Head of Communications & Brand

Relativity; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Relativity Space is seeking a seasoned corporate communications leader to build and guide a global communications function. You will shape the narrative across brand, media, executive positioning, and employee communications as we scale the Terran R program.

Lead proactive media relations and executive positioning to position Relativity Space as a trusted industry innovator. Drive internal alignment and employer branding to attract top engineering talent and partners.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in corporate communications, media relations, or strategic communications within a technically sophisticated, high-growth environment.
• Ability to build and lead a global communications function and translate complex engineering progress into compelling narratives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the global communications strategy and drive proactive media relations across national, defense, and technology press.
• Own Relativity Space's brand strategy, visual identity, and voice across touchpoints as we scale.
• Collaborate with executives to refine public messaging and prepare leadership for high-profile engagements.
• Develop employer branding to attract world-class engineers and technicians, aligning internal culture with external narrative.
• Oversee launch campaigns including executive communications, customer storytelling, and live-event production.
• Proactively manage crisis communications and risk, ensuring clear, accurate stakeholder alignment.
• Foster internal alignment by communicating mission, priorities, and impact across the organization.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic communications

Media relations

Executive positioning

Brand management

Global communications

Crisis communications

Internal communications

Job description

At Relativity Space, we're building rockets to serve today's needs and tomorrow's breakthroughs. Our Terran R vehicle will deliver customer payloads to orbit, meeting the growing demand for launch capacity. But that's just the start. Achieving commercial success with Terran R will unlock new opportunities to advance science, exploration, and innovation, pioneering progress that reaches beyond the known.

Joining Relativity means becoming part of something where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level. Here, you're not just executing tasks; you're solving problems that haven't been solved before, helping develop a rocket, a factory, and a business from the ground up. Whether you're in propulsion, manufacturing, software, avionics, or a corporate function, you'll collaborate across teams, shape decisions, and see your work come to life in record time. Relativity is a place where creativity and technical rigor go hand in hand, and your voice will help define the stories we're writing together. Now is a unique moment in time where it's early enough to leave your mark on the product, the process, and the culture, but far enough along that Terran R is tangible and picking up momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us.

About the Team

The Brand & Communications team drives all aspects of brand identity, media relations, digital media, and content strategy, focusing on both external impact and internal alignment. Our mission is to engage and inspire employees while positioning the company as a trusted industry leader and household name, shaping the narrative around our bold vision and groundbreaking milestones. By crafting compelling stories and innovative campaigns, we energize and inspire stakeholders, fueling momentum that drives Relativity's mission forward.

About the Role

• Leadership. Build a function that leads with curiosity and creativity across all work, maintains operational discipline, and is intuitively collaborative.
• Communication Strategy. Define and lead a proactive global communications strategy that establishes Relativity as a leader in the global launch industry and technical innovation. Translate engineering, manufacturing, and operational progress into one cohesive narrative that builds credibility with customers, employees, investors, and the public.
• Brand & Asset Design and Management. Own the design and evolution of Relativity's brand strategy, visual identity, and voice across all touchpoints, investing in efficient assets and ensuring consistent positioning as we scale. Design campaigns and guide creative programs that differentiate Relativity and communicate its technological capabilities and commercial ambitions. Participate in, and oversee, creative development for major corporate initiatives, executive presentations, customer engagements, and company milestones.
• Executive Positioning. Partner with executive leadership to refine their public voice, prepare them for high-profile media and other engagements, and maintain messaging standards across all external touchpoints.
• Employer Brand. Partner cross-functionally to design and develop employer branding that positions Relativity as a place where the best engineers, technicians, and builders want to join, combining the Relativity of today with what is next to inspire and excite internal and external audiences.
• Media and Public Relations. Create and implement a proactive media relations program to favorably position Relativity across major national, defense, and technology press; serve as a trusted primary contact for journalists, analysts, and industry commentators.
• Launch Campaign. Own Terran R's inaugural campaign end to end - earned media, digital and social, internal and executive communications, customer storytelling, multimedia, and full livestream production including show development, scripting, creative direction, on-camera talent, and real-time coordination with mission operations. Build the repeatable framework to carry Relativity through an increasing cadence.
• Crisis & Issues Management. Anticipate reputational and strategic risk and position the company on sensitive issues before they become live news. Build and rehearse crisis communications plans, including anomaly and mishap response. Provide real-time, risk-aware communications management during fast-moving developments, geopolitical shifts, or critical incidents, ensuring clear, accurate, and rapid alignment across stakeholders.
• Internal Alignment. Develop high-impact internal communication frameworks to keep employees informed, aligned, and connected to the mission, priorities, and impact of our technology as the company scales. Translate Relativity's mission, vision, values, and employee value proposition into meaningful programs that reinforce culture and alignment.

About You

15+ years of experience in corporate communications, media relations, or strategic communications within a technically sophisticated, high-growt