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Antares · 8 hours ago

Communications Manager

Washington, DC

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$125K/yr - $175K/yr

3+ years exp

Antares is a company focused on making clean energy abundant through advanced nuclear technology. The Communications Manager will develop and manage public affairs and communications strategies, build the Antares brand, and enhance the company's reputation in the energy and defense sectors.

EnergyIndustrialMachinery ManufacturingManufacturing

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Manage public affairs and communications for the company

Manage all media relations for Antares. Build a network of journalists who cover defense, energy, space, and venture backed start-ups for Antares leadership to communicate major events in the advanced nuclear industry

Assist the CEO with all public speaking appearances by channeling his voice and refine his public messaging

Build the brand name and awareness of Antares so that the leaders of Antares, including the CEO and head of federal strategy and policy, are top of mind for every story when big events occur and journalists want a scoop

Create a recurring stream of content that we can create more publicity around. Anticipate and foster opportunities for us to tell our story in a positive way. This includes creating content for use on LinkedIn, Op eds, speeches, videos, podcasts, and other social media accounts

Manage all field marketing for events in which Antares participates. This includes coordinating our brand and public facing communications, assisting with speaking events, recruiting messaging, etc

Manage all product marketing including the Antares website, fliers, publicly distributed slide decks, etc. Update, refresh, and maintain these documents regularly to feature more pictures of hardware, new additions to the factory, and the team’s great work on the website, fliers, and slide decks

Manage the creative content calendar and content development (including photo and video shoots)

Manage relationships with any outside Public Relations firms or agencies with whom Antares chooses to partner

Qualification

Public affairs experiencePublic relations experienceStrategic communications plansCommunication of complex conceptsWriting skillsAttention to detailMaster's degreeMilitaryNuclear energySpace industryExperience in venture-backed startups

Required

Bachelor's degree

3+ years of public affairs experience

Ability to travel to locations as needed

Preferred

7+ years of public affairs and public relations experience

Experience with the development and execution of multiple strategic communications plans to include a roll-out and follow-up actions

Good writing (Smart Brevity, no passive voice, avoid repetition, etc.)

Attention to detail; avoiding typographical errors

The ability to explain complicated concepts in science, technology, defense, and engineering in clear language that the average reader can understand without jargon or acronyms

Master's degree preferred

Understanding of and familiarity with the U.S. military, nuclear energy industry, space, NASA, the lunar economy, and the venture-backed startup ecosystem. This understanding may come in the form of multiple years of work experience in any or all of these sectors or academic study of issues related to these topics