Marketing Specialist

Merlin Labs

Job Location:

Boston, NH - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 20 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About Merlin:

Merlin is a venture backed aerospace startup building a non-human pilot to enable both reduced crew and uncrewed flight. Backed by some of the worlds leading investors Merlin is scaling alongside our customers to begin leveraging autonomy today to solve some of aviations biggest challenges.

About You:

You have strong opinions about why some product launches go viral and others disappear. Youve studied the reveals that broke the internet the campaigns that made people genuinely care about a company theyd never heard of and youve thought hard about what it would take to pull that off yourself.

Youre obsessed with products. You want to understand what Merlin is building at a deep level so you can translate whats genuinely remarkable about it into content campaigns and moments that make people stop scrolling. You believe the best marketing isnt clever its true and told well.

You execute fast. You dont wait for perfect conditions or complete information. You make a plan move on it and adjust when you learn something new. Tight deadlines dont stress you out. Youve shipped things under pressure and you know what it feels like when a launch actually lands.

You have enough experience to have good instincts but youre hungry enough to still be proving yourself. You want to work somewhere that moves fast where your output is visible and where a great idea from you can actually change what the company does.

Merlin is doing something truly groundbreaking building the autonomous flight system that will change how aircraft fly: military and civil cargo and combat across every mission that matters.

Responsibilities:

Own execution across Merlins product launch calendar. We have several launches between May and September 2026 each requiring a full content package: press release support launch blog social campaign paid media assets and internal comms. You will be the person who makes sure nothing falls through the cracks and everything ships on time.
Help develop the product marketing muscle for Merlins growing product family. Deeply understand the core product the customers and the competitive context. Translate that understanding into positioning messaging and content that makes Merlins capabilities legible and compelling to defense aviation and investor audiences.
Help run Merlins social media presence: LinkedIn X YouTube and emerging channels. This isnt a scheduling job. Youll have opinions about what to post when to post it and why it will work. Youll develop an always-on content rhythm that builds audience between launches and amplifies announcements when they happen.
Coordinate cross-functionally across a fast-moving organization working with Comms Flight Ops Programs and the CEO to track upcoming milestones extract the story from each one and build content around it before the moment passes. Youll need to build relationships across the company and earn trust with technical teams.
Support influencer and media engagement identifying the right external voices for each launch coordinating ride-along content managing relationships with aviation and defense content creators and helping orchestrate synchronized drops that extend Merlins reach beyond owned channels.
Track and report on whats working: engagement reach share of voice launch performance. Youll bring data and instinct together to continuously improve how Merlin shows up in the world.

Qualifications:

35 years of marketing experience with demonstrable ownership of campaigns launches or content programs not just support roles. Recent graduates with exceptional portfolios and clear evidence of marketing instinct will be considered.
Strong writing skills. You can write a punchy social post and a substantive blog post. You have a clear direct voice and you edit yourself ruthlessly.
Product marketing fluency. You understand positioning messaging hierarchy and what it means to translate technical capability into customer-facing language. You dont need to have the title to have done the work.
Experience executing multi-channel campaigns under tight timelines. Youve been in a situation where the launch date moved and you figured it out anyway.
High critical thinking. You ask why before you ask how. You push back on bad ideas including your own and you bring reasoning to every recommendation you make.

Nice to Haves:

Background in or genuine passion for aerospace defense or deep technology you follow this space because you find it fascinating not because its on your resume.
Experience at a startup or early-stage company where you wore multiple hats and shipped things with limited resources.
Familiarity with the defense technology ecosystem the companies the media the events and what makes content land with a military or government audience.

This position is based on-site at Merlin HQ in Boston MA.

Once youre here youll enjoy a variety of on-site perks designed to make your workday enjoyable and convenient. These include catered lunches featuring a rotating menu of delicious options an assortment of snacks to keep you fueled throughout the day and a selection of beverages including coffee tea and other drinks to keep you refreshed.

Our goal is to create an environment where you can thrive both professionally and personally

Merlin Labs offers an innovative entrepreneurial and team-focused startup environment. We also offer a top-notch benefits package (health dental life unlimited vacation and 401k with match) and work/life integration. Being part of the Merlin team allows you to become part of a small team that supports professional development while working together to achieve our mission.

Merlin Labs is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin genetic information sex (including pregnancy) gender gender identity and expression sexual orientation age marital status military service or obligation or disability status or any other characteristic protected by law. All job offers are contingent upon the candidate passing background and reference checks.

At this time we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or consider candidates who require visa transfers. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

In compliance with federal law all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application interviewing completing any pre-employment testing or otherwise participating in the employee selection process please direct your inquiries to: emailprotected

Merlin Labs does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

Required Experience:

About Merlin: Merlin is a venture backed aerospace startup building a non-human pilot to enable both reduced crew and uncrewed flight. Backed by some of the worlds leading investors Merlin is scaling alongside our customers to begin leveraging autonomy today to solve some of aviations biggest challe...