Media Relations Representative - Level 3

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% of the Time

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.

Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your curiosity and pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a Media Relations Representative – Level 3, you’ll be a linchpin for space missions that define the art of the possible. We will consider the following major Space sector locations:
McLean, VA;
Dulles, VA;
Falls Church, VA;
Linthicum, MD;
Colorado Springs, CO;
Promontory, UT;
Huntsville, AL; or Redondo Beach, CA.

Reporting to the Media Relations Manager, the Media Relations Representative is responsible for helping to shape and execute the media relations strategy by providing guidance on proactive media outreach, responses to reporter inquiries and pitching ideas for interviews, round tables, briefings, site visits and more.

The Media Relations Representative will also help maintain relationships with key media outlets and partner with Northrop Grumman communicators assigned to specific programs to identify earned media opportunities for certain priority external focuses.

Your mission, should you choose to accept:

• Driving earned media for the sector through proactive outreach, query response, and event planning

• Triage and track incoming reporter inquiries and work with division communications teams to bring inquiries to conclusion

• Perform in-depth media analysis including media landscape, measuring, and reporting performance of media events and releases

• Promote awareness of the information space, identifying opportunities and challenge for earned media in real time

• Oversee the sector’s press release process, identifying efficiencies and clearing roadblocks as needed

• Maintaining and helping to shape our list of target media

• Supporting and coordinating internal media training

• Supporting external events such as trade shows and space launches

• Other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 1 year of professional experience

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance

• Experience successfully developing and deploying communications practices

• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time; travel includes launches, trade shows, as well as other sites, in support of the business as needed

• Experience developing and executing strategic media-relations plans

• Ability to leverage news cycles to deliver priority messages to decision-making news consumers

• Ability to lead and support media events

• Understanding of media monitoring and metrics

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree with a Communications-related focus

• Proven experience in strategic communications, journalism, marketing, community relations, public relations, government affairs

• Superior project management, time management skills and attention to detail

• Strong written, oral and interpersonal skills and ability to facilitate and gain consensus among colleagues with disparate views

• Demonstrated experience with media measurement and tracking, utilizing tools such as Muckrack and Zignal

• Ability to comprehend and explain complex capabilities and initiatives to audiences that have various levels of…