Senior Staff YouTube Producer (R5963)

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.

Own Shield AI’s YouTube programming strategy, editorial calendar, publishing cadence, and channel-growth plan. Develop and produce video concepts including explainers, product stories, interviews, flight-test content, event coverage, customer narratives, and short-form video. Lead projects from creative brief through scripting, interviews, production planning, editing, review, and delivery. Edit high-quality long-form and short-form content, including story structure, pacing, sound, graphics, color, captions, and final delivery. Package and publish videos using effective titles, thumbnails, descriptions, chapters, playlists, metadata, and calls to action.

7+ years of experience in video production, post-production, digital media, editorial, or content marketing. Strong portfolio demonstrating video editing, visual storytelling, interview production, narrative structure, and digital-video judgment. Advanced proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and working knowledge of After Effects, Photoshop, Audition, DaVinci Resolve, or equivalent tools. Demonstrated experience producing and publishing content for YouTube or similar digital-video platforms. Strong understanding of YouTube packaging and analytics, including thumbnails, titles, audience retention, click-through rate, watch time, and subscriber growth. Ability to independently develop concepts and manage productions from idea through published video. Willingness to travel periodically for production, events, customer activities, or field shoots.

Experience managing or growing a YouTube channel for a technology, aerospace, defense, industrial, science, or mission-driven organization. Experience with camera operation, lighting, location audio, and directing interviews or on-camera talent. Experience managing freelance editors, motion designers, production crews, agencies, or vendors. Familiarity with YouTube Shorts and adapting long-form content for short-form distribution. Experience working with regulated, security-conscious, or high-growth technology organizations.

A consistent YouTube publishing cadence that supports Shield AI’s brand and business priorities. Clear, compelling content that makes Shield AI’s mission, people, products, and technology more understandable to broad audiences. Stronger channel performance across watch time, retention, engagement, returning viewers, and subscribers. Reliable, scalable production workflows that maintain quality, accuracy, and security.

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