Director, Public Relations

Voyager Technologies, Inc. • Los Angeles, CA

23h • $200,000 - $250,000

About The Position

The Director, Public Relations, manages and executes Voyager’s public relations strategy, securing regular coverage across broadcast, print, and trade publications, including Tier 1 placement for executive leadership. The role calls for a proactive, innovative communications leader with relevant media-relations experience and relationships. The Director collaborates with communications leads and partners across the company to support investor, program, and business objectives, and reports coverage and communications outcomes to the EVP and senior leadership.

Requirements

• 10+ years in public relations or corporate communications, including 4+ years leading a team.
• A track record of earning coverage in top-tier national, business, and trade media.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, space, government technology, or another regulated, technical industry.
• Proven spokesperson preparation and crisis communications experience, with real incidents behind it.
• Working knowledge of public company disclosure rules, including Regulation FD, and how to work with Legal and Investor Relations.
• Writing that is punchy, declarative, and free of jargon.
• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations, English, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Must be a U.S. Person as defined in the posting and eligible to obtain any required export authorizations.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting an IPO, a newly public company, or major M&A communications.
• Familiarity with export control, ITAR, and customer approval requirements on public statements.
• Relationships with defense, space, and business reporters.
• Experience managing agencies and a PR budget.
• Ability to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance, if required for the position.

Responsibilities

• Build and execute the annual PR plan in collaboration with company communications leads, developing strategic approaches that support investor, program, and business objectives.
• Monitor industry news and maintain situational awareness, flagging relevant activities, issues, and trends.
• Maintain existing relationships with reporters and journalists and build new ones.
• Own relationships with top-tier, trade, defense, and space reporters; proactively pitch them and prepare relevant documents for every opportunity.
• Turn launches, contracts, acquisitions, and mission milestones into stories that earn coverage.
• Manage inbound media requests with speed and judgment.
• Partner with Investor Relations, Government Relations, Business Development, Events, Social, and Creative so earned, owned, and paid channels work together.
• Report coverage, share of voice, sentiment, and message pull-through to the EVP and senior leadership each quarter.

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off (FTO).
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families, with a significant portion of premiums covered by the company and many benefits paid at 100% for employees.
• Flexible, affordable gym memberships with 12,700+ options nationwide, with no long-term contracts and free on-demand workout videos before enrollment.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 50% company match on contributions up to 8%.
• Company wellness programs supporting physical and mental well-being.
• Additional voluntary benefits and employee support resources.
• Competitive total compensation package, including benefits and bonus/incentive.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director