Marketing & Communications Manager

FDH Aero is a trusted global supply chain partner for aerospace and defense companies. With more than 55 years of experience, it specializes in c-class components that include hardware, electrical, chemical, and consumable products and services for global OEM and aftermarket customers. At FDH Aero, we understand that the strength of our brand comes from our people, and our culture empowers every team member to contribute and grow. As a global team, our culture is rooted in five (5) core values that begin with the words “We are” and include: service-first, respectful, amplifiers, open-minded and accountable.

FDH Aero is headquartered in Commerce, California, and has operations across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. FDH Aero has locations in 14 countries across the globe, with more than 1,200 best-in-industry employees and over 650,000 square feet of inventory space.

For more information, please visit the FDH Aero website .

Responsible for driving and implementing FDH Aero’s internal and external communications strategies across all platforms. Responsible for collaborating across the marketing discipline, senior management, Brand leaders and FDH’s Human Resources department to deliver dynamic written communications for a variety of audiences and channels that support FDH’s mission, strategy, and culture.

Responsibilities

• Build out annual content calendar for external and internal communications, leveraging partners for contribution and activations.
• Create high quality, compelling content across platforms, i.e. web, email, video, social media, presentations, live events, etc., fostering open communication throughout the organization and reinforcing FDH’s organizational culture, vision and values. Maintains quality and consistency of work across platforms
• Writes a wide variety of content for FDH Aero and all FDH brands to promote the products, services, innovations, leadership and to support company initiatives
• Collaborate with VP-Global Marketing & Communications, Brand team members, Human Resources and other departments to develop and implement a comprehensive, engaging and multi-faceted communications program
• Manage FDH Aero’s intranet, including planning, writing, producing and posting content on a daily/weekly basis
• Oversees additional editorial submissions and serves as key contributor to its content and success
• Assist global teams in building starter communities for their communications needs, that can be self-sustained over time
• Collaborate with VP-Global Marketing & Communications, Brand team members, and other key stakeholders to develop, edit, and prepare RFI digital documents, videos, and physical books for pitch opportunities
• Build a structure, then curate and manage a quarterly external newsletter consisting of FDH Aero case studies and thought leadership articles
• Validate and facilitate production of marketing materials, including employee headshots, print materials such as literature, business cards, etc.
• Build strong relationships with internal clients and colleagues at all levels to strengthen and execute successful integrated communications plans
• Track effectiveness of communications programs and make recommendations for improvement
• Research and report on industry best practices, and trending market shifts
• Support crisis communications as needed
• Ensure adherence to brand standards and internal policies
• Supports our FDH Aero Core Values and cultivate a culture of diversity and inclusion
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, English, Public Relations or similar field required
• Minimum 5 years’ internal and/or external communications experience required
• Exceptional writing ability and verbal communication skills
• Ability to adapt writing style to company voice/tone across audiences
• Excellent proofing and editing skills; proficiency with Associated Press Style
• Effective and organized project manager
• Experience with metrics tracking programs and basic analytics reporting
• Experience with Sharepoint, other CMS platforms as well as general HTML skills, a plus, but not a requirement
• Strong social media skills
• Experience with storytelling through video
• Familiarity with graphic and web design programs
• Creative and organized problem-solver who can plan and execute on multiple projects independently
• Self-starter and self-motivated working style
• Collaborative team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is willing to support projects outside of core responsibilities to support team goals
• Ability to receive feedback and quickly and accurately incorporate it
• Resourceful, innovative and takes initiative.
  
  

FDH Aero is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.