Director, Marketing & Communications

Firefly Aerospace•Cedar Park, TX

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About The Position

Firefly Aerospace is hiring a Director of Marketing & Communications to lead and execute external marketing and communications efforts. Reporting to the Chief Marketing Officer, this role will develop strategic campaigns supporting missions, corporate communications, and media relations that communicate Firefly’s vision, milestones, and technology roadmap. The Director will serve as the CMO’s primary operational leader, translating strategic priorities into plans and managing execution across the department. This hands-on leadership role oversees marketing, graphics, and communications team members, external communications and media relations, marketing assets, campaign planning, investor materials, speaking engagements, award nominations, and external agencies. The Director will also establish effective processes and workflows, manage budgets and deadlines, track performance, and demonstrate measurable business impact. The ideal candidate brings substantial aerospace industry experience, public-company communications expertise, and a record of building and leading high-performing teams. They are comfortable working in a lean, fast-paced environment, personally producing high-quality communications materials, and collaborating with executives, customers, and partners. The position is based at Firefly’s headquarters in north Austin, Texas, and requires travel of up to 30%.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Business Administration, or a closely related field.
12 to 15+ years of progressive experience in marketing, corporate communications, or public relations, including significant aerospace industry experience.
Direct experience at a publicly traded company, including corporate communications, investor relations support, quarterly earnings, and executive-level communications.
8+ years of direct people leadership experience, including managing multidisciplinary teams, developing talent, driving accountability, and overseeing departmental operations.
Exceptional organizational, operational, and project management skills, including managing multiple high-priority initiatives, competing deadlines, and complex workflows.
Ability to independently lead departmental execution, establish efficient processes, prioritize resources, and deliver results with minimal executive oversight.
A track record of developing and executing integrated marketing and communications strategies and campaigns around launch and/or spacecraft missions.
Extensive media relations experience, including established relationships with top-tier aerospace, defense, technology, and business media.
Experience advising and preparing senior executives for media interviews, speaking engagements, crisis situations, and high-visibility announcements.
Proven crisis communication preparation and response experience.
Strong understanding of aerospace and defense programs, mission operations, industry stakeholders, and communications demands in a fast-paced, highly technical environment.
Exceptional writing, editing, storytelling, and verbal communication skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
Strong financial acumen and experience managing departmental budgets, external agencies, contractors, and vendors.
Proactive, solutions-oriented leadership style, strong executive presence, sound judgment, and ability to anticipate challenges and make decisions under pressure.
Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.
Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations to comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including ITAR.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or MBA.

Responsibilities

Oversee, lead, mentor, and develop professional marketing, graphics, and communications team members.
Serve as the CMO’s primary operational leader by translating strategic priorities into actionable plans, managing department execution, and aligning work with business objectives.
Establish and maintain organizational processes, project management systems, workflows, and accountability measures to meet deadlines and deliver high-quality work.
Lead external communications, including corporate announcements, media relations, media interviews, and messaging development.
Collaborate with finance and investor relations teams on investor materials and quarterly earnings messaging.
Develop marketing campaign plans for new products, major milestones, launches, and spacecraft missions.
Oversee external marketing and communications assets, including press releases, the website, brochures, infographics, marketing decks, and social media, ensuring consistency with brand guidelines and standards.
Coordinate with customers’ and partners’ communications teams to align announcements and mission milestones.
Oversee external speaking engagements, identify strategic opportunities, and prepare spokespeople with key talking points.
Oversee award nomination strategy to build industry recognition for Firefly, its programs, and its people.
Lead reporting on media and marketing metrics and provide insights and recommendations to the CMO and senior leadership.
Foster ownership, accountability, collaboration, attention to detail, and operational excellence across the department.
Manage external agencies and contractors for surge support during missions, major announcements, and other high-demand periods.
Manage budgets, timelines, and deadlines to meet marketing and communications priorities.
Demonstrate measurable business impact against the goals established for marketing and communications initiatives.