AV · 1 month ago
Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Arlington, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$220K/yr - $289K/yr
15+ years expAeroVironment (AV) is a defense technology company focused on delivering integrated autonomy-enabled technology solutions. The Vice President of Marketing & Communications will lead the marketing strategy, enhance the brand's identity, and engage global stakeholders.
AerospaceAir TransportationDronesElectric VehicleElectronicsEnergyGovernmentManufacturing
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Develop and execute a comprehensive brand and marketing strategy to promote AV performance, platforms, products and services
Lead a team to deliver inventive and compelling content across the marketing, creative, digital, social, media, communication, partnership and exhibitions disciplines
Influence enterprise-level decisions with expert knowledge of audiences, policies, strategies, and objectives
Assess the market to identify trends, challenges and opportunities for brand and thought leadership
Mentor and guide your team to make data-based decisions, fostering collaboration and leading with clarity to achieve business results
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and maximize marketing impact
Manage and optimize the marketing budget and employ credible effectiveness metrics to achieve maximum return on investment
Develop and maintain relationships with key industry partners, media, and influencers
Qualification
Required
Vision for the future, dexterity to manage in the present; you possess the foresight to shape our brand over a three-to-five-year window and demonstrated the organizational management to meet the current moment
A drive to challenge assumptions, break new ground, and differentiate AV from our competitors
A proven track record of architecting successful brand awareness and engagement to propel business growth through marketing initiatives
Subject matter expertise in marketing principles, brand and campaign management, and metrics and analytics
Demonstrated performance in building and leading cohesive teams; developing the human capital that is your greatest resource
Resilience and flexibility to navigate internal and external stakeholder demands
An ability to understand and streamline marketing and communications procedures to accelerate decision cycles and keep AV nimble while ensuring compliance for a publicly-owned company in a heavily regulated industry
Experience in the technology space, and with the challenges and opportunities presented by industry disruption
Knowledge of the government customer
Exceptional communication skills
Bachelor's Degree in business and/or marketing or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
10+ years of proven success developing and managing brand strategies with experience connecting those strategies to business results
15+ years in marketing and/or communications
8+ years of experience supervising a marketing team
Deep understanding of traditional and digital media, learning products and services, and the spectrum of customer touchpoints
Ability to think strategically and creatively, but also detail-oriented with the ability to manage projects from inception through execution; deadline driven with ability to multi-task
Experience gathering and using data to make findings, draw conclusions from those findings, and then communicate those conclusions
A desire and ability to flourish in a dynamic, high-growth, entrepreneurial environment
Ability to work with multiple stakeholders to influence and drive implementation
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written; excellent organizational skills
Preferred
Advanced degree is preferred
Demonstrated competency in using data analysis and forecasting to optimize marketing spend
Strong organizational skills to balance multiple people and projects successfully and efficiently
Stays abreast of innovations in the field of marketing and defense
Consistently demonstrates high organizational skills to balance multiple projects successfully and efficiently
Able to excel in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, where small teams share a broad variety of duties
Displays strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives
Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products
Is committed to learning from mistakes and driven to improve and enhance performance of oneself, others, and the company
Focuses on teamwork and puts the success of the team above one's own interests
Benefits
Medical
Dental vision
401K with company matching
A 9/80 work schedule
A paid holiday shutdown
Company
At AV, we build shoulder-to-shoulder with our customers, delivering systems shaped by real-world missions, not theoretical requirements.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.68B2025-07-01Post Ipo Equity· $875M
2025-07-01Post Ipo Debt· $650M
2023-09-19Post Ipo Equity· $109.01M
Leadership Team
Wahid Nawabi
Chairman, President & CEO
Johnathan Jones
Senior Vice President
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