PR and Communications Manager
PR and Communications Manager
Location: Playa Vista, CA (in-person, 5 days/week)
Launch has changed the economics of space. Now it is time to return.
Outpost is building the missing infrastructure between orbit and Earth: reusable vehicles that can bring payloads back from space and deliver them to a precise location within hours. We call it exologistics, space-to-Earth logistics at planetary scale. This is not a paper concept or a distant roadmap. Our system is in active development, with core technologies advancing toward flight readiness.
The need is already here and the market has responded. We have validated demand through multiple defense and civil agreements, and a growing pipeline across government and commercial customers.
Outpost is building the logistics layer that makes space economically useful in a new way: the ability to move material from orbit to Earth quickly, reliably, and affordably. Over time, that supports point-to-point logistics, 10 tons of cargo, anywhere on Earth in an hour. It also creates the foundation for a reusable reentry network and enables new categories of space activity, including in-space manufacturing, supporting AI data centers, advanced manufacturing and novel materials.
We have a strong foundation, clear demand, and a technical path in front of us. Now the company is scaling rapidly. We are expanding the team, growing our operational footprint, and building the systems needed to execute at the next level. This is a chance to join a company with real traction, working on a problem that matters, at the point where execution and scale begin to define the outcome.
The Role
We’re hiring a PR & Communications Manager to build and run Outpost’s day-to-day earned media and editorial function. You’ll turn complex technical and program updates into clear, compelling stories, proactively pitch media, and help shape consistent messaging across external channels. This is a hands-on role for someone who moves fast, follows through, and can operate calmly under pressure. The ideal candidate would own the social function at first, managing posts and messaging across platforms while additional support is brought on.
You’ll partner closely with leadership, engineering, and operations, and the larger marketing department in supporting launches, demos, partnerships, and key company moments with strong narrative, tight execution, and smart judgment.
What You’ll Do
- Own earned media execution: build and run a proactive media pipeline (pitching, follow-ups, briefing docs, interview prep, coverage tracking)
- Develop Outpost narratives: refine and maintain core messaging, boilerplate, FAQs, and proof points for customers, investors, and government/defense stakeholders
- Create high-impact comms assets: press releases, statements, bylines, talking points, media kits, website copy, and “What is Outpost?”-style scripts/decks
- Manage press operations: handle inbound inquiries, coordinate interviews, prep spokespeople, and support press moments around major milestones
- Support campaigns & events: coordinate PR outreach for demos, conferences, facility visits, and thought leadership opportunities
- Executive communications support: ghostwrite or draft comms for executives as needed (internal notes, external statements, social-ready language)
- Measure and improve: track results (coverage quality, share of voice, message pull-through), report insights, and iterate
What We’re Looking For
- 5+ yearsin PR/communications (in-house and/or agency), with a track record of landing meaningful earned coverage
- Experience in aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing, robotics, or other deep-tech sectors
- Strong media instincts: you know what’s news, how to angle a story, and how to build relationships with journalists/producers
- Excellent writing/editing: crisp, accurate, fast—across press releases, talking points, web copy, and exec voice
- Comfort translating technical material into clear narratives (engineering-led products, hard-tech, or complex programs)
- Strong judgment under pressure; able to support sensitive, fast-moving situations with a risk-aware lens
- Highly organized self-starter who can manage multiple priorities and drive projects to completion
- Collaborative working style with cross-functional teams (engineering, ops, leadership, marketing)
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with government stakeholders and constraints (e.g., ITAR/EAR, export controls, IP sensitivity)
- Ability to capture/produce lightweight content (photo/video, basic editing) or strong instincts working with designers/producers
- Comfort using analytics to evaluate content and PR performance
What success looks like: a steady drumbeat of high-quality earned coverage, sharp and consistent messaging, well-prepped spokespeople, and comms that help Outpost lead the conversation in space logistics and Earth return.
Compensation & Benefits
- 130,000 – 150,000, Salary may vary with experience
- Incentive Stock Options
- Annual Performance-Based Bonus
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- PTO
- 401k with Company match
- Subsidized daily catered lunch, snacks and coffee
You must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 ,or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State