Senior Communications Specialist

Iridium Satellite, LLC•Tysons, VA

6h•$105,000 - $140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Iridium is seeking a Senior Communications Specialist to support company-wide executive and internal communications. This role helps develop and coordinate structured communications programs that promote clarity, alignment, consistency, and credibility across the organization. Reporting to the Executive Director of Communications, this role collaborates closely with the communications team, HR, Marketing, and business leaders. It contributes to planning, drafting, and executing leadership and employee communications and supports analytics and reporting that help the organization understand communication effectiveness.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Business, or related field
8+ years of experience in executive communications, internal communications, or corporate PR
Exceptional executive-level writing, editing, and message development skills
Demonstrated experience designing and executing structured communications or PR programs
Strong judgment, discretion, and professionalism when handling sensitive information
Ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment across functions
Analytical mindset with experience translating data into insight and action
Comfort operating in high-visibility, high-stakes environments

Nice To Haves

Proven experience supporting C-suite or senior leadership communications
Experience developing communications plans for multiple audiences
Experience managing PR analytics platforms such as Cision
Experience working in a public company or regulated environment

Responsibilities

Support the development and execution of communications strategies for executives and employees, including assisting with objectives, messages, audiences, channels, and success measures.
Maintain and update executive narrative frameworks and ensure materials reflect current corporate priorities and messaging.
Draft and coordinate communications such as leadership emails, internal announcements, talking points, briefing notes, and company-wide updates.
Assist with internal communications planning for business initiatives, organizational changes, and leadership priorities.
Help define and update audience segmentation to ensure communications meet the needs of employees, leaders, business units, and other internal stakeholder groups.
Support the management and maintenance of key communication channels (email, intranet, town halls, leadership updates).
Partner with HR and leaders to provide timely, clear communications that support engagement and change management.
Coordinate messaging across teams to reduce redundancy and maintain consistency.
Help gather feedback through surveys, forums, and sentiment tracking, and contribute to developing insights for improving communications.
Assist in measuring communication effectiveness and preparing reports or recommendations based on engagement and feedback.