Vast

Summer 2025 Internship - Communications

Long Beach, California, United States

$68-79k

Internship

21 minutes ago

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Job description

At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. We are building artificial gravity space stations, allowing long-term stays in space without the adverse effects of zero-gravity. Our initial crewed space habitat will be Haven-1, scheduled to be the world’s first commercial space station when it launches into low earth orbit in August 2025. Our team is all-in, committed to executing our mission safely and on time. If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us.

Vast offers an internship program with hands-on opportunities to be part of our mission. Our interns are mentored by industry experts responsible for developing and telling the story of our progress, mission, and vision to stakeholders, from government agencies to scientists to private passengers. This is a 12-week summer internship at our headquarters in Long Beach, CA.

During your internship, you may gain experience in:

Collaborating with partners and customers on storytelling moments
Supporting the development of stories and/or content for events and announcements
Researching and fact-checking to help with storytelling
Support media monitoring and media relations efforts
Helping to manage reactive media inquiries
Identifying gaps and opportunities to strengthen our efforts in differentiating Vast across the space landscape
Coordination of on-site events

Minimum Qualifications:

Qualified candidates must be enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master’s degree program from an accredited college or university in communications, public relations, journalism, writing, marketing, technical writing, humanities, or related field during the time of their internship
Ability to work full-time onsite

Preferred Qualifications:

Attention to detail
Ability to work autonomously and problem-solve
Work well under pressure and tight deadlines
A positive and curious attitude with team spirit
Experience using Airtable a plus, not a necessity

Pay Rate:

$33/hr (Bachelor's Degree)
$38/hr (Master's Degree)

Salary Range: California

$33—$38 USD

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand. Salary is just one component of our comprehensive compensation package. Full-time employees also receive company equity, as well as access to a full suite of compelling benefits and perks, including: 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, flexible paid time off for exempt staff and up to 10 days of vacation for non-exempt staff, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, free catered meals and snacks and beverages, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, One Medical membership, ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health, and other discounts and perks.

U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS

The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. This status includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vast is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.