Social Media & Content Specialist Job at Impulse Space in Redondo Beach

Department : Operations

Location : Redondo Beach

Compensation : $80,000 - $110,000 / year

Description

As a Social Media & Content Specialist at Impulse, you will partner closely with our world-class engineering team to tell Impulse's story with precision, maturity, and creativity. Your job is to grow and engage our audience in ways that attract top-tier talent, spark interest from partners and customers, and position Impulse as a technical and cultural leader in in-space mobility. This role sits at the intersection of marketing, engineering, and compliance.

Responsibilities Develop and implement a social media strategy that elevates our mission and team, furthering recruiting and business goals across brand and executive platforms

Develop and manage the social content calendar and day-to-day publishing across platforms

Collaborate with marketing, business development, government relations, product, people operations, and engineering stakeholders to develop content for milestones, engineering breakthroughs, launches, and cultural moments

Write and edit social copy (threads, posts, captions) for brand and executive channels

Capture and generate new visual and graphic assets to drive a robust content pipeline

Work with designers, photographers, videographers, and editors to grow visual storytelling, in alignment with the brand’s creative direction

Engage thoughtfully with audiences and maintain a professional presence in industry conversations

Develop and implement a creator / content partner strategy in parallel to traditional media efforts to support marketing, business, and recruiting efforts

Track performance and iterate on content for brand and business impact

Partner with engineering and legal teams to ensure content highlights technical achievements while meeting ITAR, IP, and compliance standards

Minimum Qualifications Bachelors' of arts degree or related field

4+ years of demonstrated experience managing social media

4+ years of demonstrated skills in writing & storytelling; with attention to tone, clarity and accuracy

Demonstrated ability to define, shape and execute a cohesive creative direction across social channels

Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and execute on a rapid timeline in a start-up / dynamic environment

Preferred Skills and Experience 6+ years of demonstrated experience managing social media at hardware companies

2+ years of demonstrated media and content experience within aerospace, engineering, hardware, automotive or emerging technologies

Photography and videography experience; particularly creating short-form, social-first content

Demonstrated familiarity with legal and compliance frameworks like ITAR, EAR, and IP protection

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

Impulse Space’s spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder), an individual granted asylum in the U.S., or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, or other applicable U.S. government agencies.

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin / ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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