Principal Employee Communications Representative

Northrop Grumman • Falls Church, VA

8d • $89,900 - $141,200

About The Position

Northrop Grumman’s Employee Communications team is seeking a strategic, collaborative communicator to join the Integration and Channel Strategy team. This role will drive integration efforts across our Employee Communications – and broader enterprise teams. In this role, you will partner closely with sector and functional teams to advance cross-enterprise initiatives, strengthen organizational effectiveness, and optimize our internal communications channels.

This position reports to the Employee Communications manager for Northrop Grumman’s Integration and Channel Strategy team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from accredited university with five (5) plus years of experience successfully developing and deploying communications practices or three (3) plus years of communications experience with Master-level degree from accredited university. An additional four years of experience can be considered in lieu of degree.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Word, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).
• Possess a high level of integrity when handling sensitive and confidential information
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong judgement, problem solving and organizational skills, and superb attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

• Are a creative, self-motivated and collaborative communications strategist who thrives in fast-paced environments, can juggle multiple projects, reprioritize quickly and consistently meet deadlines.
• Focus on prioritization and organization with sharp, scrutinizing attention to detail.
• Are positive, poised and approachable, able to work independently, in partnership with others and with senior leaders.
• Appreciate data and are disciplined about using analytics to measure success, inform recommendations and continuously improve communications plans.
• Enjoy translating complex and technical topics into easily understandable and interesting stories.
• Have event planning and/or project management experience supporting internal engagements and initiatives.
• Embrace owning and optimizing communications channels — including intranet pages, newsletters and digital signage — and orchestrating connected stories across these channels to create a cohesive experience for employees.
• Excel at brainstorming, working alongside a creative team and thinking outside the box to develop innovative approaches — while also knowing when to apply proven, traditional communications tactics to achieve business goals.
• Bring a deep passion for our national defense mission and for engaging employees in a shared sense of purpose.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
• Affinity for developing solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity.
• Strong business presence with a history of cultivating trusting relationships with multiple teams and leaders.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines with accuracy and composure.
• Possess a high level of interpersonal skills and a “can-do” attitude.
• Experience leveraging data to create and execute communications strategies, plans, programs and events.
• Understanding of Associated Press writing style.
• Aerospace and Defense experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an enterprise integration driver, partnering with sectors and functional teams on cross-enterprise initiatives, serving as a communications advisor and helping connect enterprise priorities to business needs.
• Identify areas where channels, tools, and processes are used inconsistently and develop practical recommendations, standards and templates that drive organizational effectiveness and create alignment.
• Design and maintain frameworks, messaging and resources that make it easier for communicators to plan, organize and share content in a consistent, employee-centric way.
• Help refine our overall Communications Ecosystem – especially how we use core channels – and use metrics and feedback to recommend improvements.
• Support high-level, cross-enterprise events, assisting with tactical communications and strategic rollout of key themes and storytelling.
• Ensure all communications plans and tactics are consistent with the company’s strategic vision and reflect the Northrop Grumman brand.
• Work closely with Communications and functional partners across the sector and corporation to align messages, share best practices and support integrated communications efforts.
• Serve as a channel lead back-up, helping with syndication, all-employee message sends, and updating/maintaining our intranet and digital signage.

Benefits

• health insurance coverage
• life and disability insurance
• savings plan
• Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• overtime
• shift differential
• discretionary bonus
• Annual bonuses
• Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)

What This Job Offers

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