Employee Communications Representative

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description 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. Climb to new heights on your career journey and start Defining Possible with Northrop Grumman. With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration where you’ll impact the way we connect and protect our world across every frontier.  Northrop Grumman’s Employee Communications team seeks an Associate Employee Communications Representative who is eager to support communications planning, enjoys helping inform and inspire employees around business priorities and culture, loves to tell stories, and is motivated to learn and grow through disciplined measurement, analysis and adjustment.    This position reports to the Employee Communications Manager and is located in McLean, VA .  In this job, you’ll:   Support our efforts to inform and inspire employees and drive business priorities within the Defense Systems sector.  Collaborate with a cross-functional team to execute strategic internal communications campaigns that engage demographically and geographically diverse audiences, some of whom are difficult to reach.  Write, draft, edit and help facilitate the design and distribution of internal materials, newsletters, employee feature stories and other engaging content.  Be a storyteller – 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 the team’s editorial calendar and content tracker to coordinate content and ensure timely delivery.  Draft talking points, speeches, slides, video scripts, employee announcements and executive summaries for senior leaders.  Proactively identify and track upcoming wins and milestones across the sector and support the development and distribution of sector success stories, including amplification across the enterprise, where appropriate.  Develop, implement and measure internal communications plans that inform and inspire employees, drive business goals and support sector and enterprise communications objectives.   Develop and implement internal communications and change management plans that inform and inspire employees, drive business goals and support sector and enterprise communications objectives. Ensure all communications plans and tactics are aligned with the company, sector and function strategy.  Serve as a trusted partner to leaders and communicators to utilize sector communications channels to convey priority messages and support broader business priorities.  Own and maintain sector employee communications channels, including the sector intranet home page, sector and site newsletters, distribution lists, key resource mailboxes, texting program and digital signage, ensuring content is coordinated, accurate, current and aligned to business and function priorities.  Serve as the sector intranet home page lead and primary Defense Systems representative for SharePoint, including regular updates