YouTube Producer
US$140,000 – US$200,000 / yr base salary
Posted 15 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Senior Staff YouTube Producer (R5963)”
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- Expected experience
- 7+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
- Employment
- On-Site
- Contract
- Full-time
| Base salary | US$140,000 – US$200,000 / yr |
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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.
Job Description:
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.
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.
What you'll do:
- 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.
Required qualifications:
- 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.