Marketing Associate
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About Varda
Low Earth orbit is open for business. Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules.
From life-saving pharmaceuticals to more powerful fiber optics there is a world of products used on Earth today that can only be manufactured in space. Varda is accelerating innovation in the orbital economy by creating both the products and infrastructure needed so space can directly benefit life on Earth. Our mission is to expand the economic bounds of humankind.
Our team is uniquely suited to accomplishing this goal with leadership and staff comprised of veterans from SpaceX Blue Origin major pharmaceutical companies and Silicon Valley. Varda was founded in January 2021 by Will Bruey and Delian Asparouhov with significant backing from world class investors including Khosla Ventures Lux Capital Founders Fund Caffeinated Capital General Catalyst and Also Capital.
Varda is headquartered in El Segundo California where we have offices and a production facility where our vehicles equipment and materials are built integrated and tested. Varda also has offices in Washington DC and Huntsville AL (coming soon).
Join Varda and work to create a bustling in-space ecosystem.
About This Role
Varda is looking for a Marketing Associate. The position is full-time and on-site in Los Angeles CA.
The Marketing Associate will be responsible for helping on campaigns and strategies projecting Vardas mission and image. This role is optimal for someone looking to grow technically and professionally while working on impactful projects critical to the companys success. You will be working on a collaborative team in a startup environment while being able to learn from some of most accomplished and experienced aerospace professionals in the world. Were dedicated to providing an experience that will let your decisions and contributions help drive Vardas success.
Why This Role Exists
Varda is scaling pharmaceutical manufacturing beyond Earths gravity; the story is every bit as bold as the engineering. As our first dedicated Marketing Associate youll be the connective tissue linking brand product and exec teamsmaking sure every launch announcement and meme lands with consistency energy and precision. Youll love it here if you thrive on high ownership rapid iteration and a culture where no problem is too great and no detail too small.
What Youll Do
Story & Content
- Ship social posts threads shorts and long-form pieces multiple times per week that translate complex science into share-worthy narratives.
- Maintain a rolling 90-day content calendar and jump on real-time opportunities around launches policy news and cultural moments.
- Seamlessly weave and coordinate Vardas narrative between Pharma DoD and Civil Space
- Own branding design and copy across Vardas digital properties including web social and online store.
Visual Design
- Assist in managing and coordinating external design consultants
- Turn raw flight footage lab shots and CAD renders into crisply edited videos motion graphics and infographics.
- Own and evolve the brand template library
- Design and operationalize Vardas regular swag and merch.
Events & Experiential
- Coordinate end-to-end logistics for trade shows investor demos and STEM outreach.
- Become an expert at timeline management vendors lead capture and post-event reporting.
Analytics & Optimization
- Track channel KPIs (engagement reach CPC share-of-voice) and benchmark against peers in aerospace defense and life sciences.
- A/B test creative iterate quickly and publish insights company-wide.
Ops & Knowledge Management
- Build and maintain a searchable Airtable/Confluence media vault for photos b-roll keynote decks and press kits.
- Spin up lightweight Jira boards to keep cross-functional stakeholders unblocked.
You Might Be a Fit if You...
- Basic Requirements and Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in marketing business communications OR a Bachelors degree in an engineering field related to Vardas business and a proven track record for excellent science communication.
- 1 years of marketing experience
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential.
- Extensive experience in creating and curating social media content on multiple platforms using photography motion graphics and video.
- Expert knowledge of relevant software for video and photo editing.
- Familiarity with relevant software for scheduling tracking analytics and social listening.
- Some experience in events management or project management is preferred but not required.
- Proven ability to interact and work effectively with many levels of personnel across the organization.
- Proven ability to handle many projects at once be unfazed by context switching and be unafraid to speak up and execute big ideas.
Bonus Points
- Experience in aerospace defense biotech or another hardware-heavy regulated sector.
- Familiarity with product-led B2B growth tactics
- Event-marketing chopsbooth design on-site AV sponsorship negotiations.
- An eye for motion graphics
Pay Range
- Pay Range: $75000- $90000/per year
- This role is on-site in El Segundo CA
- Leveling and base salary is determined by job-related skills education level experience level and job performance
- You will be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of stock options and/or long-term cash awards
- Offercompensation also includes the ability to receive stock options under the Companys Equity Incentive Plan.
ITAR Requirements
Varda like all employers must ensure that its employees working in the United States are lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. Additionally our employees are exposed to and have access to certain export-controlled items. At present some of our technology to which employees have access requires a license to be exported to individuals other than U.S. Persons as defined in U.S. export regulations. Because our employees are provided access to export-controlled items our current policy is to only hire U.S. persons who are permitted to have access to our technology without an export license.
US person means: U.S. citizen U.S. lawful permanent resident or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) (i.e. individual admitted to the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum in the U.S.)
Learn more about the ITAR here.
Benefits
- Exciting team of professionals at the top of their field working by your side
- Equity in a fully funded space startup with potential for significant growth (interns excluded)
- 401(k) matching (interns excluded)
- Unlimited PTO (interns excluded)
- Health insurance including Vision and Dental
- Lunch and snacks provided on site every day. Dinners provided twice a week.
- Maternity / Paternity leave (interns excluded)
Varda Space Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Candidates and employees are always evaluated based on merit qualifications and performance. We will never discriminate on the basis of race color gender national origin ethnicity veteran status disability status age sexual orientation gender identity martial status mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
E-Verify Statement
Varda Space Industries Inc. participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about theE-Verifyprogram.
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