Marketing Manager – Founding Hire

Sitreps 2 Steercos

. Own the company's social media presence and brand voice across all platforms .

Posted 9/18/2026full-timeHerndon • Virginia • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $140,000 - $170,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing social media presence, developing marketing collateral, and executing inbound and outbound marketing campaigns. Proven ability to build marketing systems and lead teams in a startup environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Social Media ManagementInbound Marketing CampaignsOutbound Marketing CampaignsVendor ManagementMarketing Strategy Development

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Hard Skills

Content CreationSEOCRM/Marketing AutomationData Sheet DevelopmentEvent Marketing

Soft Skills

Strong Written CommunicationClient-Facing SkillsCreative Briefing

Industry Keywords

Venture-Backed StartupDefenseAerospaceGovernmentDual-Use Tech

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the company's social media presence and brand voice across all platforms
Generate content from concept through production in partnership with outside creative resources
Plan, execute, and track inbound and outbound marketing campaigns
Maintain a social and content calendar aligned to product milestones, funding announcements, and industry events
Source, hire, and manage photography and video vendors/contractors
Develop product collateral, including data sheets, one-pagers, web content, and trade show materials, in partnership with engineering and product
Provide client- and partner-facing marketing support at conferences, demos, and industry events
Build foundational marketing systems, including CRM/marketing automation, brand guidelines, and content workflows
Work directly with founders and the executive team
Build the marketing function and team as the company scales

Requirements

What you’ll need

3-6+ years of marketing experience, with a track record of owning a marketing function or major workstream independently
Prior experience at a venture-backed startup, ideally at or near the founding marketing hire stage
Comfortable operating with minimal structure and building process rather than inheriting it
Strong written and visual eye; able to brief and manage outside creative vendors effectively
Experience running both inbound (content, SEO, campaigns) and outbound (targeted outreach, event marketing, ABM-style campaigns) motions
Client-facing and comfortable representing the company at industry events and in front of customers/partners
Willing to be based in Herndon, VA and travel roughly 20% of the time
Prior exposure to defense, aerospace, government, or dual-use tech markets is a strong plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus
Equity
Clear path to Head of Marketing, including hiring and managing a team
Direct exposure to the founders
Direct access to the founders
Equal opportunity employer