Senior Digital Media Manager

About Firefly Aerospace

Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company on a mission to reliably and repeatedly launch, land, and operate space systems from Earth to the Moon and beyond.?As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the only commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the only company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.

Job Summary

Firefly has an exciting opportunity to join our marketing and communications team as a Senior Digital Media Manager. This position will drive the digital media strategy and development at Firefly, including social media, livestreams, video, and photography. The ideal candidate has a broad range of experience across the marketing ecosystem with a focus on social media management, video storytelling, and livestream production. They are collaborative, self-motivated, analytical, attentive to detail, and operate with a sense of urgency. This candidate also has excellent communication and writing skills and the ability to thrive and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy, development and implementation of Firefly’s social media, livestreams, video, and photography with support from Firefly’s digital content producer and contractors.
• Manage content strategy and development across Firefly’s social media accounts, including X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders across the company to identify, capture, and amplify key program milestones across Firefly’s launch, lunar, and in-space product lines.
• Manage relationships with key social media influencers and identify strategic opportunities for influencer engagement.
• Manage content storyboarding and production of Firefly’s livestreams in collaboration with Firefly contractors.
• Report on social media and video performance, providing insights and recommendations for improvement.
• Ensure consistent branding and messaging across all digital assets in alignment with Firefly’s brand guidelines and standards.
• Collaborate with Firefly partners and customers for content co-creation and distribution.
• Stay on top of budgets, timelines, and deadlines to meet Firefly’s digital media priorities.
• Demonstrate measurable business impact based on the goals outlined for digital media initiatives.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing with 8+ years of experience in social media, video, digital marketing and people leadership, 4 years of additional work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• Experience leading others and developing a team of high-preforming professionals
• Experience with strategic digital media planning and campaign implementation. Ability to develop strategic plans surrounding Firefly’s products and people
• Experience with social media publishing and analytics platforms (e.g., Hootsuite, Sprout).
• Knowledge of video productions and livestreams, including developing a run of show, script writing, directing and production
• Understanding of operating different types of video equipment, including cameras, tripods, microphones, lighting, and other technical gear.
• Proficiency with video editing tools (e.g. Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Final Cut Pro X, etc.)
• Experience utilizing latest photography techniques, methods, and equipment to capture and edit images that tell compelling stories.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills; ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple projects.
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.

Preferred Qualifcations

• Fast-paced aerospace and defense industry experience preferred.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.