Creative Production Lead

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.

This position is responsible for designing, formatting, and producing compelling, high-quality proposal documents, presentations, graphics, and other bid materials. Working closely with proposal managers, business development teams, and technical subject-matter experts, to translate complex technical information into clear, engaging visual and written assets that strengthen proposals and customer presentations.

• Take extreme ownership of assigned proposal efforts for the product line.
• Create compelling graphics, infographics, charts, diagrams, process flows, organizational charts, and other visual assets for proposals, presentations, and client-facing materials.
• Design and format polished proposal documents, executive summaries, slide decks, and bid materials that clearly communicate complex technical content.
• Translate input from proposal managers and subject-matter experts into clear, engaging visual stories that strengthen proposal messaging.
• Maintain and enhance proposal templates, style guides, graphic libraries, and reusable visual assets.
• Ensure graphics and documents are visually consistent, accurate, accessible, and aligned with brand standards and client requirements.
• Support proposal production through document assembly, formatting, proofreading coordination, quality checks, and final-file preparation.
• Track design revisions, production schedules, and submission requirements across active pursuits.
• Support final digital and print production, including PDFs, packaging files, and submission-ready materials.
• Help improve design and production workflows as the proposal function grows.

Projects that you might work on:

• Provide additional support to BD team leadership such as miscellaneous projects including presentation materials, competitive intelligence gathering and/or other market information that may be gathered with the sales and marketing teams.

• Build and maintain reusable proposal templates, slide libraries, visual standards, and graphic asset libraries. Please share your portfolio or samples of your work upon applying. Required qualifications:

• 3+ years' experience in graphic design, visual communications, document production, proposal support, or a related field plus experience working with government and international customers.

• Bachelor's degree in graphic design, visual communications, marketing, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat.

• Outstanding record of academic achievement.

• Demonstrated aptitude for analytics.

• Proven record of leadership in a work setting and/or through extracurricular activities.

• Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

• Ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization.

• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively – both verbally, visually and in writing.

• You have a demonstrated record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience supporting proposals and customer engagements
• Strong understanding of AI and robotics technology
• Familiarity with software products.
• Strong technical background especially with Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs).
• You have demonstrated thorough understanding and knowledge of the military operations and the acquisition process that allows you to support the Go to Market Team.
• Demonstrated understanding of specific DoD operational scenarios and systems.
• Active DoD security clearance.