Communications Strategist

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today, Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe— large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts.

Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization.Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.

Communications Strategist

Astranis is connecting the world through micro-GEO, high-performance satellites, and we’re looking for someone who can convey that story in fresh, unexpected ways.

We’re looking for a Communications Strategist who’s curious, creative, and convincing. You might not come from a comms background, but you know how to find a story, write it sharply, and make it travel, whether that’s through a headline, a reel, or a podcast appearance.

You’ll work closely with Leadership, Engineering, Sales, and Marketing to help Astranis show up wherever our audience is paying attention: from space trade outlets to social feeds, Spotify to Substack.

Role:

• Write compelling stories about Astranis’s people, missions, and technology for multiple formats: blog posts, press notes, social threads, scripts, and speeches.
• Help shape the company’s voice and tone across earned and owned channels.
• Identify new media opportunities: podcasts, newsletters, influencers, YouTubers, and emerging platforms that align with Astranis’s mission.
• Lead traditional PR efforts (press outreach, interview prep, media monitoring) while experimenting with new ways to earn attention.
• Collaborate with Engineers, Sales people, and Marketers to translate complex technical updates and data into human, interesting stories.
• Track what’s working in culture and media, and bring that thinking into Astranis’s storytelling.
• Oversee product launch, company wins, and event-related communications.
• Work with an agency / contractors to amplify our messages.
• Monitor, measure, and report comms performance.
  
  
  

Requirements:

• Exceptional writing and storytelling skills; you can make technical topics readable and relatable.
• 5 years of experience in content, journalism, marketing, social, or a related creative field.
• Curiosity about science, technology, and how things work.
• Strong digital instincts: you understand how content is shared online and have experience creating stories that spread.
• Self-starter who’s comfortable learning new domains quickly and working independently.
  
  
  

Bonus:

• Experience in aerospace, defense, or telecommunications industries or a passion for space technology and connecting the world.
• Understanding of and sensitivity to marketing across regions, languages, and cultures.
• History of personal social media storytelling, audience development, or community engagement.
• Video, podcasting, or design skills.
  
  
  

What we offer:

All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.

Base pay is a single component of Astranis's total rewards package, which may also include equity in the form of incentive stock options, high quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance benefits, flexible PTO, 401(K) retirement, and free on-site catered meals.

Astranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position.

Base Salary

$115,000—$160,000 USD

U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, Or Refugee/Asylee Status Required

(To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))

Our mission and our products are meant to connect the world and everyone in it, regardless of gender, race, creed, or any other distinction. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we encourage all people to join our team and bring their unique perspective to help make us stronger.