Video Producer & Visual Content Specialist

VIDEO PRODUCER & VISUAL CONTENT SPECIALIST

We're looking for a Multimedia Producer to help bring freight rail industry messaging to life through high-quality visual content. In this role, you'll play a key part in production-leading the technical execution of video shoots, editing, and delivering content across platforms. This is a hands-on opportunity for someone who enjoys being in the mix-setting up and running shoots, capturing compelling footage, and turning it into polished, impactful final content. The role will also help translate AAR data, research, and policy insights into clear visual storytelling, working closely with AAR's Policy & Economics team.

This position reports to the AVP of Creative and collaborates closely with colleagues across the Communications team.

Responsibilities

Produce Video Content

• Shoot video and photography in-studio and on-location, capturing high-quality footage, interviews, and b-roll
• Fully own setup and breakdown of camera, lighting, and audio for shoots
• Make sound technical decisions in both controlled and field environments
• Operate equipment independently to ensure strong production quality
• Edit video from raw footage through final delivery, including color correction and audio cleanup
• Create motion graphics, titles, and simple animations as needed
• Adapt videos for social, web, YouTube, presentations, and campaigns
• Maintain the in-house studio and equipment, including supporting livestream video

Create Supporting Graphic & Visual Content

• Support with AAR's paid digital campaign and social media program
• Develop supporting visual assets for video content, including thumbnails, title cards, and promotional graphics
• Help design graphics for social media, web, presentations, and digital campaigns as needed
• Adapt and resize creative assets for different platforms and formats
• Support in-house creative needs, including office digital displays

Collaborate on Creative Execution

• Work with the Communications team to develop creative concepts across owned and paid
• Contribute ideas while aligning with established direction and brand
• Ensure consistency in quality and style across deliverables

Translate Data & Policy Insights Into Visual Content

• Work closely with AAR's Policy & Economics team to identify data, research and policy insights that can be turned into compelling visual content
• Develop charts, infographics, presentation visuals and data-driven social content that make complex freight rail issues and complex data points clear and accessible
• Help translate technical analysis into public-facing visuals for campaigns, briefings, social media, web and presentations
• Ensure data visualizations are accurate, clear, on-brand and aligned with AAR's messaging priorities

Qualifications

Experience

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in video production, editing, and multimedia content creation
• Experience executing shoots from setup through final delivery
• Background in agency, in-house, media, nonprofit, or similar environment
• Experience with data visualization, chart design, or infographic development, with the ability to translate complex information into clear, compelling visuals.

Technical Skills

• Strong working knowledge of cameras, lighting, and audio equipment
• Ability to independently set up and run shoots
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud, including knowledge and experience with Premiere Pro, Photoshop and Illustrator
• Experience with motion graphics (After Effects or similar)
• Strong working knowledge of graphic design for digital content
• Comfortable producing content for social and digital platforms
• Comfortable exploring emerging AI technologies

Creative Skills

• Strong data visualization skills
• Strong eye for composition, pacing, and how to share data and information in compelling ways
• Ability to turn raw footage into polished, engaging content
• Comfortable working across formats (social, interviews, event content, etc.)
• Strong eye for composition, pacing, and how to present data, research, and policy information in visually compelling ways.

Work skills

• Reliable and organized, able to manage multiple projects
• Comfortable working independently on production tasks
• Open feedback and guidance
• Adaptable in fast-paced or changing environments

About AAR

Founded in 1934 and located just a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol and the National Mall, AAR is a top-tier trade association representing major freight and passenger railroads operating in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. In addition to representing its members on legislative and regulatory policy matters, AAR sets standards for rail cars and rail car components, certifies manufacturing and repair facilities, and audits facilities for compliance. Its research subsidiary, MxV Rail, headquartered in Pueblo, Colorado, is the world's leading railroad research facility, undertaking cutting-edge research for railroads and their suppliers from around the world. AAR's information technology subsidiary, Railinc, located in Cary, North Carolina, provides IT services to the railroad industry. For more information on AAR and its subsidiaries, see www.aar.org.

AAR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.