Remote Digital Strategist — Defense Tech & Growth

Darkhive; San Antonio (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental and vision premiums paid by the

401(k) employer contribution

Paid vacation and personal time off

11 paid holidays

Stock options

Flexible work environment

Supportive work culture

Job summary

Darkhive is seeking a Digital Strategist to lead the development and day‑to‑day execution of digital marketing, paid search, and brand positioning. You will shape communications with government stakeholders, prime contractors, investors, and technical talent.

The role combines strategic thinking with hands‑on digital execution, with an interest in national security and defense technology. This is a remote, exempt role with up to 25% travel; hybrid onsite in San Antonio is strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in digital strategy, digital marketing, or integrated marketing communications, with at least 2 years in a senior or lead capacity.
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Strong understanding of the defense acquisition landscape, government contracting cycles, or B2B/B2G marketing dynamics.
• Proven track record building and executing multi‑channel digital strategies with measurable business outcomes.
• Experience with marketing analytics platforms and reporting to executive stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for varied audiences.
• Strong writing abilities with demonstrated experience in content strategy and maintaining creative assets.
• Strong, hands‑on experience managing and building within WordPress, including an understanding of plugin ecosystems, themes, and basic web management best practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the company’s overarching digital strategy and maintain our digital ecosystem, aligning marketing, communications, and business development goals across web, social, content, SEO/SEM, email, and other digital channels for optimized performance and quality control.
• Partner with executive leadership, capture teams, and business development to align digital messaging with proposal cycles, program and product announcements, and campaigns.
• Lead website strategy and content strategy, ensuring materials are reviewed and approved for public release.
• Design and manage multi‑channel campaigns.
• Manage digital brand positioning and messaging frameworks that translate complex technical capabilities into clear, compelling narratives for varied audiences.
• Monitor analytics, reporting, and attribution to demonstrate ROI on digital initiatives to executive stakeholders and optimize strategy and content as needed.
• Oversee and execute SEO, paid media, and marketing automation strategy.
• Guide social media strategy and presence and grow audience.
• Support trade show, conference, and industry event digital strategy (pre‑event promotion, live coverage, post‑event follow‑up)
• Ensure all public‑facing digital content complies with security review processes, public affairs guidelines, and relevant laws and regulations
• Manage relationships with external agencies/vendors, as necessary

Skills

Digital strategy

Digital marketing

Integrated marketing communications

Senior/lead experience

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing/Communications/Business

Tools

WordPress

Job description

Darkhive is seeking a Digital Strategist to lead the development and day‑to‑day execution of digital marketing, paid search, and brand positioning. You will shape communications with government stakeholders, prime contractors, investors, and technical talent.

The role combines strategic thinking with hands‑on digital execution, with an interest in national security and defense technology. This is a remote, exempt role with up to 25% travel; hybrid onsite in San Antonio is strongly preferred.