Head of Communications & Brand

Responsibilities

• Leadership. Build a function that leads with curiosity and creativity across all work, maintains operational discipline, and is intuitively collaborative.
• Communication Strategy. Define and lead a proactive global communications strategy that establishes Relativity as a leader in the global launch industry and technical innovation. Translate engineering, manufacturing, and operational progress into one cohesive narrative that builds credibility with customers, employees, investors, and the public.
• Brand & Asset Design and Management. Own the design and evolution of Relativity’s brand strategy, visual identity, and voice across all touchpoints, investing in efficient assets and ensuring consistent positioning as we scale. Design campaigns and guide creative programs that differentiate Relativity and communicate its technological capabilities and commercial ambitions. Participate in, and oversee, creative development for major corporate initiatives, executive presentations, customer engagements, and company milestones.
• Executive Positioning. Partner with executive leadership to refine their public voice, prepare them for high-profile media and other engagements, and maintain messaging standards across all external touchpoints.
• Employer Brand. Partner cross-functionally to design and develop employer branding that positions Relativity as a place where the best engineers, technicians, and builders want to join, combining the Relativity of today with what is next to inspire and excite internal and external audiences.
• Media and Public Relations. Create and implement a proactive media relations program to favorably position Relativity across major national, defense, and technology press; serve as a trusted primary contact for journalists, analysts, and industry commentators.
• Launch Campaign. Own Terran R’s inaugural campaign end to end — earned media, digital and social, internal and executive communications, customer storytelling, multimedia, and full livestream production including show development, scripting, creative direction, on-camera talent, and real-time coordination with mission operations. Build the repeatable framework to carry Relativity through an increasing cadence.
• Crisis & Issues Management. Anticipate reputational and strategic risk and position the company on sensitive issues before they become live news. Build and rehearse crisis communications plans, including anomaly and mishap response. Provide real-time, risk-aware communications management during fast-moving developments, geopolitical shifts, or critical incidents, ensuring clear, accurate, and rapid alignment across stakeholders.
• Internal Alignment. Develop high-impact internal communication frameworks to keep employees informed, aligned, and connected to the mission, priorities, and impact of our technology as the company scales. Translate Relativity’s mission, vision, values, and employee value proposition into meaningful programs that reinforce culture and alignment.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in corporate communications, media relations, or strategic communications within a technically sophisticated, high-growth, or highly visible organization
• Proven track record of advising executive leadership and ghostwriting high-visibility messaging for media, government partners, and internal audiences
• Sharp editorial judgment with a proven ability to translate complex technical systems into clear and accurate narratives
• Experience navigating fast-moving crisis communications or high-stakes organizational change with discretion and sound judgment
• Highly organized, self-directed leader who thrives managing competing priorities in a fast-paced and operationally sensitive environment
• Proactive collaborator with a strong sense of ownership, curiosity, and creativity

Preferred

• Experience in aerospace, advanced manufacturing, frontier technology, or other technically sophisticated industries
• Experience leading communications for an inaugural product launch or other high-visibility event
• Experience building employer brand, product brand, and recruiting communications in a competitive market
• Experience evolving a company’s narrative and brand through change and scale