Senior Manager, Defense Public Relations

RTX

Senior Manager for Defense Public Relations at RTX, a leader in aerospace. Responsible for strategic public relations and media plans across three defense businesses.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $132,400 - $251,600 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

responsible for supporting public relations activities within the Defense portfolio of RTX across the three businesses as required (Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney military engines, Raytheon)
creating and executing strategic public relations and media plans supporting business priorities
engaging with and pitching relevant members of the media
developing new relationships with reporters
identifying new story ideas and drafting briefing documents and press releases
crisis management
securing strategic and thoughtful earned media
ensuring that critical business and campaign messages are properly communicated with the right outlets
Draft and execute strategic defense PR campaigns
Maintain and develop relationships with relevant defense and niche trade media
report significant media risks and opportunities to the PR team, business communications partners and company executives
Media train relevant leaders and spokespeople for planned media engagements
Manage, develop, pitch and oversee company media engagements
Manage crisis communications as needed across the portfolios supported
Connect the dots across RTX business units and campaigns to tell a larger, holistic RTX story
Draft press releases, briefing documents, media coverage reports for relevant businesses and campaigns
Project management/collaboration ensuring all projects are delivered on-time, within scope
Take a data-driven approach and collaborate with our analytics team to develop meaningful metrics

Requirements

What you’ll need

A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years experience
Knowledge of, and experience in, the aerospace and defense industry
Exceptional written, verbal, and social communication skills
Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills
Attention to detail and complete staff work, a sense of urgency, strong work ethic, and positive attitude
Strong executive presence and experience with executive coaching/counsel
Demonstrated ability to effectively interface with all levels of employees, leadership, and external organizations
Demonstrated success working effectively in cross-functional teams
Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage time and resources, organize, and prioritize work across multiple projects, and work within tight deadlines
Demonstrated agility and adaptability to changes in direction
Proven ability to balance and deliver on multiple projects
Strong understanding of Associated Press writing style

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
life insurance
short-term disability
long-term disability
401(k) match
flexible spending accounts
flexible work schedules
employee assistance program
Employee Scholar Program
parental leave
paid time off
holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

public relationsmedia planningcrisis managementstrategic communicationpress release writingbriefing document draftingmedia engagementproject managementdata-driven metricsexecutive coaching

Soft Skills

written communicationverbal communicationinterpersonal skillsproblem-solvingattention to detailtime managementorganizational skillsadaptabilityexecutive presenceteam collaboration