Principal Employee Communications Representative

Northrop Grumman; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a seasoned Communications Strategist to drive enterprise-wide messaging and coordinate cross-functional teams. You will translate complex technical topics into compelling stories, shape content across intranet, newsletters, and events, and measure impact with analytics.

The role emphasizes collaboration with senior leaders, event support, and ongoing refinement of the communications ecosystem to ensure alignment with our national defense mission and brand standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years in communications development.
• Master's degree with 3+ years communications experience acceptable.
• Proven ability to translate technical topics into clear stories.
• Proficiency with MS Office and SharePoint for content creation.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an enterprise integration driver across sectors and functions.
• Identify inconsistent channels and develop standards and templates.
• Design and maintain messaging and resources for content planning.
• Refine the Communications Ecosystem and core channels with metrics.
• Support cross-enterprise events and strategic rollout of themes.
• Ensure communications plans align with the company's strategic vision and brand.
• Collaborate with partners to align messages and share best practices.
• Serve as channel lead backup for intranet and digital signage updates.

Skills

Communications strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Written & verbal communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree + 5+ years communications experience

Master's degree + 3+ years communications experience

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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.

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.

In This Job, You’ll

• Serve as an enterprise integration driver, partnering with sectors and functional teams on cross-enterprise initiatives, serving as a communications advisor and helping connect enterprise priorities to business needs.
• Identify areas where channels, tools, and processes are used inconsistently and develop practical recommendations, standards and templates that drive organizational effectiveness and create alignment.
• Design and maintain frameworks, messaging and resources that make it easier for communicators to plan, organize and share content in a consistent, employee-centric way.
• Help refine our overall Communications Ecosystem - especially how we use core channels - and use metrics and feedback to recommend improvements.
• Support high-level, cross-enterprise events, assisting with tactical communications and strategic rollout of key themes and storytelling.
• Ensure all communications plans and tactics are consistent with the company’s strategic vision and reflect the Northrop Grumman brand.
• Work closely with Communications and functional partners across the sector and corporation to align messages, share best practices and support integrated communications efforts.
• Serve as a channel lead back-up, helping with syndication, all-employee message sends, and updating/maintaining our intranet and digital signage.

You’ll Be a Great Fit If You

• Are a creative, self-motivated and collaborative communications strategist who thrives in fast-paced environments, can juggle multiple projects, reprioritize quickly and consistently meet deadlines.
• Focus on prioritization and organization with sharp, scrutinizing attention to detail.
• Are positive, poised and approachable, able to work independently, in partnership with others and with senior leaders.
• Appreciate data and are disciplined about using analytics to measure success, inform recommendations and continuously improve communications plans.
• Enjoy translating complex and technical topics into easily understandable and interesting stories.
• Have event planning and/or project management experience supporting internal engagements and initiatives.
• Embrace owning and optimizing communications channels - including intranet pages, newsletters and digital signage - and orchestrating connected stories across these channels to create a cohesive experience for employees.
• Excel at brainstorming, working alongside a creative team and thinking outside the box to develop innovative approaches - while also knowing when to apply proven, traditional communications tactics to achieve business goals.
• Bring a deep passion for our national defense mission and for engaging employees in a shared sense of purpose.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from accredited university with five (5) plus years of experience successfully developing and deploying communications practices or three (3) plus years of communications experience with Master-level degree from accredited university. An additional four years of experience can be considered in lieu of degree.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Word, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).
• Possess a high level of integrity when handling sensitive and confidential information
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong judgement, problem solving and organizational skills, and superb attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to multi-task and prioritize competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
• Affinity for developing solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity.
• Strong business presence with a history of cultivating trusting relationships with multiple teams and leaders.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines with accuracy and composure.
• Possess a high level of interpersonal skills and a "can-do" attitude.
• Experience leveraging data to create and execute communications strategies, plans, programs and events.
• Understanding of Associated Press writing style.
• Aerospace and Defense experience.

Primary Level Salary Range: $89,900.00 - $141,200.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

• Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
• Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
• Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
• In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.