Space Brand Partnerships Lead — Equity & Impact

Vast; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Generous paid time off (20+ days)

401(k) retirement plan

Meals and snacks on site

Job summary

Vast is hiring a Senior Partnerships Manager in Long Beach, CA to oversee day-to-day brand partnerships, ensuring contracts, timelines and campaigns are executed seamlessly. You will identify new opportunities and maintain a robust pipeline in collaboration with the Head of Brand Partnerships and Marketing/Design teams.

The role demands 8-10 years in partnerships or business development, with a proven ability to translate complex concepts into compelling commercial narratives and to manage

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in partnerships, business development, or related commercial fields.
• Demonstrated experience managing brand partnerships end-to-end, including rights management, campaigns and activation, and performance evaluation.
• Strong commercial acumen; comfortable building partnership proposals, rights frameworks and pricing benchmarks.
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple partners, projects and timelines simultaneously.
• Ability to translate complex or technical concepts into clear, compelling commercial narratives.
• Exceptional relationship-building and stakeholder management skills with internal and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day management of Vast’s existing brand partnerships, serving as the primary point of contact and relationship manager.
• Lead delivery against contractual commitments, tracking deliverables, activation timelines and campaign performance.
• Identify and develop opportunities to expand existing partnerships in alignment with partner objectives and new opportunities in Vast’s ecosystem.
• Research and identify prospective brand partners that align with Vast’s mission.
• Maintain a well-organized pipeline, tracking outreach, prospect status, deal stages and actions and provide regular reporting to the VP, Communications/ Head of Brand Partnerships.
• Work with the Head of Brand Partnerships and Marketing & Design colleagues to develop creative concepts, presentation materials, and pitch decks.
• The ideal candidate will also support the Communications team from time-to-time as needed. This could include managing announcements, media engagements and public engagement campaigns, reviewing press materials and developing and aligning communications plans across partner agencies and Vast.

Skills

Partnerships management

Brand partnerships

Project management

Relationship management

Commercial storytelling

Negotiation

Job description

Vast is hiring a Senior Partnerships Manager in Long Beach, CA to oversee day-to-day brand partnerships, ensuring contracts, timelines and campaigns are executed seamlessly. You will identify new opportunities and maintain a robust pipeline in collaboration with the Head of Brand Partnerships and Marketing/Design teams.

The role demands 8-10 years in partnerships or business development, with a proven ability to translate complex concepts into compelling commercial narratives and to manage