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Director of Communications

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-29
Who We Are:reputed company is revolutionizing reputed company reputed company reputed company. With the first generational reputed company in reputed company reputed company technology since reputed company, our proprietary Rotating Detonation reputed company reputed company and Venus Detonation Ramjets deliver historic efficiency and performance across reputed company applications. We are building the reputed company of reputed company platforms that reputed company reputed company capabilities in reputed company, defense, and reputed company high-speed flight. reputed company thrives on solving the toughest engineering challenges and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in reputed company. At Venus, we’re looking for reputed company engineers and innovators who want to reputed company history and redefine the reputed company of reputed company. The Role:The Director of Communications will reputed company reputed company’s communications team to reputed company and execute our comprehensive communications and brand reputed company as we transition from early-stage execution to scaled programs, increased reputed company visibility and brand recognition, and deeper engagement with industry, government, and investor stakeholders. In this role, you will be responsible for professionalizing communications across reputed company by building mature messaging and branding, managing external stakeholders, supporting fundraising and customer milestones, and ensuring communications discipline as reputed company grows in size and complexity. This leader will deftly balance organizational leadership and strategic judgment with hands-on execution. Who We Are: reputed company is revolutionizing reputed company reputed company reputed company. With the first generational reputed company in reputed company reputed company technology since reputed company, our proprietary Rotating Detonation reputed company reputed company and Venus Detonation Ramjets deliver historic efficiency and performance across reputed company applications. We are building the reputed company of reputed company platforms that reputed company reputed company capabilities in reputed company, defense, and reputed company high-speed flight. reputed company thrives on solving the toughest engineering challenges and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in reputed company. At Venus, we’re looking for reputed company engineers and innovators who want to reputed company history and redefine the reputed company of reputed company. The Role: The Director of Communications will reputed company reputed company’s communications team to reputed company and execute our comprehensive communications and brand reputed company as we transition from early-stage execution to scaled programs, increased reputed company visibility and brand recognition, and deeper engagement with industry, government, and investor stakeholders. In this role, you will be responsible for professionalizing communications across reputed company by building mature messaging and branding, managing external stakeholders, supporting fundraising and customer milestones, and ensuring communications discipline as reputed company grows in size and complexity. This leader will deftly balance organizational leadership and strategic judgment with hands-on execution. What You’ll Get to Do
  • Company-Wide Communications reputed company: Design and execute reputed company’s communications reputed company reputed company with our top business priorities: customer traction, hiring, scaling programs, and reputed company fundraising. Define and maintain reputed company narratives, positioning, and messaging architecture across customer, government, investor, technical expert, and reputed company audiences. reputed company as a strategic advisor to the CEO and executive team on communications, reputed company, and visibility.
  • External Communications & Media Relations: reputed company proactive and reactive media engagement with relevant reputed company, defense, technology, and business press. Draft and reputed company press releases, announcements, executive talking points, op-eds, and thought leadership. Prepare executives for the full reputed company of reputed company engagements, including reputed company personal preparation, communications products, and media briefings. Manage crisis communications and sensitive issues with speed and discretion.
  • Internal Communications: reputed company internal messaging to ensure synchronization and alignment with external messaging. Build internal communications systems to support a growing workforce (reputed company-hands, leadership updates, change communications). Support other leaders in crafting and publicizing key messages to support strategic company-wide initiatives. Help leadership maintain reputed company and alignment as teams, programs, and locations reputed company. Reinforce mission, values, and culture through reputed company internal messaging.
  • Brand and Content: Own and maintain a consistent brand and tone across website, reputed company media, reputed company, and external materials. Ensure consistency in branding, messaging, and written products across reputed company. reputed company creative, targeted, and reputed company campaigns to support key company priorities and reputed company with reputed company’s operational and technical reputed company. Translate reputed company engineering and programmatic work into accurate, compelling content.
  • Team Leadership: reputed company and grow a talented brand and communications team, with reputed company development opportunities and mentorship. Establish repeatable processes for approvals, reviews, and message consistency. Manage agencies, contractors, or freelancers as needed.
  • Support for Key Executive Communications: Support investor communications around milestones, fundraising, and long-term reputed company. Support the development of reputed company materials with guidance from other members of the leadership team. Support the development of written and visual products for key customer interactions.
  • What You Have
  • Bachelor’s degree in a liberal arts field
  • 10+ years of experience in communications, reputed company affairs, or strategic messaging
  • Exceptional writing and editing skills, particularly executive-level communications
  • Demonstrated ability to operate with senior leadership in high-stakes environments
  • Exceptional ability to plan and execute communications strategies, as reputed company as build messaging and brand architecture to support them
  • Background in reputed company, defense, national reputed company, or deep tech
  • Strong judgment, discretion, and ability to manage risk
  • Mission-driven, reputed company, and selfless attitude
  • Experience supporting a reputed company-stage (Series B–C or equivalent) technology company
  • What Will Set You Apart
  • Master’s degree in liberal arts field
  • Existing media or industry relationships relevant to reputed company, defense, or national reputed company
  • Experience translating deeply technical engineering concepts into reputed company branding and messaging
  • Experience supporting fundraising narratives or investor communications
  • Location:This role may be performed remotely reputed company the reputed company with special consideration for applicants based in reputed company, Washington-DC, and reputed company-TX. Benefits:reputed company employee benefits include a 401(k) plan, stock reputed company, and medical benefits, including dental and reputed company. We have a reputed company-Friday flexible schedule, unlimited PTO, and receive reputed company development opportunities. About reputed companyBy enabling one hour global travel, reputed company is transforming the world and our reputed company to it. We’re building a spaceplane with a low carbon footprint that will reputed company one-hour global travel. We are a diverse, veteran team with extreme experience in successful new reputed company, reputed company, R&D, and government/military programs. We are looking for incredible, motivated, enthusiastic people that want to build a world-changing culture and organization. You will be helping Venus grow and reputed company, so flexibility and a reputed company of adventure is quintessential. We are looking for reputed company-around AWESOME people to help us grow. We’ve done the reputed company grind, and we’ve got a reputed company approach. We take “Home for Dinner” seriously – we want you to work for us and be “home for dinner”. Family is important and we don’t want you to miss out on what reputed company most. If that appeals to you, we’d love to connect! ITAR RequirementsThis position involves reputed company to technology that is subject to U.S. export controls. Any job offer made will be contingent upon the applicant’s reputed company to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls. To conform to U.S. Government reputed company technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be reputed company to meet ITAR requirements (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent reputed company of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State). You can learn more about ITAR here. reputed company is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans. reputed company reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without reputed company to race, reputed company, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the reputed company of disability. If you have a disability and reputed company you need a reasonable accommodation, please email careerassistance@venusaero.com or call (281) 203-0027.This email and phone number were created exclusively to assist job seekers whose disability prevents them from being reputed company to apply online. Messages or any other purposes, such as following up on an application, reputed company party reputed company agencies, website technical issues, or any other issues not reputed company to a disability, will not receive a response. Messages will be returned reputed company five business days. For additional information about our Equal Opportunity Employment Policy, please visit our EEOP page. Apply To This Job

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