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Salary: USD 135,800 - 153,473 / annual
Cowboy Space Corporation is building space-based solar energy infrastructure to solve the global energy crisis. The company develops modular, scalable satellites that collect sunlight in Low Earth Orbit to transmit energy via infrared lasers, power on-orbit computing clusters, and provide secure optical data transport. Founded in 2024 by Baiju Bhatt (co-founder of Robinhood), the company has raised ~$365 million from top-tier investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, and Breakthrough Energy Ventures. The team includes veterans from SpaceX, Blue Origin, and NASA.
You will serve as the Executive & Corporate Communications Partner, reporting to the Head of Marketing & Communications. Your primary focus is shaping and amplifying the voices of the CEO and executive team while owning the company's corporate and internal communications strategy.
Key responsibilities include:
**Executive Communications:** Build and lead a communications roadmap for the CEO and executive team to strengthen their profiles as space technology leaders. Act as a strategic advisor, developing distinct personal narratives for each executive that translate the company's mission into compelling individual voices. Identify and position executives for speaking engagements, interviews, and podcasts. Develop talking points, briefing materials, and preparation plans. Conduct media prep sessions, anticipate difficult questions, and monitor visibility against company priorities using metrics like share-of-voice and coverage.
**Corporate Communications:** Own press releases, media statements, and messaging for company milestones and announcements. Manage the company's social and organic channels (LinkedIn, X, YouTube) to grow audience and reinforce positioning. Own the strategy for the company website and digital properties.
**Media Relations:** Coordinate with external communications partners on media strategy and journalist relationships. Build direct relationships with reporters across space, technology, business, and policy media.
**Cross-functional Alignment:** Ensure executive and corporate positioning is consistent with broader company messaging. Partner closely with the Head of Marketing to align communications with company positioning, campaigns, and events. Provide guidance during sensitive or rapidly evolving situations.
**Requirements:**
- 3+ years of experience in executive communications, corporate communications, journalism, speechwriting, public affairs, or related field
- Experience advising and supporting founders, CEOs, or other senior leaders
- Experience managing social media accounts
- Exceptional writing, editing, interviewing, and message development skills
- Demonstrated ability to capture an executive's authentic voice
- Experience preparing senior leaders for media interviews, speaking engagements, and prominent appearances
- Experience writing corporate communications materials (press releases, company announcements, internal/all-hands messaging)
- Strong editorial judgment, discretion, and comfort with confidential information
- Ability to quickly understand complex technical subjects and communicate them accurately
- Confidence to provide candid, constructive guidance to senior executives
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
**Preferred Qualifications:**
- Background in speechwriting, journalism, public policy, or long-form editorial work
- Experience developing the public profile of a founder or senior executive
- Familiarity with technology, business, space, or policy media
- Experience working with external communications agencies and media partners
- Experience evaluating speaking engagements, interviews, and visibility opportunities
- Experience supporting sensitive or reputation-critical communications
- Experience owning corporate or internal communications in addition to executive communications
- Genuine curiosity about spacecraft, computing infrastructure, and the emerging orbital economy
**ITAR Requirement:** Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
