Senior Videographer & Editor, Brand Studio

About Castelion

Castelion is bringing a new approach to defense development and production: short, iterative design cycles, rapid testing, and modern commercial manufacturing strategies built for scale. We're designing, building, and testing next generation long range strike weapons systems to give America and its Allies a definitive edge and deter future conflicts. The Brand Studio you will help build is how the world comes to understand that mission.

Senior Videographer & Editor, Brand Studio

Most video work in defense and aerospace looks like it was made to satisfy a checklist. We are building something different.

Castelion is building its brand studio from the ground up, and we are looking for a Senior Videographer & Editor who brings serious craft to every stage of production: from the moment you frame a shot to the final grade. You are a visual storyteller first. You know how to make industrial environments look extraordinary, how to find the human story inside a technical one, and how to hold that quality whether the deliverable is a three-minute brand film or a 30-second cut for social.

The content you create will be how the world comes to understand what Castelion is building and why it matters. That is not a small thing.

If you have a portfolio that demonstrates range, precision, social media fluency, and a point of view, keep reading.

AREAS OF IMPACT

Edit and Post-Production

• Own the edit from assembly cut through final delivery: pacing, color grading, sound design, and motion graphics
• Work across formats and lengths: brand films, product documentation, executive communications, event recaps, and social cuts; maintain Castelion's visual standards across all of them
• Write to picture when needed: scripting, captions, and on-screen text that are accurate, tight, and calibrated to the audience

Cinematography and On-Set

• Shoot on location and in studio across a range of environments, including manufacturing facilities, test sites, and controlled or access-restricted settings
• Handle camera operation, lighting setup, and audio capture with the technical rigor that complex industrial environments demand
• Collaborate with the Senior Producer on shoot planning, ensuring creative intent and technical execution are aligned before the day begins

Multi-Format Distribution

• Deliver content optimized for the full range of Castelion's channels, including long-form web (YouTube) and short-form social (Shorts, LinkedIn, X); understand how format shapes storytelling decisions without letting it drive them
• Create platform variants from primary edits, knowing when a reformat serves the work and when it doesn't
• Use performance data as one input among many, informing decisions without replacing editorial judgment

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work directly with engineering and manufacturing teams to ensure content reflects the technical accuracy and precision Castelion's products demand
• Engage, manage, and route content requests from business partners across the company including HR, Government Relations, and the executive team
• Translate complex technical subject matter into visual stories that are accurate, compelling, and accessible to a broad audience

Content Innovation

• Push the visual standard for what defense and aerospace content can look and feel like: in any format, at any length
• Use AI-assisted production and post-production tools where they serve the work, with a clear perspective on where human creative judgment is irreplaceable
• Help build the creative foundation of a brand studio that is still being defined

THE CANDIDATE WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• You lead with craft: the requirements from each platform inform your decisions, but they do not make them for you
• You know how to find the visual story in an environment most people would walk past without stopping
• You have strong opinions about what makes an edit work and the communication skills to defend them
• You are as comfortable on set as you are in the edit bay; you bring the same level of care to both
• You have likely built something from scratch before and know the feeling of owning a result end to end

You are drawn to work that carries genuine weight. The work here at Castelion has it in abundance.

WHAT YOU BRING

Required

• 5 or more years of video production experience spanning both shooting and editing, with a portfolio that demonstrates range across formats, lengths, and production scales
• Demonstrated craft in cinematography, editing, and color grading with work that shows you can make technically complex environments look compelling
• Deep experience with Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, Photoshop, and Lightroom
• Demonstrated experience shooting in technically complex or restricted environments, including aerospace, defense, manufacturing, or comparable industrial settings
• Fluency with motion graphics and 2D animation as storytelling tools, whether executed personally or in collaboration with specialists
• Familiarity with AI-assisted production and post-production workflows and a clear point of view on how these tools serve, rather than replace, creative judgment
• Extreme attention to detail without losing sight of the larger narrative goal

Preferred

• Experience shooting with camera systems from Canon, Sony, Panasonic, Arri, and Blackmagic
• Background in documentary, long-form brand, or editorial video
• Prior work inside an in-house creative team at a technology, aerospace, or defense company
• Familiarity with social analytics tools and comfort using performance data as one input into creative decisions
• Familiarity with ITAR requirements and the operational realities of producing content in a classified or access-restricted facility

ITAR Requirements

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Equal Opportunity

Employment with Castelion is governed on the basis of competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Benefits

All employees are granted long-term stock incentives as part of their employment at Castelion. All employees receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental insurance, and the company offers four weeks of paid time off per year.