We are looking for an experienced Communications & Marketing Manager to own and shape how Twentyfour Industries is understood by the audiences that matter: Armed forces, procurement authorities, policymakers, investors, industry partners and the press. In this role, you will define our narrative and positioning, run communications and media directly, and build the marketing artifacts that support our capture programs. This is a founding mandate: solo in the first months, then a small team and a curated agency bench. You will work closely with the founders and the commercial team, and you will be measured on whether our external voice earns trust in a domain where precision matters more than volume.
The day-to-day
Narrative & Positioning: you own the company narrative and product positioning — defensible by any founder, in front of any audience, from an operator to a journalist
Communications & Media: you run PR and media relations directly until the team is large enough to delegate, and you build the relationships before we need them
Message Discipline: you equip every external-facing voice with briefing notes, key messages, and Q&A packs — founders, spokespeople, partners, and agencies
Brand & Content: you own the website, whitepapers, film, and design direction, and you manage agencies as one coherent system rather than four separate vendors
Capture Support & Measurement: you build marketing artifacts together with Business Development for events, tenders, and customer programs, and you report monthly on pipeline contribution, share of voice, and message penetration with named stakeholders
You should apply if you
Bring 3+ years in communications, brand, or marketing, with serious time in defense, space, aerospace, dual-use, or another high-complexity technical sector
Have taste: you direct creative work and recognize when a deck, a film, or a campaign is honest, and when it's hiding behind production value
Have built a brand rather than only managed one, and can point to positioning or messaging you wrote that is still in use
Write exceptionally well in German and English, moving between a technical whitepaper, a ministry briefing note, a co-founder keynote, and a press statement without losing register
Understand how European defense, policy, and industry actually work — in Germany: Bundeswehr, BAAINBw, BMVg, Bundestag, and the primes
Respect the discipline of the domain: classification, VS-NfD / VSVgV constraints, export control, and clearing anything that touches a program before it goes out
Nice to haves
Experience inside a defense start-up or prime, a ministry, an armed force, or a government affairs function
Existing relationships with German defense, security, and technology press
Hands-on execution capability across website and CMS, film, or design — you can ship without waiting for an agency
What we offer
Real impact & ownership:Shape high-tech defense systems and take responsibility from day one.
Mission-driven environment: Work on technologies that matter for European security and sovereignty.
Competitive package: Competitive salary, EGYM Wellpass, corporate benefits, and equity options aligned with role and level.
Deep tech environment: Get hands-on experience with cutting-edge drone technology and real operational use cases.
Grow fast: Steep learning curve for juniors, strategic influence and leadership opportunities for seniors.
Startup mindset meets defence innovation:flat hierarchies, fast decisions, and space for your ideas.
Strong team: International, driven colleagues and a culture built on exchange, trust, and shared success.
