Senior Staff YouTube Producer (R5963)

The role

Lead the development, production, publishing, and growth of Shield AI's YouTube channel. Turn the company's work in autonomy, aviation, defense, and artificial intelligence into clear, accurate stories, managing projects from concept through final edit and analysis.

What you will do

• Own the YouTube programming strategy, editorial calendar, publishing cadence, and channel-growth plan.
• Develop and produce 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 long-form and short-form content, including story structure, pacing, sound, graphics, color, captions, and final delivery.
• Package and publish videos with titles, thumbnails, descriptions, chapters, playlists, metadata, and calls to action.

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in video production, post-production, digital media, editorial, or content marketing.
• Strong portfolio showing 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.

Nice to have

• 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.

Benefits

• Bonus for full-time regular employees.
• Equity for full-time regular employees.
• Benefits package for full-time regular employees.
• Temporary benefits package for temporary employees, applicable after 60 days of employment.

Before you apply

• All offers are contingent on a cleared background check and a possible reference check.
• Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.

About the company

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company that builds intelligent systems to protect service members and civilians. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation technologies.