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.
Skills Required
- 3+ years of experience in graphic design, visual communications, document production, proposal support, or a related field
- 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 academic achievement
- Demonstrated aptitude for analytics
- Proven leadership experience in a work setting or through extracurricular activities
- Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment
- Ability to work effectively with people at all organizational levels
- Ability to communicate complex ideas verbally, visually, and in writing
- Strong work ethic, trustworthiness, high standards, and kindness toward others
- 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
- Understanding of military operations and the acquisition process
- Understanding of DoD operational scenarios and systems
- Active DoD security clearance
- Portfolio or work samples
What the Team is Saying
Shield AI Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as excellent, with dental/vision and mental‑health support, and ancillary protections like life and disability appearing in benefit summaries. The breadth and perceived affordability of coverage are highlighted as a standout component of the package.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is featured alongside enhanced maternity benefits, fertility and childcare support, and onsite resources such as a Mother’s Room. These elements are positioned as competitive and above the minimal baseline for the company’s stage.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is granted to all full‑time hires, with RSUs, double‑trigger tax timing, and tools to model scenarios (e.g., through Carta Tax). Communications also reference a transition from options to RSUs, reinforcing access and maturity of ownership programs.
Shield AI Insights
What We Do
At Shield AI, you won't wait years to see your work reach the field. You'll build hardware and software that operates in the real world right now, in the hands of the people who depend on it. Hivemind, our AI pilot, has been flying since 2018. It has flown more than 30 platforms, including an F-16, and it now sits under a U.S. Air Force production contract for Collaborative Combat Aircraft. When you write code or shape a system here, you contribute to technology with a proven flight record and a clear production future. V-BAT flies intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions with an operational record that stretches from Ukraine to the Indo-Pacific. It delivers eyes where they matter most, in the most demanding conditions on earth. The teams behind it watch their work get tested where the stakes are real. X-BAT takes its first flight this year. It's an AI-piloted fighter that needs no runway, built to operate where traditional aircraft can't. Join now and you help shape a program at its earliest, most formative stage. That's the kind of ground-floor work that defines a career. Do the most impactful work of your life, on problems that matter. Autonomy at this level asks a lot of you. You'll take on problems in perception, planning, and control that few teams anywhere are equipped to solve. You'll work across disciplines, from aerospace and robotics to machine learning and systems engineering, alongside people who hold themselves to an exacting standard and expect the same from you. Our mission is clear: protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems. That purpose runs through every decision, every design review, and every deployment. It's why the work here carries a weight you can feel. Ready to join our mission? Explore our open roles and find where you fit.
Why Work With Us
Founded in 2015 by a former Navy SEAL, Shield AI builds AI pilots and uncrewed aircraft. Veterans aren't an afterthought here, they're at every level. It's why the work carries weight: AI pilots and uncrewed aircraft flying real missions, from Ukraine to the Indo-Pacific, protecting service members and civilians.
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