Marketing Communications Manager

Content & Storytelling

- Translate complex materials science, biology, and AI into crisp, compelling narratives for technical and commercial audiences - from government/defense buyers, startup engineering teams, and procurement leads

- Write and maintain sales enablement assets: one-pagers, case studies, capability briefs, and pitch decks in partnership with the BD and Product Development teams

- Develop a content calendar and drive consistent publishing across owned channels

Social & Digital Presence

- Own our LinkedIn and other relevant channels - grow our following among target technical and buyer communities

- Find creative ways to share customer wins, product milestones, and company culture without giving away competitive IP

- Track engagement metrics and iterate based on what works

Events & Conferences

- Take ownership of industry conferences end-to-end: logistics, materials, booth presence, and speaker submissions

- Measurably tie conference participation to qualified sales leads in coordination with BD

- Identify the right events for our target audiences in additive/advanced manufacturing, military/defense, transportation and other relevant market segments

Cross-Functional Collaboration

- Work closely with scientists and engineers to surface story-worthy technical milestones

- Partner with BD to ensure marketing outputs directly support pipeline generation

- Build and maintain a lightweight asset library so the team can self-serve on collateral

Requirements

• 6+ years of marketing experience, ideally in deep tech, materials, biotech, defense, or advanced manufacturing
• Demonstrated ability to write clearly and compellingly about technically complex subjects - writing samples required
• Experience owning social channels with a track record of audience growth in a B2B context
• Hands-on experience organizing or managing company presence at industry conferences
• Comfortable working autonomously in a fast-moving, resource-constrained environment
• Strong design sensibility - able to produce clean, professional one-pagers and decks (Canva, Figma, or equivalent)
• Background in or strong familiarity with additive manufacturing, composites, or advanced materials
• Experience marketing to government/defense customers (AFWERX, DIU, DoD procurement ecosystems)
• Familiarity with HubSpot or similar CRM for lead tracking and attribution
• Prior experience as a first marketing hire or in a startup with a small GTM team
• Taken ownership of at least one major conference from planning to post-event lead follow-up
• Built a repeatable content cadence that the BD team actively uses and references
• Grown our LinkedIn presence with measurable increases in followers and engagement among target audiences
• Produced a set of updated sales materials (one-pagers, capability decks) that the BD lead is proud to send
• Established a clear framework for attributing marketing activities to sales pipeline

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or related field

- Proven success in creating and executing marketing strategies for high-tech companies

- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time