Founding Marketing Lead

Helogen•Los Angeles, CA

8d•$135,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Helogen is hiring a Founding Marketing Lead in Los Angeles to build and own its marketing function. This role offers a unique opportunity to help establish Helogen as a leader in the space industrialization era. The ideal candidate will join a team of skilled engineers, scientists, builders, and operators who are passionate about the potential of microgravity for medicine and industry. The company culture values execution, clarity, and ownership, with a fast-paced and adaptive environment. This position is suited for an entrepreneurial generalist with creative ambition, strong opinions, and a deep understanding of the technical and commercial complexities involved. The Founding Marketing Lead's work will significantly influence Helogen's perception and future direction. The role reports to the Chief Commercial Officer.

Requirements

5+ years of professional experience in marketing, branding, communications, content, growth, product marketing, or a related function, preferably within an early-stage or high-growth startup.
Experience building marketing programs in resource-limited environments with shifting priorities and the need to create systems from scratch.
Ability to both set strategy and execute the work.
Strong visual and creative instincts, with the ability to recognize great design and provide actionable creative direction.
Understanding of category building, supporting fundraising efforts, creating market momentum, and making complex technology accessible to diverse audiences.
Comfort partnering directly with founders and executives to transform raw ideas into polished public-facing content.
Experience managing external agencies or freelancers across PR, design, creative, content, or production.
Highly organized and detail-oriented, capable of managing competing deadlines, launches, agencies, content calendars, and internal stakeholders simultaneously.
Resourceful and self-directed with a high sense of ownership, urgency, and accountability.

Nice To Haves

BA/BS/MBA in a relevant field.
Experience in high-growth startups in sectors such as consumer health, frontier tech, space, climate, defense tech, robotics, AI, hardware, deep tech, or advanced manufacturing.
Previous experience in companies like WHOOP, Oura, Levels, Eight Sleep, Ramp, Mercury, Anduril, Hadrian, Axiom, Vast, Relativity, Arc, Astranis, Ginkgo, Benchling, or similar high-growth companies with a strong narrative, technical product, and ambitious market vision.
Exceptional writing and storytelling skills, with the ability to distill complex technical concepts into clear, compelling language that highlights a company's importance, differentiation, and timeliness.

Responsibilities

Own and evolve Helogen's core company narrative, translating complex concepts across space systems, biotechnology, automation, and orbital manufacturing into a clear and compelling story for customers, investors, partners, media, and talent.
Partner with the Commercial team to create collateral, including customer decks, mission briefs, vertical narratives, capability overviews, case studies, conference materials, and partner-facing assets.
Lead thought-leadership content development and manage the marketing and content distribution engine to support the company's growth.
Manage external PR, creative, and design partners.
Develop the event and market presence strategy.
Develop marketing processes that integrate across all company functions.
Measure and analyze insights to enhance Helogen's public presence and perception.