Manager, Strategic Communications & Marketing

Aurelius Systems•San Francisco, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We need a Strategic Communications & Marketing Manager to own the in-house marketing and comms function at Aurelius. This is a net-new role that sits between our fractional Head of Communications (strategy and PR) and our Creative and Brand lead (design and social production), with strong support from both as you ramp. You'll own positioning, BD enablement, events and industry presence, recruiting marketing partnership, and the operational layer that turns external surface area into pipeline and hires. We're hiring at the Manager level for someone with the trajectory to grow into a Head/Director as the company scales.

Requirements

5 to 10+ years in marketing or strategic communications, with end-to-end ownership across positioning, content, events, and operations
Strong writer who can match a defined voice rather than impose one, with a portfolio that shows it
Operationally sharp, comfortable owning a calendar, vendors, tools, and budgets across multiple workstreams at once
Experience working alongside or owning a PR or comms function and a creative function without stepping on either
Comfortable in defense, hardware, deeptech, or other technically rigorous environments where marketing earns credibility instead of buying it
Portfolio and writing samples matter more.
This role requires access to export-controlled information or items that require "U.S. Person" status. As defined by U.S. law, individuals who are any one of the following are considered to be a "U.S. Person": (1) U.S. citizens, (2) legal permanent residents (a.k.a. green card holders), and (3) certain protected classes of asylees and refugees, as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

Nice To Haves

Defense, national security, or military background or close exposure
Experience writing in a founder's voice
Experience supporting BD or capture teams with customer-facing materials
Experience running booth and demo presence at major defense industry events
Recruiting marketing or employer brand experience
Marketing analytics and operations tooling fluency

Responsibilities

Strategic positioning and message architecture for Aurelius across every external surface
BD enablement materials including capability briefs, one-pagers, customer-facing collateral, and demo communications for the growth team
Industry events and conference presence including AUSA, Re-Industralize, AFA, Sea-Air-Space, AFCEA, and equivalent — calendar, presence strategy, booth and demo logistics, and on-site execution
Recruiting marketing in close partnership with Talent, especially as engineering headcount roughly triples
Executive thought leadership pipeline including bylines, podcast bookings, and stage opportunities for the Co-Founders and the ELT
Channel strategy direction for paid and organic across LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and any new surfaces, with Wilson executing on creative and production
Marketing operations including website, email, analytics, and tooling
Editorial support across the company including writing, editing, and proofing under deadline