully managing extensive complex budgets.
• Previous formal leadership experience.
• Experience in aerospace and defense, manufacturing, and/or high-tech industries.
• Ability to travel within the United States up to 20 percent of the time.

Job Description

The mission matters. So do the people behind it. With advancing defense technology at our core, what sets us apart is a culture of collaboration, purpose, and impact. The Lockheed Martin Space Communications team is seeking a strategic, hands-on thought leader to oversee the Brand Communications team. The successful candidate should be an energetic, creative, and project-oriented marketer, who has demonstrated leadership experience with planning, shaping, and executing brand, social, digital and advertising strategies, including overseeing trade show events. This role is accountable for developing stories that support business priorities and advance initiatives through strategic and bold campaigns. Additionally, as a member of the Communications leadership team, the candidate must possess the ability to coach, mentor, and drive employee development.

• Manage and mentor a team of brand communications and trade show event experts.
• Partner with Corporate Communications to define and uphold brand voice, guidelines and standards across all marketing assets and platforms.
• Advise senior leaders and executive leadership across the business on brand strategy and messaging.
• Partner with other disciplines within Communications and across the business (i.e., business development, government affairs, etc.) to drive larger enterprise-wide stories.
• Drive and develop integrated campaigns aligned to business and communications priorities; possess strong ability to reach government and business audiences with customized targeted messages.
• Manage the digital and social media strategy for Lockheed Martin Space.
• Lead the development of standard processes and marketing communications metrics; apply data-driven guidelines to improve content readership and target audience reach.
• Ensure exhibit booth design and overall presence at trade shows and events position the company as the industry authority and creates a welcoming environment for customers and partners.

Desired Skills

• Masters degree in communication or marketing.
• Ability to deliver results, shape the future, build effective relationships, energize the team, and model personal excellence, integrity, and accountability.
• Proven exceptional and high quality strategic communication skills, including written, verbal, and presentation, to effectively communicate business cases to all levels including executive leadership.
• Experience as 'leader of leaders;' leading and developing other leaders.
• Proven success in leading teams and large-scale projects.
• Demonstrated experience producing effective marketing campaigns and a strategic mindset to connect multiple stories into a single narrative.
• Ability to use digital tools to ensure precision targeting of audiences and analyzes results to fine-tune campaign and achieve desired outcomes.
• Good judgment and discretion along with a professional demeanor and interpersonal style that elicits trust from leadership, staff, and partners.
• Comfortable interfacing with internal and external stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Strong sense of urgency and attention to detail.
• Self-starter with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects at the same time, effectively managing a heavy workload independently and without close supervision.

Benefits

Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually. Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s competitive and comprehensive benefits package here. We Are Also Committed To Enabling Transitioning Veterans To Connect With Their Communities And Find New Purpose As They Reintegrate Into Civilian Life. By Clicking On The Link, You Can Find Out More On How We Proudly Support The Military/Veterans Network Hiring Our Heroes Joining Lockheed Martin Space means becoming part of a global network of passionate professionals dedicated to safety and shaping the future of defense capabilities At Space we value your skills, training, and education. We believe that by applying the highest standards of business ethics and visionary thinking, everything is within our reach – and yours as a Lockheed Martin Space employee. …just to name a few reasons to join Lockheed Martin Space, and experience your future!