Principal Employee Communications Representative

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: None
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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.

Northrop Grumman’s Employee Communications team seeks a creative Principal Employee Communications Representative who is confident in being a strategic advisor, thrives on the challenge of informing and inspiring employees around business priorities and culture, loves to story tell and constantly seeks to improve through disciplined measurement, analysis and adjustment. This position reports to the Employee Communications manager for Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems sector, and will be located at our Melbourne, FL site.

This position follows a standard 9/80 work schedule. Employees work nine-hour days Monday through Thursday and have every other Friday off.

The position is primarily office-based, with flexibility for hybrid opportunities.

In this job, you’ll:

• Inform and inspire employees and drive business priorities within the company’s Aeronautics Systems sector while ensuring alignment with enterprise business and communications priorities.
• Develop, implement and measure employee, executive, culture and change communications plans and tactics.
• Serve as a partner and trusted advisor to business leaders at the functional, division and site levels. Develop, refine, distribute and measure leaders’ announcements, talking points, speeches, video scripts and speaker prep memos.
• Assist in the planning and execution of internal engagements, including webcasts, town halls, leadership calls, site visits and other leadership events, in partnership with sector and functional teams.
• Be a storyteller: Conceptualize, procure and produce a diverse array of inspirational content about our people, technologies, successes and business capabilities. Content will range from articles and videos, to interviews, Q&As, brief/catchy lists, infographics, and photo/caption features.
• Write, edit, distribute and measure strategic and timely business announcements, newsletters, digital content, articles and video scripts.
• Own and track key communications metrics across channels (such as email, intranet and internal events),
• Work closely with the enterprise team on functional communications by sharing sector insights to shape enterprise plans and executing enterprise functional campaigns, adapting them as needed.
• Partner with other communications teams across the enterprise to amplify messaging and ensure alignment
• Support maintenance of the sector’s internal websites and digital signage monitors.
• Ensure all communications plans and tactics are consistent with the company’s strategic vision and reflect the Northrop Grumman brand.

You’ll be a great fit if you:

• Have excellent writing and editing skills, and an enthusiasm for telling inspirational stories with words, videos, photos and graphics.
• Are comfortable leveraging generative AI tools to draft, refine, and scale internal content, while maintaining strict human-in-the-loop oversight
• Live by prioritization and organization and possess superior attention to detail.
• Are positive, poised and approachable, able to work independently and in partnership with others, and confident in offering communications counsel to business partners.
• Thrive in fast-paced, action-oriented environments and able to juggle multiple projects simultaneously, reprioritize quickly and meet deadlines.
• Enjoy translating complex and technical topics into easily understandable and interesting stories.
• Have proficiency with Associated Press Style.
• Have event planning experience.
• Have a demonstrated understanding of modern communications tools, trends and best practices.
• Are creative and tech-savvy, and willing to challenge the status quo to propose and pilot new, creative solutions, tools and technologies using strategic rationale and business need to build your case.
• Love data – and using analytics to not only measure your success, but to modify your approach and drive positive change.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Communications, Journalism, English, Marketing or a related field and a minimum of 5 years of experience, or a Master's degree in prior fields and 3 years of experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong judgement, problem solving and organizational skills, and superb attention to detail.
• Possess a high level of integrity when handling sensitive and confidential information
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Word, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience producing omni-channel editorial content for a newspaper, news channel, video, magazine or other venue.
• Experience with change management frameworks (e.g. Prosci) to guide employees through organizational transitions, mergers, or restructuring.
• Crisis Communications experience.
• Aerospace and Defense experience.

Primary Level Salary Range: $81,400.00 - $122,000.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.