Field Producer, DEFEND

Tactacam•Billings, MT

13d•Remote

About The Position

Tactacam’s DEFEND team is seeking a versatile Field Producer & Editor to develop, capture, and edit authentic field content. The role travels to customer locations, construction sites, farms, ranches, trade shows, and other real-world environments to document the people and places DEFEND serves. The producer works across customer interviews, demonstrations, short-form social content, product education, lower-funnel creative, and longer-form video, creating material suited to each platform and audience. The role owns shoots from preparation through delivery, including research, story planning, logistics, releases, interviewing, video and photography capture, footage organization, editing, and distribution preparation. It works closely with the Head of Content, Social Media Manager, Performance Marketing, and the broader creative team to support campaigns, product priorities, and ongoing publishing. The producer also reviews performance and audience feedback to improve future work, and maintains an organized library of footage, edits, photography, releases, project files, and exports. Frequent travel and outdoor field work are expected. The successful candidate is comfortable working directly with customers and adapting to changing weather, noise, lighting, schedules, and other field conditions. The position offers remote-first flexibility, subject to the listed state-based application limitations.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience producing and editing video or social-first content for a brand, agency, production company, creator business, publisher, or related environment.
A strong portfolio demonstrating effective short-form work and real storytelling.
Ability to independently shoot and edit polished, engaging content.
Comfort operating cameras, audio equipment, lighting, gimbals, drones where properly certified and permitted, and mobile-production tools as appropriate.
Proficiency in professional editing software such as Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, or similar tools.
Strong instincts for social-first storytelling, including compelling openings, clear narratives, useful demonstrations, credible customer proof, and attention-holding edits.
Willingness and ability to travel frequently to jobsites, farms, ranches, trade shows, rural locations, and customer properties.
Comfort working outdoors and adapting to changing weather, noise, lighting, schedules, and field conditions.
Excellent organization, follow-through, and communication skills, including the ability to manage equipment, media, files, deadlines, handoffs, revisions, and multiple assignments.

Nice To Haves

Experience interviewing or directing nonprofessional talent and helping customers feel at ease on camera.
Experience with After Effects, Photoshop, Lightroom, CapCut, or platform-native editing tools.
Experience with construction, trades, agriculture, ranching, rural property, security, outdoor, consumer-technology, or blue-collar audiences.
Experience creating content for customer-led campaigns, branded series, trade shows, product launches, or performance-marketing creative.
Familiarity with platform analytics and creative testing.
FAA Part 107 drone certification, or the ability and willingness to obtain it.

Responsibilities

Produce and capture authentic DEFEND content at customer sites, jobsites, farms, ranches, trade shows, product demonstrations, company events, and in-office settings.
Own shoots from preparation through delivery, including researching subjects, planning story angles, coordinating logistics, securing releases, interviewing customers, capturing video and photography, organizing footage, editing deliverables, and preparing assets for distribution.
Create native short-form content for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and paid social, using effective hooks, visual proof, concise storytelling, appropriate pacing, captions, and calls to action.
Help develop and produce recurring DEFEND content series, such as customer stories, jobsite walkthroughs, setup and installation content, field tests, trade-show content, giveaways, tips, and day-in-the-life content.
Edit field material into multiple formats for social, paid media, websites, sales teams, and other uses, including customer features, short-form videos, product demos, cutdowns, behind-the-scenes content, still images, and evergreen assets.
Work with the Head of Content, Social Media Manager, Performance Marketing, and the broader creative team to deliver assets supporting campaigns, product priorities, customer questions, and ongoing social publishing.
Capture educational and lower-funnel content explaining where DEFEND fits, how it works, and how it differs, including proof for customers seeking security beyond Wi-Fi limits and reliable power access.
Review performance feedback and audience response with the team, using metrics and customer conversations to improve future content.
Maintain an organized and usable library of raw footage, final edits, photography, releases, project files, and platform-ready exports.
Represent DEFEND professionally in the field, build rapport with customers, and help tradespeople, property owners, farmers, and ranchers feel comfortable on camera.