Media Relations Operations Manager 3 - Falls Church, United States - Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman

Verified Company

Falls Church, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Requisition ID:

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Category: Communications

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Location: Falls Church, Virginia, United States of America

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Clearance Type: None

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Telecommute: Yes-May consider hybrid teleworking for this position
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Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
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Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time

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Positions Available: 1

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come.

Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way.

Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible.

Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman seeks a Media Relations Operations Manager 3 to lead the company's newsroom operations and integration of its products across customer-focused marketing efforts. The Media Relations Manager is a leader on our Integrated Marketing and Public Relations team and has direct responsibility for the company's newsroom operations. The Media Relations Operations Manager is key to our team's awareness of breaking news, trends and perceptions.

In this role, you will:

Lead a team responsible for partnering in the development and distribution of news products such as news releases, official statements, news advisories and feature stories;
Direct the review of information for external stakeholder uses, including conference, technical journal and publication materials, trade show collateral and more;
Manage the company's newsroom website and its social media (X) channel;
Partner to align content with important stakeholder decision points, ensuring a strategic and effective approach to release of our news content:
Collaborate closely with other communicators and functional leaders across the company, lead media training and provide support to media engagements;
Be responsible for direct employee management, their professional development, and leadership of matrixed team efforts.

How you will make a difference:

Lead our company's delivery of news and information to the media and priority audiences.
Lead our team of reviewers to ensure content for external stakeholder use is accurate, impactful and ready for external audience consumption.
Enhance our awareness of news, issues and important perceptions. Stay informed on industry news and flag issues and trends for internal stakeholders.
Partner with communications colleagues across our company to support the alignment of announcements and events with important stakeholder decisionmaking points, ensuring a strategic approach to the delivery of our news content and digital presence.
Help to build the talent pipeline for the Integrated Marketing & Public Relations Center of Practice (IM&PR CoP) by recruiting and developing early career teammates to support CoP priorities. Lead, mentor and develop communications professionals across our company.
Manage policies, procedures and best practices for the IM&PR CoP, including owning creation and maintenance of documentation and templates to support the team's actions.

Skills for success:

An ability to interact with executive leadership confidently and independently.
Proven success in leading people as direct reports and when matrixed for projects.
A deep understanding of the media business and the ability to identify and leverage news cycles to advance company presence with priority audiences.
The ability to support media engagements, media training and messaging sessions.
Proficient AP writing and editing skills, with an ability to draft all types of impactful news content from news releases and news features to longform articles for placement on company channels.
Strong planning, project management and operations skills.
Comfort with change in a fastpaced, empowered work environment with strong collaboration and alignment to company priorities.
Strategic thinking, planning and decision making.
Curiosity and creativity underpinned by strong attention to detail.
A commitment to quality work and accountability for results.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and minimum of 10 years of experience in media relations, communications, public relations or public affairs for a medium

- to large-sized organization OR Master's degree and minimum of 8 years of experience in media relations, communications, public relations or public affairs for a medium
- to large-sized organization.