Field Content Creator

Valnet Inc.; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Freelance contract

Job summary

Military.com is seeking a Field Content Creator with prior military service to produce engaging, authentic stories from the military community for our social channels. You will film, interview, and edit from concept to finished videos, working hands-on in the field.

This remote freelance role requires you to own the edit, adapt content for Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Facebook, and collaborate with editors and social media managers to ensure accuracy and impact.

Qualifications

• Prior military service is required.
• Strong on-camera presence and ability to connect with diverse subjects.
• Portfolio with filmed and edited videos including on-camera speaking.
• Proficiency in one or more video editing tools listed above.
• Practical filming skills: framing, lighting, clear audio.
• Ability to manage assignments independently and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Pitch stories rooted in military life and events.
• Host, interview, and record voiceovers on camera.
• Film at events or locations, capture interviews and b-roll.
• Lead edit from raw footage to final video with hooks and captions.
• Create vertical formats for social platforms.
• Collaborate with editors on briefs and deadlines.
• Arrange shoots and secure permissions.
• Deliver final assets on schedule and incorporate feedback.

Skills

On-camera

Interviewing

Storytelling

Video editing

Communication

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

DaVinci Resolve

Final Cut Pro

CapCut

Job description

This is a fully remote freelance position.

About the role

Military.com is looking for a Field Content Creator with prior military service to bring real stories from the military community to our social channels. You will be comfortable in front of the camera and confident behind it, taking content from an initial idea through filming, interviewing, scripting, and editing. This is a hands-on creator role for someone who understands military life and can connect naturally with service members, veterans, and military families. You will create engaging, accurate videos that help our audience feel informed, represented, and connected.

What you will do

• Pitch original stories and recurring video ideas rooted in military life, veteran experiences, military culture, careers, and community events.
• Host videos on camera, conduct interviews, and record clear voiceovers. Be comfortable speaking naturally, asking follow-up questions, and working from a script when needed.
• Film in the field at approved events and locations, capturing interviews, supporting footage, and behind-the-scenes moments with a phone or camera.
• Own the edit from raw footage to finished video, including strong opening hooks, pacing, captions, audio cleanup, basic color correction, and graphics.
• Create vertical videos for Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Facebook, adapting each edit to the platform and audience.
• Collaborate with the Social Media Manager and editorial and video teams on briefs, story accuracy, shoot plans, deadlines, and feedback.
• Arrange interviews and shoot logistics, secure required filming permissions and participant releases, and follow editorial guidance on sensitive topics and military information.
• Deliver organized footage and finished assets on schedule, make agreed revisions, and use performance feedback to improve future content.

Required qualifications

• Prior military service is required. Candidates must bring firsthand experience of military life and a strong understanding of the U.S. military community.
• Confident, engaging on-camera presence and the ability to build rapport with interview subjects from different backgrounds.
• A portfolio showing video content you have filmed and edited, including examples of you speaking on camera.
• Proficiency in a video editing tool such as Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, or CapCut, with the ability to deliver polished social videos independently.
• Practical filming skills, including framing, lighting, and capturing clean audio in changing field conditions.
• Strong storytelling, interviewing, and writing skills, with sound judgment about accuracy, context, and respectful representation.
• Ability to manage assignments independently, communicate reliably, meet agreed deadlines, and attend shoots at agreed locations.

Nice to have

• Experience in military public affairs, journalism, documentary production, or event coverage.
• Connections within military and veteran communities and experience finding compelling interview subjects.
• Experience building recurring social video series, using audience insights, or producing clearly disclosed partner content.

Contract scope

This is a contract opportunity with on-location content assignments. Deliverable volume, turnaround times, revision rounds, contract duration, compensation, travel arrangements, and equipment needs will be agreed before work begins. Projects may include event coverage, interviews, explainers, and recurring video series.