Director, Strategic Communications & Storytelling

Digital Force Technologies; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Vision care

401K matching

Life insurance

Short-term disability

3 weeks PTO

13 company holidays

Job summary

Digital Force Technologies (DFT) is seeking a Director of Strategic Communications to translate complex defense tech into clear, audience-focused messaging and lead integrated communications programs. You will advise executives, shape brand voice, and coordinate across engineering, product, and operations to protect sensitive information while driving visibility among customers, partners, and media.

In this role you will manage editorial strategy, develop case studies and thought-leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, marketing, or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least 10 years of progressive experience in strategic communications, corporate communications, public affairs, or public relations.
• Demonstrated experience advising senior executives and leading integrated communications programs.
• Exceptional writing, editing, storytelling, and presentation-development skills.
• Proven ability to translate complex technical subjects into clear, audience-focused communications.
• Experience in defense, aerospace, national security, advanced technology, or another technically complex and highly regulated environment.
• Strong media-relations experience and sound judgment when managing sensitive or high-stakes issues.
• Ability to collaborate across technical, commercial, operational, and corporate functions.
• Hands-on working style, strong project management skills, and the ability to prioritize competing demands.

Responsibilities

• Partner with engineering, product, and operational experts to develop compelling, substantiated stories about DFT’s capabilities.
• Translate technical concepts into audience-appropriate messaging for customers, partners, employees, prospective hires, and the media.
• Develop approved case studies, capability narratives, fact sheets, executive presentations, and thought-leadership content.
• Establish clear standards for claims, terminology, supporting evidence, and customer references.
• Coordinate reviews to protect proprietary, customer-sensitive, export-controlled, or classified information, as applicable.
• Own the corporate editorial strategy and content calendar across the website, social channels, and other communications platforms.
• Ensure a consistent brand voice and high editorial standards across written, visual, and multimedia content.
• Partner with business development and marketing stakeholders to support priority campaigns and industry events.
• Direct external writers, designers, public relations agencies, and other communications partners as needed.
• Use audience and channel performance data to improve content relevance and effectiveness.
• Develop internal communications that help employees understand company strategy, priorities, and milestones.
• Partner with leadership and human resources on organizational announcements, change communications, and employer storytelling.
• Create mechanisms for sharing approved customer impact, employee achievements, and company progress.
• Strengthen consistency between DFT’s internal culture and external narrative.
• Establish communications workflows, editorial standards, approval processes, and annual planning practices.
• Manage communications budgets, vendors, and resources.
• Define meaningful performance measures tied to reputation, audience engagement, message adoption, and business priorities.
• Build and mentor a communications team as organizational needs evolve.

Skills

Strategic comms

Executive advisory

Writing & storytelling

Technical storytelling

Defense industry

Media relations

Cross-functional collab

Project management

Crisis comms

Audience segmentation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Digital Force Technologies (DFT) is seeking a Director of Strategic Communications to translate complex defense tech into clear, audience-focused messaging and lead integrated communications programs. You will advise executives, shape brand voice, and coordinate across engineering, product, and operations to protect sensitive information while driving visibility among customers, partners, and media.

In this role you will manage editorial strategy, develop case studies and thought-leadership