Vast was founded to expand humanity's frontier into the solar system and beyond. We believe that the next step on that journey is enabling manufacturing and habitation in LEO. We are building artificial gravity space stations to make this a reality. If you want to join a team that builds amazing things with the most talented people on Earth, please reach out.

Vast is looking for a Business Development Representative, reporting to the Sr. Business Development Manager, to support trade show execution and other business development projects required to realize our goal of artificial gravity space stations, including the first commercial space station set to launch in 2025. You will work closely with the business development and marketing teams to curate our exhibition booths, marketing collateral, meeting rooms, speaking engagements, and all other tradeshow logistics for both domestic and international trade shows. You will also work collaboratively with the business development and engineering teams to write compliant, compelling, and competitive government and commercial proposals.

This will be a full-time, non-exempt position located at our Long Beach, CA facility.

Responsibilities:

Manage all aspects of tradeshow logistics, including but not limited to booth vendor management, meeting room and meeting schedule coordination, printing and shipment of all marketing collateral and swag to be handed out at the booth, speaking engagements, and external events to be hosted at the tradeshow for specific purposes such as recruiting
Maintain database of all trade shows of interest
Create yearly trade show outlooks and draft plans for each, including proposed sponsorship level
Create yearly trade show year-in-review reports to include budget vs actual spend, ROI, and lessons learned
Provide on-the-ground execution management at each tradeshow
Research, write, and organize information into proposal documents for government and commercial purposes

Minimum Qualifications:

3+ years of experience coordinating and executing company trade shows
Experience interfacing with and managing customer relationships
Experience with commercial or government proposal technical writing

Preferred Skills & Experience:

Bachelor’s or associate degree in marketing, business, hospitality related field
Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
Space industry experience
Experience with technical writing
1+ years of experience in business development
Enthusiasm for our mission and brand
Demonstrated experience coordinating with international vendors and event teams
Technical proposal writing proficiency

Additional Requirements:

Ability to travel up to 25% of the time, domestically and internationally
Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vast 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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