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Shield AI

Robot type
Drone · Defense
Location
DallasTexasUSA
Job type
Commercial Operations
Posted
Sep 15, 2026
Salary
$140,000–$200,000 a year
Full-time

Senior Staff YouTube Producer (R5963)

Job description

The YouTube Producer will turn Shield AI’s work in autonomy, aviation, defense, and artificial intelligence into clear, accurate, audience-focused stories. They will manage projects from concept through final edit, packaging, publishing, and analysis while partnering with technical experts, executives, and communications teams.

Shield AI is seeking a YouTube Producer to lead the development, production, publishing, and growth of the company’s YouTube channel. This role combines the craft and editorial judgment of a senior video editor with channel strategy, audience development, and performance ownership.

Job responsibilities

  • 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.

Job requirements

  • 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.

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