Video & Social Media Producer

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a short-form video content strategy aligned with MITRE’s enterprise social media, communications, brand, thought leadership, and audience objectives.
• Leverage approved AI-enabled tools to improve production efficiency across research, ideation, transcript analysis, clip identification, captioning, versioning, and other appropriate parts of the content workflow.
• Identify compelling stories across MITRE’s experts, research, programs, events, demonstrations, facilities, and thought leadership and translate them into social-first video concepts.
• Own short-form video projects from concept through delivery, including ideation, scripting, interviewing, shooting, producing, editing, graphics, captions, sound, and platform packaging.
• Develop strong hooks, story angles, interview concepts, expert explainers, recurring series, behind-the-scenes content, event coverage, demonstrations, and other scalable social video formats.
• Produce and optimize content for LinkedIn, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and other relevant or emerging social platforms.
• Apply social-first storytelling techniques, including hooks, pacing, narrative structure, visual storytelling, audience retention, and platform-specific editing.
• Stay current on social media trends, emerging video formats, creator techniques, platform changes, generative AI capabilities, and audience behaviors – and determine how those developments can appropriately support MITRE’s mission and communications objectives.

Requirements

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• 5 years of related experience in video production, social media content, multimedia production, digital storytelling, content strategy, or a related field with a bachelor’s degree – or an equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate AI-generated outputs for accuracy, quality, appropriateness, and alignment with editorial and brand standards rather than relying on AI-generated content without human review.
• A strong portfolio that demonstrates short-form video content and direct involvement in strategy, production, editing, and storytelling.
• Strong hands-on video production capabilities, including interviewing, camera operation, lighting, audio, editing, graphics, captions, and platform-specific formatting.
• Strong knowledge of social video platforms and formats, including LinkedIn, Instagram/Reels, YouTube/Shorts, and emerging social channels.
• Experience using social media and video analytics to evaluate content performance and make recommendations based on audience behavior.
• Excellent editorial judgment and the ability to balance creativity and speed with accuracy, institutional reputation, stakeholder requirements, and audience needs.
• Strong writing, interviewing, communication, organizational, and project-management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, stakeholders, and competing priorities in a complex and collaborative environment.

Preferred

• Experience producing content related to national security, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, emerging technology, aviation, healthcare, R&D, critical infrastructure, or federal government programs.
• Working knowledge of AI-assisted content capabilities such as research and ideation, scripting, transcript analysis, content repurposing, video and audio enhancement, captioning, editing, versioning, and performance analysis.
• Experience working within a government contractor, FFRDC, federal agency, research organization, or another government-funded environment.
• Demonstrated experience developing executive and technical subject matter expert-focused social video.
• Advanced proficiency with Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, or comparable professional video-production tools.
• Experience with motion graphics, animation, or other visual storytelling techniques.
• Experience incorporating generative AI or AI-assisted tools into professional content-production workflows.
• Demonstrated success creating repeatable video franchises, recurring editorial series, or scalable social-first content programs rather than solely producing one-off video assets.
• Strong understanding of the distinctions between institutional/corporate video production and content intentionally designed for social media audiences.
• Demonstrated curiosity about emerging technology, AI-powered creative technologies, social media culture, audience behavior, and new approaches to digital storytelling.