Marketing Manager

Palladyne AI is a U.S.-based defense and industrial technology company that specializes in AI-powered collaborative autonomy solutions. They are seeking a Marketing Manager to lead strategy and execution across social media, events, and associations while managing agency partners and budgets.

Responsibilities:

• Own the social media strategy for Palladyne AI company accounts on LinkedIn and X, including content planning, copywriting, posting, engagement monitoring, and routing approvals, and direct any coordinators or agency support executing day-to-day content
• Route social posts and notable comments through internal approval workflows and ensure timely publishing
• Monitor brand mentions, flag relevant engagement opportunities to leadership, and report on social performance against goals
• Own strategy, budget, and end-to-end logistics for marketing events ranging from field demonstrations and small activations to large trade show booths with significant budgets
• Manage vendor relationships, booth production, promotional materials, shipping, and on-site coordination
• Research, recommend, and make final decisions on relevant industry events and conference opportunities aligned to defense and industrial sectors, in consultation with leadership
• Own the evaluation and activation strategy for associations and sponsorships, including budget recommendations
• Maintain a master tracking spreadsheet of industry associations, memberships, contract dates, costs, and renewal windows
• Research new association opportunities and surface relevant member benefits, speaking opportunities, or sponsorship packages
• Maintain and update existing executive and board-level PowerPoint decks on a regular basis
• Build new presentation decks from scratch based on briefs or rough content from leadership
• Apply consistent formatting, brand standards, and clean design to all slides
• Lead project and traffic management for marketing programs and projects: manage priorities, track active projects, manage timelines, route creative and content through review cycles, and keep deliverables and any supporting staff or contractors on track
• Establish, own, and continuously improve project management systems and processes that work for a lean team
• Coordinate cross-functional reviews involving legal, leadership, IR, and external agencies as needed
• Maintain organized inventory of printed materials, trade show assets, branded merchandise, and giveaways
• Manage reorder cycles, vendor coordination, and storage logistics
• Keep digital asset libraries organized and current
• Handle light creative production tasks: resizing and formatting images for social, preparing files for print vendors, and basic asset preparation

Requirements:

• 6 to 8 years of marketing, communications, or marketing operations experience, including experience operating at a manager level
• Agency or in-house corporate experience in a B2B and / or B2G environment, with a track record of owning strategy and budgets. Consumer or influencer-focused backgrounds are not a fit for this role
• Demonstrated experience managing professional social media accounts for a B2B company, including LinkedIn and X/Twitter
• Strong writing skills with the ability to produce clear, on-brand copy across platforms and formats
• Proficiency in PowerPoint: deck maintenance, formatting, and building new presentations from scratch
• Experience managing trade shows, conferences, or field events, including vendor and logistics management
• Highly organized with strong project and traffic management instincts. Able to manage multiple workstreams and, where applicable, direct the work of coordinators, contractors, or agency partners without dropping the ball
• Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop or equivalent creative tools for basic production tasks
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically as needed to support events
• Experience in defense, aerospace, industrial technology, or enterprise software marketing
• Experience managing agency or vendor relationships, including budget ownership and performance accountability
• Exposure to robotics, autonomy, or AI-related products or markets
• Experience managing or mentoring junior staff, coordinators, or interns