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Salary: USD 185,880 - 204,500 / annual
Cowboy Space Corporation is building space-based solar energy infrastructure to solve the global energy crisis. The company develops modular, scalable satellites in low Earth orbit that collect sunlight and transmit energy via infrared lasers (space-to-earth and space-to-space), power on-orbit high-performance 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.
As Head of Marketing and Communications, you will define how Cowboy Space presents itself to the world and lead the communications function. You will own the company's market narrative, competitive positioning, messaging, campaigns, media relations, digital and social presence, and event strategy. Working closely with leadership and cross-functional teams, you will translate the company's mission, technical progress, and major milestones into communications that drive business outcomes.
Key responsibilities include:
**Marketing, Brand & Narrative:**
- Define market narrative, competitive positioning, and core messaging pillars for a technical, mission-driven space company
- Ensure consistent brand and messaging across presentations, digital properties, campaigns, events, and external communications
- Develop marketing strategies for company milestones, technical achievements, partnerships, and major announcements
- Plan campaigns supporting fundraising, recruiting, partnerships, and thought leadership
- Lead media and public relations: build relationships with reporters across space, technology, and business press; drive earned-media coverage
- Partner with leadership on issue and crisis communications, including launch, demonstration, and mission-risk scenarios
- Manage digital content strategy and ensure consistency across channels
- Develop event strategy, including conferences, speaking opportunities, sponsorships, and hosted events
**Team Leadership:**
- Directly manage and develop the Executive & Corporate Communications Partner (a senior communications hire supporting the CEO and leadership team)
- Set clear goals and priorities; provide regular coaching and actionable feedback
- Invest in team professional development and growth
- Ensure the team has access, context, and resources to advise and represent senior leaders effectively
- Align executive, corporate, and internal communications with overall marketing narrative
**Budget & Operations:**
- Track marketing effectiveness, audience engagement, and brand sentiment
- Establish meaningful performance measures and evaluate ROI
- Manage marketing budget and external vendor relationships
- Adjust strategy based on results
This role requires strategic thinking, strong execution, and effective people leadership. You should establish a clear point of view, translate it into actionable plans, and give your team the context and support needed to produce excellent work.
**Requirements:**
- 7+ years of experience in marketing, brand strategy, corporate communications, product marketing, or related field
- 2+ years of direct experience managing and developing communications, marketing, or creative professionals
- Hands-on experience leading media and public relations, including building press relationships and securing earned coverage
- Demonstrated ability to set clear expectations, provide actionable feedback, and support strong performance
- Experience defining market positioning and messaging for a technical, growing, or mission-driven company
- Demonstrated ability to translate company strategy into integrated marketing plans and campaigns
- Strong writing, editing, presentation, and narrative development skills
- Experience leading website strategy, digital content, social, events, and external creative work
- Experience developing materials for investors, business partners, customers, or strategic audiences
- Strong understanding of marketing performance measures, audience engagement, and brand sentiment
- Experience managing budgets, agencies, vendors, and contractors
- Ability to work closely with senior executives and influence decisions across multiple teams
- Excellent judgment and ability to help teams operate effectively as priorities evolve
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent resident status, or eligible to obtain ITAR authorization
**Preferred Qualifications:**
- Experience building or expanding a marketing or communications function
- Experience marketing a new technical category or business model
- Experience with executive communications or ghostwriting for senior leaders
- Familiarity with fundraising, investor communications, and business development
- Experience supporting major technical milestones, demonstrations, partnerships, or announcements
- Strong network of creative, media, event, or production partners
- Genuine curiosity about spacecraft, computing infrastructure, and the orbital economy
