Principal / Sr. Principal Employee Communications Rep

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The Northrop Grumman Employee Communications team seeks a savvy and strategic Principal / Senior Principal Communications Representative who is confident in being a strategic advisor, has an innovative spirit, thinks outside the “let’s send an e-mail” box, thrives on the challenge of telling compelling stories, and constantly seeks to improve communications practices through disciplined measurement, analysis and adjustment.

This position reports to the Employee Communications Manager for Northrop Grumman’s Mission Systems sector, and is located in Linthicum, Md.  This is not a remote position.

In this job, you’ll:

• Support our efforts to inform and inspire employees and drive business priorities within the Mission Systems sector.
• Serve as a trusted advisor for assigned functional leaders by developing, implementing and measuring employee and executive communications plans and tactics.
• Develop compelling content - write talking points, speeches, video scripts, employee announcements and executive summaries for senior leaders. You’re not someone who “speaks in corporate” – instead, you seek to find the wow factor in stories, translating business priorities into interesting stories that engage and inspire audiences.
• Be a storyteller – conceptualize, find and produce a diverse array of inspirational content that supports our business goals and communications objectives. 
• Think omnichannel – once you find a good story, you’re someone who wants to amplify it across channels to drive impact for audiences, both internal and external.
• Collect and analyze data, make recommendations to improve our approach and the results of future communications, events and activities.
• Lead and/or support the coordination of executive events, including virtual and in person webcasts, site visits, conferences and ceremonies.
• Ensure all communications strategies and tactics are consistent with the company’s strategic vision and reflect the Northrop Grumman brand.

You’ll be a great fit if you:

• Are a strategic, self-motivated, collaborative communicator who thrives in fast-paced environments and can juggle multiple projects simultaneously, reprioritize quickly and meet deadlines.
• Have proven experience in multiple areas across communications disciplines that you'll use to create compelling and effective content and engagement methods.
• Are poised, approachable and confident in being a strategic advisor to business partners and senior leaders – tailoring your recommendations in response to business goals, communications objectives and measured outcomes.
• Are a strong writer, have excellent editing skills and are passionate about telling inspirational stories via articles, interviews, Q&As, brief/catchy lists, infographics, videos, animations, and photo/caption features. Ideally, you’ll bring some new ideas and formats we haven’t tried or thought of yet.
• Are disciplined in using data to measure the impact of communications plans and tactics, and consistent in identifying trends and recommendations from data.
• Have a track record of developing and implementing successful communications campaigns.
• Are collaborative and can gain consensus among stakeholders with disparate views.
• Are a stellar project manager who lives by prioritization and possesses a borderline-annoying attention to detail.
• Have great presentation and facilitation skills and can convey vision and approach to others.
• Are willing to challenge the status quo to propose and pilot new, creative solutions, tools and technologies.

Level 3 Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university with six years of experience successfully developing and deploying communications practices or four years of communications experience with Master-level degree from an accredited university.
• Experience in employee, executive and broader communications disciplines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong problem solving, organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Word, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)

Level 4 Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university with ten years of experience successfully developing and deploying communications practices or eight years of communications experience with Master-level degree from an accredited university.
• Experience in employee, executive and broader communications disciplines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong problem solving, organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Word, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience producing omni-channel editorial content for a newspaper, news channel, video, magazine or other venue.
• Proficient in Associated Press Style.
• Familiarity with website content management systems, including SharePoint.
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, English, Marketing or a related field from an accredited university.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

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