2026 Associate Employee Communications Representative Falls Church VA

About the Role

Northrop Grumman's Employee Communications team seeks a creative Employee Communications Representative who helps inform and inspire employees and drives business priorities across the company. This position reports to the Employee Communications manager for the Northrop Grumman Functional Communications team and is located at our Falls Church, VA, site. The standard work schedule is a 9/80 schedule. This position is primarily onsite with some telework allowed.

Key Responsibilities

• Inform and inspire employees and drive business priorities across the enterprise.
• Develop, implement, and measure employee, executive, culture, and change communications plans and tactics.
• Conceptualize, procure, and produce a wide array of inspirational content about our people, technologies, successes, and business capabilities. Content will range from articles and videos, to interviews, Q&As, brief/catchy lists, infographics, and photo/caption features.
• Write, edit, distribute, and measure strategic and timely business announcements, news items, digital content, articles, and videos.
• Serve as a partner and trusted advisor to business partners. Develop and measure leaders’ announcements, talking points, speeches, video scripts, and speaker prep memos.
• Partner with other communications teams across the enterprise to align on and amplify messaging.
• Support maintenance of internal websites and digital signage monitors.
• Support event content and logistics.
• Support internal and external communications tactics (e.g., executive speaking prep, webinars, town halls, industry events).
• Support social media campaigns to promote strategic business priorities.
• Ensure all communications plans and tactics are consistent with the company’s strategic vision and reflect the Northrop Grumman brand.
• Operate as surge support when needed to business sector communications teams.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Excellent writing and editing skills.
• Enthusiasm for telling inspirational stories with words, videos, photos, and graphics.
• Prioritization and organization skills.
• Superior attention to detail.
• Positive, poised, and approachable demeanor.
• Ability to work independently and in partnership with others.
• Confidence in offering communications counsel to business partners.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, action-oriented environments.
• Ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously, reprioritize quickly, and meet deadlines.
• Enjoy translating complex and technical topics into easily understandable and interesting stories.
• Experience with Associated Press Style.
• Demonstrated understanding of modern communications topics, tools, and trends.
• Creative and tech-savvy.
• Willingness to challenge the status quo to propose and pilot new, creative solutions, tools, and technologies using strategic rationale and business need.
• Love data and using analytics to measure success, modify approaches, and drive positive change.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Word, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Familiarity with social tools, email measurement tools, website content management systems, including SharePoint.
• Adobe Suite of products is a plus.
• Basic understanding of HTML is a plus.
• Experience producing omni-channel editorial content for a newspaper, news channel, video, magazine, or other venue.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Communications, Journalism, English, Political Science, or a related field.
• Experience in employee or executive communications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong judgment, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Superb attention to detail.

Travel

• Yes, 10% of the Time

Clearance

• CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
• CLEARANCE TYPE: None