# Associate Creative Director, Brand & Design at VAST > United States · Director+ · Other · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Avast%3A4706376006 (read 2026-11-15). ## Facts (observed) - Company: [VAST](https://alderhq.app/companies/vast) - Location text: Long Beach, California, United States; Long Beach, CA - Where it can be done from (inferred): United States (evidence: "Location: Long Beach, California, United States; Long Beach, CA") - Posted: 2026-08-24 (83 days ago) - First seen by alder: 2026-11-02 · last verified: 2026-11-15 - Reposted: 0 times · edited: 1 times - Apply on the employer's site: https://boards.greenhouse.io/vast/jobs/4706376006?gh_jid=4706376006 ## Pay and sponsorship - Posted pay: $151k–$256k per year (from the listing's pay field) - Market band for similar posted roles (Los Angeles, n 312): p25 $164k, median $200k, p75 $236k ## Description (the employer's text) Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and capital-efficient approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station to support a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and supporting a growing space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Haven Demo’s 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to design, build, and operate its own spacecraft in orbit. Next, Haven-1 is targeted to become the world’s first commercial space station, with launch anticipated in 2027, followed by additional Haven modules. Additionally, the company recently announced two new offerings leveraging its space station components and the heritage of Haven Demo: Vast Satellite, a high-power satellite product line; and Vast Lunar Systems, power, communications, and habitats for the Moon. Headquartered in Long Beach, California, and with more than 1,000 employees and over a billion dollars in private capital, Vast has built the facilities capable of manufacturing America’s next space station. The company plans to develop future habitats and systems for Mars, dedicated modules for government partners, and other crewed systems designed to unlock the expanding long-term space economy. Vast is looking for an Associate Creative Director, Brand & Design, reporting to the Senior Director, Brand Design, to help build and protect the creative standard for how Vast shows up in the world. You'll be in the work every day: designing, art directing, and solving creative problems directly, while giving clear direction to a small team and mentoring the people on it. You help shape the creative direction for key brand moments, then roll up your sleeves to make the work great. This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. ### Responsibilities - Own and evolve Vast's brand design standards, and make sure the work coming out of the team meets them every day, not just at major launches - Manage a team of designers day-to-day: give feedback in real time, run reviews, and set clear direction on what good looks like - Jump into the work yourself, sketching, editing, designing, when that's the fastest way to get something over the bar - Lead creative work from concept through final execution across brand initiatives, campaigns, and key company moments - Translate business goals and technical complexity into creative direction the team can actually run with - Partner with marketing, comms, product, engineering, and business teams to spot where design can move the needle, and follow through on it - Mentor designers on craft and judgment, not just process, help them get better at knowing what to cut - Present creative direction to stakeholders, and hold the line on quality when there's pressure to compromise - Keep a real pulse on how AI is changing design and production workflows, and bring that into how the team actually works ### Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience - 8+ years of experience in brand, design, art direction, or a related creative discipline (e.g., brand design, digital design, visual communications, integrated marketing), with a proven track record of producing high-quality work yourself - A strong portfolio that demonstrates hands-on craft across multiple channels and audiences, with a clear pull toward innovative, simple, and technically-minded work - Experience working in a fast-paced environment, and genuinely enjoying the pace, volume, and ambiguity that come with it - Experience managing a small design team: giving clear creative direction while staying deeply hands-on in the work itself - A natural people mentor who develops direct reports and helps them grow their craft and confidence - Experience translating business objectives, audience insights, and complex concepts into clear, executable creative - Experience partnering with cross-functional teams including marketing, communications, product, engineering, operations, and leadership --- Data: alder (https://alderhq.app). 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