Marketing & Public Relations Specialist - Maritime & Strategic Systems

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience is required plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.

Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities for this Position

General Dynamics Mission Systems provides mission critical solutions to those who lead, serve and protect the world we live in.  The Marketing & Public Relations Specialist will help tell that story, translating complex maritime capabilities into clear customer benefits.

Working with business leaders and technical experts, this role leads messaging, go-to-market plans, product launches, and integrated campaigns. Activities span public relations, advertising, presentations, digital and social content, industry events, and trade shows. The Marketing & Public Relations Specialist also helps improve workflows, leading the practical adoption of approved AI tools across the marketing team.

The ideal candidate is a proven marketer with strong writing skills, sound judgment, and the ability to move from strategy to execution. Defense-industry knowledge is valuable, but we are willing to train the right candidate.

What the Role Offers:

• Meaningful work communicating capabilities that support national security and those who serve.
• Ownership of portfolio marketing, with opportunities to shape strategy and see campaigns through execution.
• Opportunities to build new knowledge, introduce practical improvements, and help colleagues succeed.
• A collaborative environment where every voice counts, success is shared, and leadership and professional growth are encouraged at every level.

What We’re Looking For:

• Strategic marketing: Expertise in positioning, go-to-market planning, product and program marketing, integrated campaigns, public relations and trade shows.
• Communication: Strong writing, editing and presentation skills that can translate complex technical information into clear and relevant messaging across audiences and channels.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills: Ability to create and maintain productive internal and external working relationships, earn trust, and foster collaboration toward shared goals.
• Market understanding: Knowledge of customer needs, defense-industry practices, and government contracting and acquisition, or relevant experience that transfers to these markets.
• Execution: Ability to manage priorities, statements of work, schedules, event coordination and outside partners, and deliver results with limited direction.
• Responsible innovation: Experience applying AI to marketing, evaluating results and helping colleagues adopt approved tools while maintaining human review, accuracy, confidentiality, brand standards and compliance.

Salary Note

This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Combined Salary Range

USD $105,434.00 - USD $114,082.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans