Marketing Communications Manager

Summary

Aether engineers enzymes to produce difficult-to-manufacture materials by combining biological evolution with materials science and machine learning. The Marketing Communications Manager will own Aether's external-facing presence by translating complex technical concepts into compelling content, managing social and digital channels, leading conference participation, and supporting sales pipeline generation.

Responsibilities

• Translate complex materials science, biology, and AI into crisp, compelling narratives for technical and commercial audiences, including government and defense buyers, startup engineering teams, and procurement leads
• Write and maintain sales enablement assets: one-pagers, case studies, capability briefs, and pitch decks, in partnership with the commercial and product development teams
• Develop a content calendar and drive consistent publishing across owned channels
• Own our LinkedIn and other relevant channels, and grow our following among target technical and buyer communities
• Find creative ways to share customer wins, product milestones, and company culture without giving away competitive IP
• Track engagement metrics and iterate based on what works
• Take ownership of industry conferences end-to-end: logistics, materials, booth presence, and speaker submissions
• Measurably tie conference participation to qualified sales leads, in coordination with the commercial team
• Identify the right events for our target audiences in additive and advanced manufacturing, military and defense, transportation, and other relevant market segments
• Work closely with scientists and engineers to surface story-worthy technical milestones
• Partner with the commercial team to ensure marketing outputs directly support pipeline generation
• Build and maintain a lightweight asset library so the team can self-serve on collateral

Skills

• 4+ years of marketing experience, ideally in deep tech, materials, biotech, defense, or advanced manufacturing
• Demonstrated ability to write clearly and compellingly about technically complex subjects
• Genuine curiosity about the underlying science
• Comfortable working autonomously in a fast-moving, resource-constrained environment
• Strong design sensibility, with the ability to produce clean, professional one-pagers and decks
• Experience owning social channels with a track record of audience growth in a B2B context
• Hands-on experience organizing or managing company presence at industry conferences
• Background in or strong familiarity with additive manufacturing, composites, or advanced materials
• Experience marketing to government and defense customers (AFWERX, DIU, DoD procurement ecosystems)
• Familiarity with HubSpot or similar CRM for lead tracking and attribution
• Prior experience as a first marketing hire or in a startup with a small GTM team

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 4+ years of marketing experience, ideally in deep tech, materials, biotech, defense, or advanced manufacturing
• Demonstrated ability to write clearly and compellingly about technically complex subjects
• Genuine curiosity about the underlying science
• Comfortable working autonomously in a fast-moving, resource-constrained environment
• Strong design sensibility, with the ability to produce clean, professional one-pagers and decks

Nice to Haves

• Experience owning social channels with a track record of audience growth in a B2B context
• Hands-on experience organizing or managing company presence at industry conferences
• Background in or strong familiarity with additive manufacturing, composites, or advanced materials
• Experience marketing to government and defense customers (AFWERX, DIU, DoD procurement ecosystems)
• Familiarity with HubSpot or similar CRM for lead tracking and attribution
• Prior experience as a first marketing hire or in a startup with a small GTM team

Benefits

• Equity