Strategic Communications Manager — 9/80 Flex | Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 133,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible 9/80 schedule

Learning opportunities

Exposure to diverse projects

Friendly team environment

Job summary

Northrop Grumman seeks a Communications Manager 2 to guide strategic communications across Aeronautics and Air Dominance programs, leading a team to support business objectives in a fast-paced environment.

Based at Northrop Grumman’s facilities in El Segundo or Palmdale, CA, the role emphasizes storytelling, partner collaboration, and data-driven communications. The position offers a flexible 9/80 schedule and exposure to diverse projects, within a culture of ethics and excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 7+ years in communications, public relations, and/or marketing.
• Experience collaborating across matrixed teams to execute campaigns or projects.
• Demonstrated knowledge as a program communicator, deploying external-facing strategic campaigns and measuring impact.
• Comfort with data; ability to tell a persuasive story from disparate data sources.
• Strong presentation skills and comfort presenting to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of communicators to support external and internal communications, shaping the Northrop Grumman story and delivering to the right audiences.
• Partner with Air Dominance Communications director to forecast resource needs, assign projects, and track progress.
• Collaborate with Corporate and Sector Communications directors on key strategies and tactics.
• Develop communications strategy to promote program and enterprise objectives; coordinate with customer counterparts.

Skills

Presentation skills

Data storytelling

Media relations

Strategic thinking

Excellent writing

Matrixed collaboration

Public relations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Northrop Grumman seeks a Communications Manager 2 to guide strategic communications across Aeronautics and Air Dominance programs, leading a team to support business objectives in a fast-paced environment.

Based at Northrop Grumman’s facilities in El Segundo or Palmdale, CA, the role emphasizes storytelling, partner collaboration, and data-driven communications. The position offers a flexible 9/80 schedule and exposure to diverse projects, within a culture of ethics and excellence.