Public Relations Manager

Firefly Aerospace; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

Parental leave

Relocation assistance

Educational reimbursement

Short-term disability

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace is seeking a Public Relations Manager to lead media relations and tell Firefly’s story across aerospace, defense, and technology audiences. This role reports to the Director of Marketing & Communications and requires translating highly technical information into clear messages for diverse audiences.

The ideal candidate has strong writing skills, established media relationships, and experience with earnings communications and investor relations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, or equivalent.
• 5–10 years of experience in public relations, media relations, or corporate communications, either in-house or at an agency.
• Publicly traded company experience required, with a preference in aerospace or defense.
• Experience with quarterly earnings and investor relations.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills, including AP style.

Responsibilities

• Manage the development of press releases for program milestones, contracts, partnerships, and company updates.
• Handle media inquiries, coordinate responses with experts, and prepare spokespeople for interviews.
• Build relationships with key aerospace, defense, technology, and financial media.
• Identify proactive media opportunities to amplify Firefly’s vision and roadmap.
• Support corporate messaging for clear external communication across channels.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to highlight launch, lunar, and in-space programs.
• Provide talking points, briefing materials, and presentation content for spokespeople.
• Manage the awards tracker and assist in nominations.

Skills

Public relations

Media relations

Crisis communications

AP style

Storytelling

Investor relations

Executive briefing

Media monitoring tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications or related field

5–10 years PR/communications experience

Tools

Cision

Meltwater

Muck Rack

Job description

About Firefly Aerospace

Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company that enables our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the only commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the only company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.

About Firefly Aerospace

Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company that enables our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the only commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the only company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.

Summary

Firefly has an exciting opportunity to join our marketing and communications team as a Public Relations Manager. Reporting to the Director of Marketing & Communications, this position will manage Firefly's media relations and help amplify Firefly's story with key aerospace, defense, and technology audiences. The ideal candidate has experience with rules and regulations surrounding a public traded company, strong storyteller with established media relationships, excellent writing skills, and sound news judgment. They have experience working with highly technical information and translating into key messages that are understandable to multiple audiences. They must be collaborative, proactive, organized, attentive to detail, and operate with a sense of urgency. This candidate also thrives and meets deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where news can break at any moment.

Responsibilities

• Manage the development of press releases for key news items, including program milestones, contract awards, partnerships, and company updates.
• Manage all media inquiries, including triaging requests, coordinating responses with subject matter experts, and preparing spokespeople for interviews.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key top tier, aerospace, defense, technology, and financial media.
• Identify proactive media opportunities to amplify Firefly’s vision and technology roadmap.
• Support the development of corporate messaging to ensure clear and consistent communication across all external channels.
• Work with key stakeholders across the company to identify, capture, and amplify key program milestones across Firefly's launch, lunar, and in-space product lines.
• Work with Firefly's creative team to develop supporting graphics and marketing assets for Firefly news announcements.
• Support external speaking engagements and provide key talking points, briefing materials, and presentation content for Firefly spokespeople.
• Manage Firefly's award tracker and support the development of compelling award nominations.
• Report on key media metrics, including coverage volume, competitive share of voice, and message pull-through, and provide insights and recommendations for improvement.
• Distribute weekly Firefly news roundup company wide.
• Work with the team to support communication operations including launches, lunar landings and spacecraft missions.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, or equivalent work or educational experience.
• 5 -10 years of experience in public relations, media relations, or corporate communications, either in-house or at an agency.
• Publicly traded company experience required, with a preference in the aerospace or defense industry
• Experience with quarterly earnings and investor relations
• Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills, including proficiency in AP style.
• Established relationships with aerospace, defense, and/or technology media preferred.
• Proven track record of securing earned media coverage in top-tier and trade publications.
• Experience in preparing executives and spokespeople for media interviews and speaking engagements.
• Experience with media monitoring and database platforms (e.g., Cision, Meltwater, Muck Rack).
• Experience with crisis communications.
• Sound judgment and discretion when handling sensitive or time-critical information.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Self-starter with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.

Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, relocation benefits, educational reimbursement, short term disability, and flexible PTO options.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.