Communications Associate

Vast•Long Beach, CA

1d•$33 - $55•Onsite

About The Position

Vast is seeking a Communications Associate to support external communications and marketing across its space station, satellite, and lunar infrastructure programs. The role reports to the Director of Communications and is a hands-on, fixed-term position based in Long Beach, California. The Associate will project-manage company announcements, pitch reporters, track news coverage, and coordinate speaker submissions and award nominations. Working with the Marketing team and stakeholders across the company, the Associate will help ensure external communications are cohesive, accurate, and on brand.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience in corporate communications, public relations, journalism, or an agency setting.
Demonstrated media relations experience, including pitches that resulted in earned coverage.
Writing samples across at least two formats, such as a media pitch, press release, speaker abstract, or award nomination.
Bachelor’s degree.

Nice To Haves

Experience in communications within the aerospace, technology, or hardware industries.
Familiarity with the space industry press, conference circuit, and major industry awards.
Experience drafting speaker abstracts or award nominations that were accepted.
Ability to translate technical engineering detail for general and trade audiences.
Ability to make independent judgments with limited information and work with minimal guidance.
Strong verbal and written communication skills for working across engineering, business development, legal, and leadership teams.
Project management skills, including juggling competing deadlines and independently tracking down outstanding answers.
Comfort working in a fast-paced environment, balancing several projects at a time, and adjusting to changes in direction.

Responsibilities

Draft and send media pitches for company news.
Build and maintain media lists and reporter relationships across space, technology, and business beats.
Field and log inbound media inquiries, route them to the Director, and recommend responses.
Monitor daily coverage of Vast, competitors, customers, and partners, and flag items that need a same-day response.
Own the annual calendar of conference speaking opportunities and industry awards, including deadlines, requirements, and outcomes.
Draft speaker abstracts, executive bios, and award nominations, gathering supporting data from engineering, program, and business development teams.
Route drafts through technical, legal, and export-control review and track approvals through completion.
Maintain messaging documents and update them to reflect the company’s latest offerings and news.
Manage communications project timelines and status, and keep stakeholders informed of deliverables.

Benefits

Company equity for full-time employees.
Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
Paid time off, including vacation for exempt and non-exempt staff and the ability to cash out unused vacation annually.
Paid parental leave.
Short- and long-term disability insurance.
Life insurance.
Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
ClassPass credits.
Personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health.
Other discounts and perks.
Free snacks, drip coffee, cold drinks, and dinner meals; subsidized lunch.