Northrop Grumman (DoD SkillBridge) - Strategic Operations & Comms. Specialist

Northrop Grumman • Falls Church, VA

393d • $82,900 - $124,300 • Remote

About The Position

The Strategic Operations & Communications Specialist role at Northrop Grumman is designed for transitioning military service members participating in the DoD SkillBridge program. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain valuable civilian work experience while supporting strategic communications and event planning for global engagements. The position emphasizes professional development, networking, and the potential for full-time employment upon completion of the internship.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with five (5) years of experience in communications and events practices, or a Master's degree with three (3) years of experience.
• Strong relationship building skills and a proven track record of building collaborative partnerships.
• Polished and confident speaker with executive presence and strong business acumen.
• Demonstrated success in project management, strategic communications, marketing, public relations, and event planning experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Word, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Nice To Haves

• Successful experience in account management and negotiation.
• Experience with global communications or international relations.
• Familiar with Customer Relations Management tools such as Salesforce.
• Proficient in event project management tools like Perfect Table Plan and Smartsheet.
• Experience leveraging data to create and execute communications strategies.

Responsibilities

• Help define strategic recommendations for Northrop Grumman's global engagements based on data, analysis, and business strategy.
• Provide surge support for executive and business events globally, including project management, logistics, and hands-on, in-person support.
• Define measurement practices: identify key performance indicators, analyze and produce insights, and make recommendations to improve processes and results of future communications, events, and activities.
• Work across the Integrated Marketing and Public Relations team, and other Communications teams, to help identify and promote key message pull-through from trade shows, events, media, customer needs, and thought leadership.
• Apply user experience practices to highlight complex concepts in compelling ways.
• Build and maintain strong, positive relationships with business partners and executive leaders.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees