Summary
Description
Basic Qualifications
To be effective, you will need to possess these basic qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or equivalent experience/combined education.
• 4+ years of experience in a communications role with experience navigating complex stakeholder relationships
• Experience in a communications role with strong writing and editing abilities and demonstrated stakeholder engagement skills.
Job Description
What is the mission?
Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more— we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future.
At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We’re creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision.
What does this role look like?
This position will drive internal Communications strategies for Space tech, innovation and product initiatives. The work will be done in partnership with an integrated team and in alignment with business priorities. The representative will also lead internal crisis comms and other responsibilities as assigned. This position reports to the Space Employee Communications & Experience manager
This role will offer you the following daily challenges:
• Proactively develop and execute internal innovation communications strategy in alignment with integrated
• Comms team and business objectives
• Provide internal communications support for two Space VPs responsible for innovation and transformation
• Collaborate with communicators and other internal stakeholders, including functional organizations and change management, on transformation communications
• Serve as Space Communications’ primary internal crisis communications lead, coordinating with internal stakeholders as crises arise and training backup support on an annual basis
• Build and maintain strong relationships at all levels across business areas
• Other responsibilities as assigned
This position does not support teleworking; the preferred candidate will be located near our Lockheed Martin Space facility one of the Coolest places to work: Denver, Colorado , and be expected to work in the office.
Desired skills
To be effective, ideally, you should also have:
• Bachelors degree, or higher, in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or English preferred.
• 6+ years of professional experience in communications.
• Strong planning, writing and editing abilities – including AP style and Smart Brevity.
• Ability to create and execute integrated strategic communications plans that support business objectives across multiple channels.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, including executive management.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and work well under deadline pressure with employees at all levels.
• Enthusiastic, organized and results-oriented.
• Quick study with an attention to detail and a sense of urgency.
• A strong sense of follow-up and closure.
• Ability to manage multiple, widely varied assignments.
• Knowledge of Lockheed Martin’s business and industry.
PLEASE NOTE-Other important information:
• By applying to this role, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities, within Lockheed Martin, where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match.
• Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Benefits of Employment:
Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually.
Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s competitive and comprehensive benefits package here.
We are also committed to enabling transitioning veterans to connect with their communities and find new purpose as they reintegrate into civilian life. By clicking on the link, you can find out more on how we proudly support the Military/Veterans Network:
Hiring Our Heroes
Joining Lockheed Martin Space means becoming part of a global network of passionate professionals dedicated to safety and shaping the future of defense capabilities
At Space we value your skills, training, and education. We believe that by applying the highest standards of business ethics and visionary thinking, everything is within our reach – and yours as a Lockheed Martin Space employee. …just to name a few reasons to join Lockheed Martin Space, and experience your future!
Other Important Information
By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Ability to work remotely
Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
Select the Telework classification for this position
Employee will work on-site full-time
Shift
First
Work Schedule Information
Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Work Schedule
9×80 every other Friday off
Security Clearance
None
LMCareers Business Unit
SPACE
Department
92A0A00:Integrated Communications
Job Class
Media Services
Job Category
Experienced Professional
City, State
Highlands Ranch-CO
City
Highlands Ranch
Zip
80129
Relocation/Housing Stipend Available
Possible
Req Type
Full-Time
Direct/Indirect
Indirect
Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.
As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.
EEO
Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 – 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.
National Pay Statement
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $73,800 – $130,180. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
(Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
This position is incentive plan eligible.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
This position is incentive plan eligible
