Senior Manager, Strategic Communications

Who We Are

Aptima is a technological leader in the national security industry. Our mission is to drive the future of national security by engineering scalable solutions that fuse technological innovation with human potential to transform how individuals and teams train develop and perform in mission-critical environments.

Our culture is rooted in our core values which have evolved over time and our employees have embraced: Integrity Ingenuity Excellence Respect Engagement Teamwork. At our core Aptima researches develops and innovates within an area that engineering firms largely ignore the human component. To impact the world in meaningful ways you must bring those innovations to light and that is precisely what we do.

How Youll Make An Impact

The Senior Manager Strategic Communications leads the Aptima external strategic communications function. This role is critical to externally communicating our tech-enabled services building brand trust and reputation and managing stakeholder perception.

You will lead activities related to strategy development branding podcasts social media and website content management event management artifact development (brochures demo videos conference materials) PR and demonstration and video creation.

You will have the unique opportunity to collaborate closely with stakeholders and partners across the entire organization including executives senior managers technical teams and business development managers. Your scope will be multifaceted with goals including to improve and maintain brand recognition in the defense sector position the company as a trusted provider of tech-enabled services support recruiting and retention and collaborate and strategize with the business development team.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy and Leadership

• Manage the strategic communications strategy in alignment with Aptimas corporate goals.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to junior staff and interns.
• Direct support partners and/or consultants.
• Collaborate with senior and executive leaders.

Manage Day-to-Day Strategic Communications Activities

• Manage company branding activities the company website corporate podcasts and coordinate blog postings.
• Oversee Aptimas social media presence while staying compliant with security and government regulations.
• Coordinate conference sponsorships and exhibits.
• Manage the Aptima corporate store.
• Monitor log and propagate S&T news conference presentations and publications.
• Manage the creation of external facing materials (capability statements brochures presentations booth materials white papers).
• Develop messaging that explains complex technical services clearly.
• Collaborate with People Operations to attract top talent particularly for hard-to-fill technical roles.
• Promote company differentiators like certifications clearances or specialized capabilities.
• Provide proposal and capture support (e.g. executive summaries ensure branding across submissions and assist with proposal graphics).
• Coordinate with business development on the creation of technology demos and videos.
• Manage the strategic communications budget.

• Bachelors degree and 7 years of Communications Marketing Public Relations or related work experience with a demonstrated track record in strategic planning and execution within corporate communications.
• Top-notch writing storytelling and presentation skills are a must.
• Experience working directly with C-level executives and SVPs coupled with 7 years of relevant communications experience with a focus on strategic planning within corporate communications public relations product marketing or strategy consulting.
• Specialization in digital PR content and branding.
• Strong ability to understand technology and impact on Department of War outcomes with demonstrated ability to translate complex topics into compelling stories that are expressed in written spoken and visual formats.
• Analytical approach to identifying trending topics and issues with a defined point of view.
• Detail-oriented approach to managing multiple high-profile projects.
• Eligibility for a U.S. Security Clearance is required.
• Willingness to travel when necessary
• Nice to Have: Experience with the government sector and Department of War.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age national origin disability