# Associate Creative Director, Brand & Design at Vast

- Company: Vast
- What the company does: Progress is impossible without change, and at VAST, we're doing things differently. We are pushing the boundaries of what has long been deemed impossible. Backed by Space Capital.
- Company website: https://vast.space
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Long Beach, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-08-24
- Apply by: 2026-10-14
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/vast/jobs/4706376006?gh_jid=4706376006
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/vast-associate-creative-director-brand-and-design/

## About the role

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.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- 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

Tags: Design & Marketing