Brand Designer & Social Media Strategist

Seal Beach, CA (On-site)

$80K/yr – $106K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive visual brand work and social content for a space startup, turning complex concepts into clear, platform-native visuals and concise copy.

  • Must-have: 3+ years in graphic/brand design with a strong portfolio including brand work and social content
  • Standout: On-site HQ role in Seal Beach with cross-functional storytelling and fast-turn assets
  • Standout: Ability to translate technical subjects into compelling visuals and concise copy

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Help shape AstroForge’s visual style across social, web, events, and brand materials
  • Help shape AstroForge’s social media pipeline from planning through publishing and performance review
  • Design high-impact creative content for mission updates, partnerships, press moments, recruiting, and brand storytelling
  • Translate complex space, engineering, and mining concepts into clear, visually compelling content
  • Build and maintain brand systems, templates, and design standards
  • Maintain the editorial calendar across key social channels
  • Write and refine social copy that matches AstroForge’s voice
  • Partner across leadership, engineering, recruiting, and BD to turn internal work into external stories
  • Identify timely opportunities to insert AstroForge into relevant conversations
  • Support major announcements and campaigns with fast-turn creative assets

Requirements

  • 3+ years in graphic design, brand design, social media, or a related creative role
  • Strong portfolio including brand work, social content, and stellar graphic design
  • Excellent communication skills and attention to detail
  • Strong writing instincts and ability to draft concise, platform-native copy
  • Ability to balance technical accuracy with clarity and tone
  • Working knowledge of Figma, Canva, Notion, social scheduling/reporting tools, Adobe Creative Suite, especially Illustrator, and Blender or similar 3D tools
  • Work onsite full-time at our HQ in Seal Beach, CA
  • Occasional travel to support events and/or conferences

Preferred

  • Experience at a startup, creative agency, or in-house brand team
  • Experience translating technical or industrial subjects into clear, compelling visual storytelling
  • Familiarity with motion graphics, video editing, or 3D visualization workflows
  • Strong understanding of platform-native content across X, LinkedIn, Instagram, and short-form video
  • Ability to manage multiple projects, move quickly, and maintain a high bar for taste and execution

Benefits

  • Help define the visual language of a category-defining space company
  • Work alongside a team building real deep-space missions and hardware
  • Competitive salary, equity, full health coverage, and 401(k) match
  • Opportunity to have your work fly in space
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AstroForge

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AstroForge is a deep-space mining company on a mission to extract valuable metals from asteroids. By bringing space resources into Earth's supply chain, we're aiming to reduce the need for traditional terrestrial mining methods and explore a more sustainable future - one mission at a time.

Founded in 2022
Seal Beach, California, USA
75 employees
0% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
21.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
39.1%
Direct
39.3%
Referral
5.1%
Social
15%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~75

Funding

Total Funding
$55.8M
Last Raise
$216.1K
Series Unknown, 5 months ago

Funding History

  • Oct 2025
    Series Unknown • $216.1K
  • Dec 2024
    Series Unknown • $50K
  • Aug 2024
    Series A • $42.5M

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