Marketing Communications Manager

Role: Marketing Communications Manager

Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India — On-site

Employment type: Full-time

Industry: Defense & Space Manufacturing

About Catalyx Space

We build the hardware that survives one of the hardest parts of spaceflight: re-entry. Catalyx Space develops re-entry vehicles, thermal protection systems, and advanced aerospace technologies for commercial and government missions.

Our offerings include re-entry capsules for payload retrieval, unmanned labs, and testbeds for dedicated and rideshare missions. We work across sectors including defense, semiconductors, materials science, biopharma, and more.

Role:

The Marketing & Communications team is how Catalyx tells its story to the market. We build the narrative, create the content, run our channels, and translate complex technology into compelling stories for customers, partners, investors, and the wider ecosystem.

We are looking for a Marketing & Communications Manager to own and develop the marketing function at Catalyx Space.

You will build the systems and processes behind the function, lead a team of content creators, develop our positioning and narrative, and connect marketing initiatives to commercial, go-to-market, and fundraising objectives.

This is a hands-on role suited to someone comfortable working in an early-stage environment, creating structure from scratch, and moving between strategy and execution.

You will work directly with the COO and founders.

Key responsibilities:

Build & Run the Marketing Function:

• Plan and execute integrated marketing and communications campaigns across our website, newsletter, LinkedIn, Instagram, X, and other relevant channels
• Own campaigns from brief and planning through execution, launch, measurement, and optimisation
• Build the processes, tools, content calendars, and approval workflows required to run the function effectively
• Manage campaign timelines and marketing budgets
• Coordinate stakeholders to ensure campaigns launch on schedule and meet quality standards
• Maintain consistent messaging, positioning, and brand standards across channels

Team Leadership:

• Lead and develop a team of content creators
• Set priorities, KPIs, responsibilities, and operating cadence
• Manage workloads, feedback, and development to maintain consistent output
• Coordinate external agencies, freelancers, and contractors when additional expertise or capacity is required

Strategy & Commercial:

• Develop marketing strategy aligned with Catalyx's commercial and go-to-market objectives
• Support active deals and fundraising efforts with clear narratives, presentations, and customer- and investor-facing collateral
• Develop and maintain positioning and messaging for Catalyx as a deep-tech and space technology company
• Work with leadership to identify campaigns and stories that support company growth and market positioning

Technical Storytelling:

• Translate technical work across re-entry systems, thermal protection, and advanced aerospace technologies into clear and credible stories
• Create communications for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Partner with founders and engineering teams to ensure technical accuracy
• Maintain a clear and consistent Catalyx voice across external communications

Measurement & Optimisation:

• Define objectives and KPIs for marketing campaigns and channels
• Track performance and communicate results and insights to leadership
• Use performance data to improve future campaigns and content
• Own and continuously improve marketing tools, analytics, and reporting infrastructure

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 5–6 years of professional experience in marketing or communications
• Experience managing or developing a marketing function, team, or significant area of marketing ownership
• Experience leading people and managing marketing budgets
• Proven experience owning campaigns from strategy through execution and measurement
• Strong hands-on writing and editing skills
• Ability to communicate technical or complex subjects clearly and compellingly
• Experience running multi-channel marketing campaigns across web, newsletters, and social media
• Strong project management and operational skills, including building processes, calendars, workflows, and KPIs
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders including founders, customers, partners, and investors
• Experience managing agencies, freelancers, or external partners
• Familiarity with marketing, content, analytics, and project-management tools
• Strong interest in technical subject matter and willingness to understand complex products and markets

Nice to have:

• Experience in an early-stage or VC-backed startup
• Exposure to deep tech, hardware, aerospace, defense, or related industries
• Strong visual judgment or hands-on experience with design and content tools
• Experience with marketing analytics and reporting platforms

Why join us:

• Own and build the marketing function of a growing space-tech company
• Work directly with the COO and founders across strategy, storytelling, and go-to-market
• Work closely with teams developing advanced spacecraft and re-entry technologies
• Help shape how Catalyx Space is positioned to customers, partners, investors, and the broader market

Compensation & benefits:

• Competitive salary (details will be shared with shortlisted candidates),
• health insurance
• Provident fund.

How to apply:

Apply via Zoho Recruit: https://catalyxspace.zohorecruit.in/jobs/Careers/193193000002601034/Marketing-Communications-Managersource=CareerSite

We only contact candidates from official @catalyx.space email addresses. No fees are required at any stage of the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity: Catalyx Space is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on any protected characteristic.