Video Production Specialist

Chantilly, VA (On-site)

$105K/yr – $190K/yrFull time

Posted 9 days ago

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Job Description

Video Production Specialist

Bring Mission Stories to Life Through Video

Leidos is seeking an experienced Video Production Specialist to create engaging, high quality multimedia products that support mission critical training for Intelligence Community customers. If you're a creative storyteller with strong technical production skills and enjoy collaborating with customers and subject matter experts, we'd love to hear from you.

In this role, you'll manage the full video production lifecycle, from concept and storyboarding through filming, editing, graphics, sound design, and final delivery. Your work will help adult learners build the knowledge and skills needed to support critical national security missions.

What You'll Do

  • Lead all phases of video production, including pre-production, production, and post-production.
  • Develop scripts, storyboards, production schedules, and shot plans.
  • Capture professional-quality video using industry best practices for camera operation, lighting, audio, and composition.
  • Edit and produce polished multimedia content using Adobe Creative Suite and other professional editing tools.
  • Incorporate graphics, animation, sound, and visual effects to create engaging learning products.
  • Repurpose existing media for classroom, web, mobile, enterprise learning systems, and other approved platforms.
  • Collaborate with instructors, instructional designers, subject matter experts, IT teams, and customers to develop effective training solutions.
  • Manage multiple projects, communicate status, and deliver high quality products on schedule.
  • Recommend production equipment, software, and workflows that align with customer requirements.
  • Archive completed projects and follow customer security policies and procedures.

Basic Qualifications

  • Current TS/SCI with Polygraph is required.
  • Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 10+ years of experience.
  • Degree in Video Production, Visual Communications, or a related field (or equivalent professional broadcast-quality production experience).
  • At least 3 years of hands-on experience producing finished video products from concept through delivery.
  • Strong experience with Adobe Creative Suite, professional nonlinear editing systems, compositing, lighting, audio, and camera operation.
  • Experience delivering multimedia across multiple platforms, including classroom, web, mobile, and enterprise learning environments.
  • Strong project management, communication, and customer engagement skills.
  • Experience using Microsoft Office.
  • Familiarity with copyright requirements and ADA Section 508 compliance.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience producing training or instructional videos for adult learners.
  • Experience partnering with instructional designers, instructors, and subject matter experts to create engaging learning content.

Why Leidos?

At Leidos, you'll join a collaborative team supporting some of the nation's most important missions. We invest in our people, encourage professional growth, and provide opportunities to work on meaningful projects that make a real impact. If you're passionate about creative storytelling and producing exceptional video content, we'd love to meet you.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

July 23, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $105,300.00 - $190,350.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 48,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023.Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®.Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos. Your most important work is ahead, visit careers.leidos.com for our latest opportunities.

Founded in 1969
Reston, Virginia, USA
36K employees (954 in marketing)