Director of Communications

What You'll Get to Do

• Company-Wide Communications Strategy: Design and execute the company's communications strategy aligned with our top business priorities: customer traction, hiring, scaling programs, and future fundraising. Define and maintain core narratives, positioning, and messaging architecture across customer, government, investor, technical expert, and public audiences. Act as a strategic advisor to the CEO and executive team on communications, reputation, and visibility.
• External Communications & Media Relations: Lead proactive and reactive media engagement with relevant aerospace, defense, technology, and business press. Draft and oversee press releases, announcements, executive talking points, op-eds, and thought leadership. Prepare executives for the full range of public engagements, including structured personal preparation, communications products, and media briefings. Manage crisis communications and sensitive issues with speed and discretion.
• Internal Communications: Oversee internal messaging to ensure synchronization and alignment with external messaging. Build internal communications systems to support a growing workforce (all-hands, leadership updates, change communications). Support other leaders in crafting and publicizing key messages to support strategic company-wide initiatives. Help leadership maintain clarity and alignment as teams, programs, and locations scale. Reinforce mission, values, and culture through clear internal messaging.
• Brand and Content: Own and maintain a consistent brand and tone across website, social media, recruiting, and external materials. Ensure consistency in branding, messaging, and written products across the company. Develop creative, targeted, and timely campaigns to support key company priorities and aligned with the company's operational and technical progress. Translate complex engineering and programmatic work into accurate, compelling content.
• Team Leadership: Develop and grow a talented brand and communications team, with structured development opportunities and mentorship. Establish repeatable processes for approvals, reviews, and message consistency. Manage agencies, contractors, or freelancers as needed.
• Support for Key Executive Communications: Support investor communications around milestones, fundraising, and long-term vision. Support the development of board materials with guidance from other members of the leadership team. Support the development of written and visual products for key customer interactions.

What You Have

• Bachelor's degree in a liberal arts field
• 10+ years of experience in communications, public affairs, or strategic messaging
• Exceptional writing and editing skills, particularly executive-level communications
• Demonstrated ability to operate with senior leadership in high-stakes environments
• Exceptional ability to plan and execute communications strategies, as well as build messaging and brand architecture to support them
• Background in aerospace, defense, national security, or deep tech
• Strong judgment, discretion, and ability to manage risk
• Mission-driven, collaborative, and selfless attitude
• Experience supporting a growth-stage (Series B-C or equivalent) technology company

What Will Set You Apart

• Master's degree in liberal arts field
• Existing media or industry relationships relevant to aerospace, defense, or national security
• Experience translating deeply technical engineering concepts into clear branding and messaging
• Experience supporting fundraising narratives or investor communications

This position involves access to technology that is subject to U.S. export controls. Any job offer made will be contingent upon the applicant's capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls. To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be able to meet ITAR requirements (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State). You can learn more about ITAR here .

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