AI Video Creator & Storyteller

About the team

Cisco’s Digital Communications group produces video and narrative content for some of the company’s most visible communications moments. The work spans executive messaging, employee engagement, social media, company-wide events, customer stories, brand campaigns, and major business initiatives. The team partners with leaders, communications teams, creative collaborators, and cross-functional stakeholders to turn complicated business and technology topics into stories that are easy to follow, engaging, and visually strong. The team values craft, speed, good creative judgment, and the thoughtful use of AI when it makes the work more effective and inventive.

Role overview

In this role, you will develop video content that supports Cisco’s executive communications, internal engagement, social media presence, events, and important business programs. You will work from briefs, transcripts, interviews, prompts, footage, and early concepts to shape them into clear, compelling, and watchable stories. You will also help the team use Figma Weave and similar node-based AI creative tools to improve idea generation, editing, versioning, repackaging, and experimentation. The role blends traditional video storytelling with AI-assisted production approaches to help Cisco communicate in more modern and efficient ways.

Key responsibilities

• Create and refine video assets for executive communications, internal storytelling, employee engagement, social media, company events, campaigns, and brand moments.
• Translate complex topics in business, technology, leadership, and culture into concise and engaging visual stories.
• Apply Figma Weave and comparable AI creative tools to support ideation, editing, iteration, prototyping, and repurposing of content.
• Work closely with communications leaders, producers, editors, designers, motion artists, agencies, freelancers, and other stakeholders to produce accurate, polished, high-quality outputs.

Minimum qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in video editing, digital storytelling, social video, brand content, journalism, documentary work, creative production, AI content creation, or a similar field.
• Practical experience using Premiere Pro or another professional-grade video editing application.
• Experience using AI tools for tasks such as video editing, image generation, sound work, prototyping, and content version control.
• Proven ability to manage several video projects, edits, or deliverables in a fast-moving, deadline-oriented environment.

Preferred qualifications

• Exposure to Figma Weave or other node-based AI creative platforms.
• Background creating video for internal communications, employee engagement, social channels, technology brands, executives, or other high-visibility business moments.
• Strong editorial instincts and the ability to turn complex business, technology, or organizational topics into clear, engaging visual narratives.
• Awareness of responsible AI practices.

Application timeline

The application window is expected to close on 06/26/2026. The posting may be taken down earlier if the role is filled or if enough applications are received.

Location

This position is remote within the United States.

Compensation and benefits

The starting pay range for this role is $118,000 to $148,700. Compensation depends on hiring location, market conditions, role-related skills, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. For certain locations, the full salary range is listed separately below. If your location is not listed, more detail can be provided during the hiring process.

U.S. employees receive benefits subject to Cisco’s eligibility rules, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan with company matching, paid parental leave, short- and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Additional benefits and perks may also be available through Cisco’s careers program. Eligible employees may receive Cisco restricted stock units that vest over defined periods of continued employment.

Paid time away

• 10 paid holidays each full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees.
• 1 paid birthday day off, a paid year-end shutdown, and 4 paid wellness days set by Cisco.
• Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation annually, accrued at 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time staff.
• Exempt employees are part of Cisco’s flexible vacation program, which does not set a fixed maximum, subject to availability and business needs.
• 80 hours of sick time are provided on hire and again each January 1, with up to 80 unused hours carried into the next calendar year.
• Extra paid time away may be approved for critical or emergency family matters.
• Optional volunteering time of 10 paid days per calendar year is available.

Additional compensation notes

Non-sales positions may be eligible for annual bonuses under Cisco policy. Sales-plan employees may also receive performance-based incentive compensation in addition to base pay, including quota-based and non-quota-based elements. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco generally applies the following structure: 0.75% of target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota; 1.5% of target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%; 1% of target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment beyond 100%, with no cap on incentive compensation. For non-quota-based elements such as strategic sales objectives, payout may range from 0% to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not require a minimum performance threshold for incentive payout.

State-specific salary ranges

For this role, the full salary ranges by location are:

• New York City Metro Area: $118,000 to $171,000.
• Non-Metro New York State and Washington State: $110,000 to $159,400.

Other notes

For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the salary ranges above may combine base pay and sales target incentive compensation. Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, participate in a special time-off program to satisfy local requirements.

Why Cisco

Cisco is rethinking how data and infrastructure connect and secure organizations in the AI era and beyond. The company has spent four decades building solutions that help people and technology work together across physical and digital environments, with security, visibility, and insight across the full digital footprint. Cisco emphasizes collaboration, experimentation, and global impact, backed by a broad community of experts and builders.