Overview In this role you will own the day-to-day management of Vast's brand partnerships and collaborate with marketing, design, and communications to create compelling partnership activations. You will drive contractual delivery, track performance, and identify growth opportunities that align with Vast's mission to enable a future of commercial space presence. You will work cross-functionally to develop creative concepts and materials that engage brands and audiences in the space exploration narrative. This is a chance to shape how partners engage with the future of space, at a company delivering pioneering space infrastructure.
Compensation / Benefits- equity
- health coverage (medical, dental, vision)
- paid time off
- vacation with cash-out option
- paid parental leave
- 401(k) retirement plan
Responsibilities- Own day-to-day management of existing brand partnerships and serve as primary relationship manager
- Lead delivery against contracts, track deliverables, activation timelines, and campaign performance
- Identify and develop opportunities to expand partnerships aligned with partner objectives and Vast's ecosystem
- Research and identify prospective brand partners that align with Vast's mission
- Maintain a well-organized pipeline with outreach, deal stages, and actions; report to VP, Communications/Head of Brand Partnerships
- Collaborate with Head of Brand Partnerships and Marketing & Design to develop concepts, presentations, and pitch decks
- Support Communications team on announcements, media engagements, and cross-agency alignment as needed
Key requirements- 8-10 years of experience in partnerships, business development, or related commercial fields
- End-to-end brand partnership management experience including rights, campaigns, activation, and evaluation
- Strong commercial acumen with ability to build proposals, rights frameworks and pricing benchmarks
- Excellent project management with multiple partners and timelines simultaneously
- Ability to translate complex concepts into clear commercial narratives
- Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder management with internal and external partners
- Preferred: experience managing high-value brand partnerships
- Familiarity with PR and marketing workflows; knowledge of media landscape across broadcast, digital, and social platforms
- High attention to detail in regulated or approval-heavy environments
- Strong interest in space, exploration, and emerging spaceflight capabilities
- relationship-building
- stakeholder management
- clear communication
- rights management
- campaign activation
- performance evaluation
