Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, February 02, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

About the Role:
Create and oversee the production of multimedia content from short films (documentaries, docudramas, and drama series) to animations, child-friendly productions, print, and promotional materials. The role also includes working directly with refugee students and alumni from the FilmAid Kenya (FAK) training program to ensure a continuation in capacity building and on-job training and ensure context-appropriate multimedia content productions are realized.

Expected Deliverables:
• All phases of the video/film production: scripting, directing, filming, editing, and translating/dubbing into different languages
• Produce multimedia content on various areas on protection, education, health and nutrition, and child protection, and other areas of need
• Lead engagement with refugee communities, development partners, NGO staff, and other relevant stakeholders in discussing some of the pertinent issues affecting the communities that FAK serves
• Conceptualize ideas and assemble media assets into high-quality content that supports our various media content production objectives
• Review baseline information on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) on various issues affecting the communities that FAK serves
• Identify, contract, and act as supervising producer for alumni groups to produce multimedia content

Specific tasks:
Message Development
• Coordinate the process of collecting feedback and adapt information gathered from the desk reviews, inter-agency consultations, feedback from meetings with the messaging committee, focus group discussions, and other review data into a messaging framework (film structure) in consultation with the community and other partners
• Act as a focal point in the development and approval of scripts for film projects
• Work with the Advisory/Messaging committees in message development, script pre-test, and approval of final media content to ensure responsive and context-appropriate content
• Prepare and present for review a mixed thread of multiple storylines. The storylines should respond to the messaging framework and be the basis for subsequent scripting
• Draft film treatment for film projects to be undertaken by FilmAid Kenya
• Prepare an accompanying interview raft for identified interviewees
• Edit and/or work closely with the editor to ensure the final product is responsive to the messaging framework

Production
• Recruit and supervise a production crew to help manage the production process for various projects
• Lead in pre-production all the way to post-production by developing film treatments and scripts prior to film production. Together with relevant project staff, audition, and select actors, interviewees, and locations
• Work with the FilmAid Kenya team, Alumni, and consultants to select actors; identify shooting locations and direct music performances for film projects to be undertaken by FAK
• Coordinate and guide actors during rehearsals for film projects and assist the production team in the production of the films
• Coordinate the recording of the soundtrack for the films. The music soundtrack will be generated from community groups
• Conduct post-production tasks ranging from logging and transcribing to syncing, converting, and exporting
• Work with the communications team and other arms of FAK to create promotional materials, conference materials, etc., including photo research and archiving
• Edit films, documentaries, and promos. Edit fast turnaround multimedia clips and social media videos
• Help develop new ways to present and distribute videos online and via social media for maximum impact
• Film interviews, events, and stories when requested and should be able to conduct interviews with insight and sensitivity and film hand-held observational scenes with confidence and discretion
• Create rough and final cuts. Work with and manipulate raw camera footage, insert music, sound effects, dialogues, graphics, special effects, and color grading
• Work with the production team to create an organized archive and backup system following FAK’s procedure. Including making sure that data has been downloaded and backed up
• Translate the completed and approved English video into local languages through voice over dubbing
• Other duties as assigned

Essential Skills and Experience
• Extensive and proven professional production experience, including shooting/editing credits for an established independent production company or broadcaster, with a clip reel or work samples (clearly indicating your role)
• A good sense of design composition, type layout, animation, and pacing
• Candidates should combine documentary and observational filmmaking experience with a strong journalistic sensibility and great skill with editing.
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in at least one language apart from English and Kiswahili
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud programs (Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Adobe CC.)
• Experience in producing content in collaboration with children, adolescence, and the youth required
• Able to meet deadlines, work well under pressure, and a team player
• Extensive working knowledge of sophisticated editing software and a strong understanding of graphic design, color correction, and sound mixing
• Highly collaborative and creative with experience finding stories and characters
• Script and/or voice-over writing
• Self-starter, able to work individually and in teams with limited supervision
• Highly organized, able to keep track of many projects simultaneously
• Experience working in fields of human rights, development, climate, is an advantage
• Experience with social media to share, disseminate and grow a brand
• Experience in archive and picture research


Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified persons with the required experience are invited to submit their applications with Cover Letter, CV, and 3 references to jobskenya@filmaid.org  on or before 7th February 2023 and clearly indicate on the subject line ‘Program Officer’.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.


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