About the job

Blue Origin is seeking a senior-level Media Producer to create high-quality content as a part of the communications team for social media, marketing, sales and communications needs. In this role, you will drive the creation of live-action video, animation, photography and audio content from concept to delivery, for distribution to audiences both external to Blue and to internal employees. Working under Blue’s creative director, you’ll create strategically focused content to promote Blue’s milestones, campaigns and brand. Your work will serve Blue’s Origin’s business units, sales, marketing and customer experience teams to take our storytelling to world-class levels.

You’re a strategic thinker and planner and can manage productions on any level, ranging from solo photographer/filmmaker, to small teams of internal resources, to large external studios.

A hands-on storyteller, filmmaker, presenter and social media expert, you have a natural and refined ability to tell the story of space technology changing the world, and you innately understand the media needs of a fast-paced, growing space business.

Responsibilities

  • Create content for Blue’s external social channels (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Blue Website, etc.) and internal channels.
  • Strategically plan content to achieve media goals for key campaigns and for company milestones and events. Lead its execution with both internal and external team members.
  • Drive the creation of astronaut customer media kits. Produce packages that showcase our astronauts that will extend their experience for their lifetime.
  • Deliver high-quality video assets for internal/external media, sales, event and recruiting purposes.
  • Work at times as a solo filmmaker and other times as single point of contact for our world-class external vendors.
  • Balance speed and quality of delivery in a highly dynamic environment.
  • Collaborate directly with stakeholders to generate impactful, on-brand and inspiring media assets.
  • Create and execute content for social media platforms. Be familiar with latest trends in social media and recommend innovative uses for key platforms. Review KPI’s for content viewership and recommend adjustments to optimize viewership.
  • Write copy for scripts and develop storyboards.
  • Distill and convey complex technical or industry concepts into clear messages for both technical and non-technical readers.
  • Manage day-to-day various external vendors including photographers and video production teams – and hire high quality contractors.
  • Manage day-to-day integration of projects across communications and launch operations.
  • Work with teams in Kent, WA; Van Horn, TX; Cape Canaveral, FL; Huntsville, AL; and Washington, D.C.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years’ experience in the media/creative production field with film, photography, graphic design, and art direction experience.
  • Expert on social media platforms and industry trends.
  • Hands-on experience with marketing and media campaigns for B to C companies.
  • Ability to present ideas succinctly, professionally, and clearly with team members, vendors and executives.
  • Hyper detail-oriented, accurate, and thorough.
  • Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud software including Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition (or equivalent audio editing software).
  • Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen our culture of inclusion
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Desired

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Experience with startup organizations
  • Experience with Avid.

ITAR Requirements

  • To conform to U.S. Government commercial space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 8 U.S.C.
  • 1324b(a)(3), applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S. (i.e. current green card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C.
  • 1157-1158. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here and here.

Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Washington Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation

Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin’s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at [email protected].

Benefits

Employee Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, short and long-term disability and 401(k) with up to 4% company match.

Paid Time Off: Provides up to 4 weeks per year, in addition to 11 holidays