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 . 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.

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.