# Communications Specialist

**Company**: Shield AI
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: Pay within range listed
**Category**: Marketing
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Help shape the story behind cutting-edge technology with real-world impact. In this role, you'll develop compelling communications that elevate our brand, engage key audiences, and support strategic initiatives across media, executive, and corporate channels. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you'll transform complex ideas into clear, impactful messaging that advances our mission.

Responsibilities:

- Write and edit copy across formats, including press releases, social posts, op-eds, and marketing materials.

- Support external communications, including media outreach and executive communications.

- Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to move projects from planning through approval and publication.

- Support executive communications, including media briefings, speaking engagements, and message prep.

- Support relationships with external partners, including PR firms and other companies and organizations.

- Collaborate with internal teams to develop and refine messaging for defense, technology, and policy audiences.

- Research and draft thought leadership content, ensuring consistency in voice and tone.

- Monitor news, industry trends, and competitor communications.

- Provide administrative support for communications and broader marketing team.

Requirements:

- 2-4 years of experience in defense technology, corporate communications, or public relations.

- Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, national security, political science, or related field.

- Experience working across teams and managing stakeholders.

- Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

- Familiarity with media relations, executive communications, and messaging.

- Strong writing and editing skills with attention to detail.

- Interest in AI, autonomy, and defense technology.

- Ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly.

- Demonstrated ownership of projects from start to finish, including follow-through on details and deadlines.

- Strong judgment and critical thinking, including the ability to assess messaging and identify risks or gaps.

Preferred qualifications:

- Experience supporting communications for a defense, aerospace, government, or technical organization.

- Understanding of the U.S. defense ecosystem and national security landscape.

- Experience working with PR agencies and external partners.

Additional Information:

- Full-time regular employee offer package: Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

- Temporary employee offer package: Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

## Skills

### Required
- communications
- public relations
- writing
- editing
- project management
- stakeholder management
- media relations
- executive communications

### Nice to have
- defense technology
- aerospace
- government
- PR agencies

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