Video Producer

About Zipline

Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably. Today, Zipline operates on four continents, makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries to date, including blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products. Our customers include the world’s largest and most prominent healthcare systems, governments, retailers, restaurants and global businesses who rely on us to save lives, reduce emissions, increase economic opportunity, and provide delivery from point A to point B as fast as possible. The drone is only 15% of what we’ve built to enable seamless, reliable, global operations. Our system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and gives people time back.

About You And The Role

Zipline’s communications team shapes and shares the company’s story and impact. We develop and implement strategies and tactics to educate our target audiences about Zipline, tell stories that raise awareness about what we’re doing and the impact that we’re having, increase acceptance of and excitement for our system, and cultivate ambassadors. We are passionate storytellers and make complex topics simple and understandable. Zipline is expanding in the U.S. and will be delivering food, medicine, retail items and more directly to people’s homes in many states over the next few years. We are seeking a Social-First Video Producer to lead the creation of high-impact, platform-native video content across social channels.

What You'll Do

• Own social-first video production for content that will be distributed across including Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, the web and emerging channels.
• Lead the production of short-form video optimized for social feeds, trends, and audience behavior.
• Help capture real-time moments in the field—launches, demos, operations, events—and turn them into compelling social content.
• Manage video production logistics including shot planning, on-site production, equipment, and post-production workflows.
• Work with internal teams, creators, and external partners as needed to scale content production.
• Track performance and iterate quickly based on platform insights and audience response.
• Maintain Zipline’s brand voice and visual standards while moving fast and experimenting creatively.
• Partner closely with Communications, Social, and Marketing to translate priorities into video narratives that drive awareness and engagement.
• Create and lead production and logistics for tours, demos, events, activations and content moments.
• Help come up with video/content ideas, research ideas, draft posts, create and maintain a content/shoot/production calendar.
• Manage and triage issues, should they arise.
• Help manage and move along post production.
• Work cross-functionally with a plethora of teams across Zipline.

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of experience producing video content for social or digital platforms.
• Prior editing and/or color grading experience is a bonus.
• Deep understanding of producing best practices, social platforms, trends, formats, and best practices.
• Comfortable wearing multiple hats. Can own logistics and production planning end-to-end, but isn’t afraid to jump in on set to help with design, dressing, or problem-solving when things get scrappy.
• Strong storytelling instincts with an eye for moments, pacing, and clarity.
• Experience with media relations, influencer collaborations, digital storytelling and video/content production. (Event production and staffing experience is ideal as well).
• Proven ability to craft engaging written and visual content across multiple platforms.
• Ability to work cross-functionally, manage multiple projects, and thrive in a fast-moving environment.
• Comfort working with $0 budgets as well as more robust budgets.
• Comfort working on location, in the field, and in quickly changing dynamic operational environments.
• Comfort with planned shoots as well as run and gun productions.
• Strong writing, editing, and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent project management, judgment, and attention to detail.
• Past experience working directly with the media, creators, influencers, and/or new media is a plus.
• Prior success collaborating cross-functionally with diverse, distributed teams.
• Excellent attention to detail and project management, paired with exceptional judgment.
• Curiosity, creativity, and a passion for storytelling along with the ability to sniff out potential newshooks and stories.
• Desire and ability to travel for work (approximately 30%).

What Else You Need To Know

Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws or our own sensibilities. We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech.