Video & Social Media Producer

About MITRE

MITRE is a nonprofit engineering, applied research, and advanced technology organization that works in the public interest. It leads federally funded research and development centers for U.S. government agencies, collaborating with industry and academia to deliver integrated, high‑impact solutions that advance the nation’s health, security, and prosperity. MITRE’s culture emphasizes innovation, collaboration, technical excellence, and a purpose‑driven career.

About the Role

The Communications and External Affairs (CXA) organization is seeking an experienced Video & Social Media Producer to shape how MITRE tells its stories across today’s rapidly evolving social‑media landscape. The role leads strategy, development, and production of engaging, platform‑native short‑form video that showcases MITRE’s people, expertise, research, innovation, and public‑interest mission for external audiences. The ideal candidate combines strategic vision with hands‑on production skills and leverages AI‑enabled tools responsibly throughout the creative process.

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 workflow stages.
• 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 support MITRE’s mission and communications objectives.

Basic Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years with a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years of experience; or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• 5 years of experience in video production, social media content, multimedia production, digital storytelling, content strategy, or a related field (or equivalent combination).
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate AI‑generated outputs for accuracy, quality, appropriateness, and alignment with editorial and brand standards.
• Strong portfolio that demonstrates short‑form video content and direct involvement in strategy, production, editing, and storytelling.
• Hands‑on video production capabilities, including interviewing, camera operation, lighting, audio, editing, graphics, captions, and platform‑specific formatting.
• 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.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, stakeholders, and competing priorities in a complex, collaborative environment.
• Ability to work independently while partnering effectively across communications, creative, technical, and leadership teams.
• Willingness to work 3 days per week onsite in McLean, VA or Bedford, MA.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.
• Success creating repeatable video franchises, recurring editorial series, or scalable social‑first content programs rather than solely producing one‑off assets.
• Strong understanding of the distinctions between institutional/corporate video production and content intentionally designed for social media audiences.
• Curiosity about emerging technology, AI‑powered creative technologies, social media culture, audience behavior, and new approaches to digital storytelling.
• Ability to distinguish useful applications from trends that do not support audience or business objectives.

Pay

Salary compensation range: $127,200 – $190,800 (midpoint $159,000).

Schedule / Work Location

Onsite position; required to work three days per week in McLean, VA or Bedford, MA.