A thriving economy in space is needed to make life on Earth more vibrant, sustainable, and equitable. Space technology will enable global access to information, solutions to climate change, answers to global food security, products that transform healthcare, clean energy production, and more. Today, rocket launch options are slow, expensive, and unreliable. Stoke is building the world’s most efficient fully and rapidly reusable rocket designed to fly daily that will radically increase access to space and open up the space economy to safeguard our precious home, Earth.

Description

Stoke is creating new solutions to the hardest problems in aerospace. Its development path is exciting, dynamic, and full of twists. As the VP of Marketing, Branding, and Communications at a fast-growth startup, your job will be to tell this story to multiple audiences on behalf of the company. Your scope will include defining strategic direction and executing campaigns, and your canvasses will include social media, print media, visual media, long-form writing, community outreach, live broadcasts, and other outlets. In the long run, you will build a team to achieve these goals, and in the short term you will identify and manage outside contractors, consultants, or agencies. You must be ready to stay focused, move fast, self-direct, and learn on the fly.

Responsibilities

Work directly with the executive team to define and execute the marketing, branding, and communications strategies
Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the industry landscape
Monitor and track significant company milestones and put plans in place to create supporting content
Develop, maintain, and evolve brand identity
Produce sales documents, promotional content, and other literature
Manage social media accounts
Produce/shoot/edit videos and photos

Qualifications

Experience managing internal and outsourced creative teams
Ability to translate business needs into strong visual and written content
Proven ability to concept, script, produce, and edit compelling visual content from start to finish
Proven ability to develop brand presence through social media
Proven ability to develop impactful written content for multiple audiences
Experience working with or around traditional media outlets
Willingness to travel
Willingness to work long hours and weekends in support of critical project milestones
Ability to lead
Ability to follow
Excellent written and verbal communication

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance
401(k) match
Paid time off
Flexible scheduling
Equity

Compensation

Target Level:

Level 6: $150,000 - $220,000

Equal Opportunity

The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including with respect to disability and veteran status. It is committed to compliance with all equal opportunity laws, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and Title VII. It does not discriminate on the basis of nationality, race, citizenship, immigration status, or any other protected class when it comes to employment practices, including hiring.

Employment at the Company is contingent upon satisfactory completion of reference and background checks, and on your ability to prove your identity and authorization to work in the U.S. for the Company. Employees must comply with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services employment verification requirements, and, therefore, they must complete an Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 at the start of employment and re-verify authorization to work periodically.

Separate from this I-9 process, this position entails access to certain technology and technical data that is restricted under U.S. export control laws and regulations. Employment or continued employment may be conditioned on your legal authorization to work with or have access to export control materials as necessary to perform your job.

Vice President, Marketing, Branding, and Communications

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