Internship - Learning & Development (Videography) - Spring 2026

ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACE

Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company that enables our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the only commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the only company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.

SUMMARY

As the Videographer Intern, you’ll collaborate with learning experience designers, technical SMEs, and operations teams to capture, edit, and produce video-based learning assets that are optimized for in-the-flow use (on-demand, mobile/desktop, short-form, performance support). You’ll assist with planning shoots, capturing b-roll in work zones, editing, managing media assets, and iterating based on feedback. You’ll need to be detail-oriented, adaptive, good with fast turnaround, and excited by the idea of making learning more visceral and accessible.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in planning video shoots for training, demonstrations, job aids, and process walkthroughs
  • Work with SMEs / engineers / operators to understand what should be captured (critical actions, context, environment)
  • Create shot lists, storyboards, and simple scripts / cue sheets
• Capture video & audio in a variety of settings (production floor, labs, offices, simulators)
  • Use professional or semi-professional equipment (cameras, lenses, lighting, microphones)
  • Capture B-roll, close-ups, action sequences, interviews, process flow, tool usage, hands-on work
  • Troubleshoot lighting, audio, framing, and environmental challenges
• Post-production / editing
  • Assemble raw footage into polished video modules (short, medium, or long form)?
  • Incorporate motion graphics, captions/subtitles, transitions, lower thirds, annotation overlays, callouts
  • Optimize final video assets for streaming / learning platform constraints (file size, format, resolution, bitrates)
  • Media asset management
• Stay current with video & learning trends
  • Experiment with new filming and editing techniques, formats (e.g. vertical video, 360 video, interactive video), and tools
  • Recommend improvements to the video pipeline, workflow, and standards

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Strong visual storytelling instincts
• Technical competence with camera, lighting, audio
• Solid editing skills (Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, or equivalent)
• Comfort in technical / industrial / engineering environments (bonus)

Desired:

• Basic understanding of instructional design / learning principles (bonus)
• Comfort in technical / industrial / engineering environments (bonus)

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.