Principal Employee Communications Representative

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman’s Employee Communications team seeks a Principal Employee Communications Representative who is confident in being a strategic advisor, thrives on the challenge of informing and inspiring employees around business priorities and culture, loves to story tell and constantly seeks to improve through disciplined measurement, analysis and adjustment.
This position reports to the Employee Communications Manager for Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems sector, and is located in McLean, VA.

In this job, you’ll:

• Support and help lead efforts to inform and inspire employees and drive business priorities within Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems sector and selected functional organizations.
• Serve as a primary employee communications partner for assigned functions, providing strategic counsel and account management to functional leaders and their teams.
• Provide executive communications support for functional leaders, including drafting talking points, speeches, presentations, video scripts, employee announcements and executive summaries.
• Lead and coordinate functional organization announcements, ensuring alignment with the sector’s organization announcement process and best practices.
• Work closely with the enterprise team on functional communications by sharing sector insights to shape enterprise plans and executing enterprise functional campaigns, adapting them as needed.
• Write, draft, edit and help facilitate the design of internal materials, employee feature stories and other engaging content.
• Conceptualize, procure and produce a diverse array of inspirational content about our people, technologies, successes and business capabilities, including articles, videos, interviews, Q&As, infographics and photo/caption features.
• Maintain and continuously improve functional internal communications tools, including intranet content, organization charts and distribution lists, ensuring they are accurate, current and aligned to sector and enterprise standards.
• Own and track key communications metrics across channels (such as email, intranet and internal events), developing regular and quarterly metrics reviews that highlight trends, insights and recommendations.
• Provide regular reporting and analysis of internal communications performance to functional and sector stakeholders, partnering with sector and enterprise employee communications teams to refine tactics, channels and approaches based on data and insights.
• Assist in the planning and execution of internal engagements, including webcasts, town halls, leadership calls, site visits and other leadership events, in partnership with sector and functional teams.
• Support maintenance and optimization of internal communications tools, including websites and digital signage, to ensure content is timely, relevant and user‑friendly.
• Provide regular support to sector coordination and production efforts, including posting, maintenance and distribution related to sector channels.
• Be available to surge, back up and support the Sector Channels Owner and division/function employee communicators on message preparation and distribution during peak periods or special initiatives.
• 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.

You’ll be a great fit if you:

• Are an adventurous, self-motivated and collaborative employee communications strategist who thrives in fast-paced environments, can juggle multiple projects, reprioritize quickly and consistently meet deadlines.
• Have excellent writing and editing skills, and an enthusiasm for telling inspirational stories with words, videos, photos and graphics.
• Live by prioritization and organization with sharp, scrutinizing attention to detail.
• Are positive, poised and approachable, able to work independently and in partnership with others.
• Thrive in fast-paced, action-oriented environments and able to juggle multiple projects simultaneously, reprioritize quickly and meet deadlines.
• 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.

• Enjoy 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.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from accredited university with five (5) + years of experience successfully developing and deploying communications practices or three (3) + 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with successful email campaigns and newsletter creation.
• 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.

Primary Level Salary Range: $94,200.00 - $141,200.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.