Senior FMV / Imagery Analyst

Brightpath Associates LLC; North Carolina; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Brightpath Associates LLC in Fort Liberty, NC is seeking a Senior Full Motion Video imagery analyst to support high-priority defense missions. The role involves real-time FMV exploitation, imagery production, and tactical target tracking within the F3EA targeting cycle.

Ideal candidates will have 5–6 years of intelligence analysis across IMINT or related disciplines, 3+ years FMV hands-on experience, and an active TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required and maintained.
• 5–6 years of operational intelligence analysis experience across multiple disciplines.
• 3+ years FMV exploitation or related production experience.
• 1+ year JSOC/tactical SOF FMV experience.
• Touch-typing speed of 35 WPM or higher.

Responsibilities

• Perform real-time FMV exploitation and imagery analysis to support missions.
• Develop and deliver intelligence products, threat summaries, and debriefs.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure actionable outputs.
• Support ITC operations, asset flight paths, and sensor management.
• Mentor junior analysts in analytical tradecraft and workflow.

Skills

FMV Analysis

Intelligence Production

Briefings

GEOINT Tools

Team Leadership

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

MAAS

vNIT

ArcGIS

FalconView

Job description

Job Opening: Senior FMV / Imagery Analyst

• Location: Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg), NC (100% On-site)
• Position Type: Full-Time, Permanent
• Clearance Level: Active TS/SCI (Required)
• Shift Schedule: Modified Panama Schedule (12-hour rotating shifts: days, nights, and weekends)
• Deployment Requirement: One 90-day OCONUS deployment annually (eligible after the first year of employment)

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Full Motion Video (FMV) Imagery Analyst to support high-priority tactical and operational defense missions.

This role is ideal for seasoned multi-discipline intelligence professionals (IMINT, All-Source, SIGINT, MASINT, HUMINT, or Sensor Operators) who have substantial hands-on FMV experience and are ready to operate in a high-tempo, mission-critical environment. You will be responsible for real-time exploitation, advanced imagery production, and tactical target tracking in direct support of the F3EA (Find, Fix, Finish, Exploit, Analyze) targeting cycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Tactical FMV Exploitation: Perform real-time motion imagery and still imagery analysis in support of regional and point target objectives, directly enabling Special Operations and tactical mission execution.
• Targeting Support: Integrate multi-source intelligence to execute the F3EA methodology, identifying actionable intelligence and threats in high-threat operational areas.
• Product Development & Briefings: Author, quality-check, and deliver high-standard analytical intelligence products, threat summaries, and formal mission debriefs to tactical commanders and operational stakeholders.
• ITC Operations: Complete government-provided training to serve proficiently as an Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Tactical Controller (ITC), coordinating asset flight paths and sensor management.
• Team Leadership & Mentorship: Guide, mentor, and task junior analysts in analytical tradecraft, workflow optimization, and intelligence system exploitation.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate with all-source, SIGINT, and collection managers to correlate multi-INT feeds into coherent operational pictures.

Minimum Qualifications

• Clearance: Must hold an active Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance at the time of application.
• Total Intelligence Experience: Minimum of 5 to 6 years of operational intelligence analysis experience across any discipline (IMINT, All-Source, SIGINT, MASINT, HUMINT, or Sensor Operator).
• FMV Experience:
• At least 3 years of hands-on FMV exploitation and intelligence production within the past 6 years, OR
• Minimum of 1 year of dedicated hands-on FMV analysis experience within JSOC / tactical Special Operations units.
• Tactical & Targeting Tradecraft: Demonstrated background in operational targeting, geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) software suites, and automated intelligence processing systems.
• Technical & Performance Standards:
• Demonstrated touch-typing speed of at least 35 WPM.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with proven experience briefing commanders.
• Flexibility to work rotating 12-hour Panama shifts (including night shifts and weekends).
• Education: High School Diploma or GED equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior military or deployed civilian contractor experience supporting Joint Task Forces or Special Operations Forces (SOF).
• Previous qualification or experience as an ISR Tactical Controller (ITC).
• Familiarity with tactical exploitation tools (e.g., MAAS, vNIT, ArcGIS, FalconView, GXP).