The Digital Strategy Section (DSS) within the Division of Communication comprises Web, Social Media and Multimedia teams working together to create compelling public-facing content and to provide digital services within the organization. Through multiple platforms and in multiple languages, DSS draws attention to the many facets of UNICEF’s work, encouraging public support, participation and action, as well as ensuring greater transparency and accountability.
Web stories, blog entries, photo essays, Facebook posts, Twitter campaigns, and videos for distribution via UNICEF.org, YouTube, news media and other outlets and platforms – all are a part of our digital storytelling. By measuring and testing our efforts, we also use data to inform content and engagement choices.
Purpose:
UNICEF, the world’s leading organization working for the rights of children, seeks a consultant to support Digital Strategy video post-production and maintain UNICEF House AV equipment.
For more information, see the attached TERMS OF REFERENCE.
Responsibilities:
AV Coordination
- Support events related to OED and high profile significance to the organization.
- Maintain all equipment in Studio 9.
- Serve as in-house videographer
- Oversee maintenance of all audio/visual equipment in the B2 Studio, UNICEF House, including all pieces in equipment room, machine room and edit suites.
- Maintain inventory and check out systems for production equipment.
- Send malfunctioning equipment out for repair, buy new equipment needed for studio.
- Maintain audio hardware and software in B2 Studio.
- Technical liaison between UNICEF house and outside events vendors.
- Technical coordinator for all high priority in-house events.
- Maintain + upgrade Micing and lighting systems for event spaces.
- Facilitate advertising for in-house events.
Post Production
- Video Editing.
- Audio recording and editing.
- Edit video and web material as needed.
- Output final cuts to tape and web clips.
- Sound mix.
- Log and digitize source tapes.
- Digitally transcode media.
- Make dubs.
- Manage media programs and related software.
- Archive media.
- Preparing basics for post-production.
- Troubleshoot technical problems.
- May be required to travel and/or work on weekends.
- Support and assist in weshare distributions as needed.
- Ingest footage and QC footage as needed.
- Technical liaison with CO regarding QC issues and paperwork for footage.
- Facilitate video materials preview with third parties.
- Video recording at UN secretariat.
Qualifications or specialized knowledge/ experience required:
- Experience shooting video in the studio or in the field.
- Experience editing products from conception to delivery.
- Solid knowledge of cameras, lighting and other video production equipment.
- Solid knowledge of audio recording hardware and software.
- Video and audio editing experience.
- Skilled in sound recording.
- Skilled in the following industry tools: Adobe Creative Cloud, Final Cut Pro, and Pro Tools.
- Experience of digitizing and video streaming for the web and other multimedia services.
- Familiarity with multi-standard (PAL and NTSC) post-production environments.
- Ability to operate the video production, archiving, and editing equipment.
- Willingness to work in a multi-cultural environment in a cooperative and professional manner, including observance of UNICEF product clearance procedures.
- Professional work ethic, integrity, and initiative.
- Knowledge of international development issues a plus.
How to apply:
Applications should be sent to: digitalstrategy@unicef.org by 12 November 2015. When sending to this mailbox, please ensure that the position you are applying for, ‘Junior Editor AV Coordinator’, is quoted on the subject line. Applicants MUST submit their resume along with a signed and dated (not typed) UNICEF P-11. Please send details of the daily fee/rate (in USD) you are willing to accept for the performance of this job. Please state whether negotiable or non-negotiable. To download P11: http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/Personal_History_P11.doc
Please note that only candidates who are under serious consideration will be contacted. Non-US candidates must be in possession of an existing US G4 visa or be a US permanent resident/citizen.
In the selection of its staff, UNICEF is committed to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, sex or religion, and without discrimination of persons with disabilities: well qualified candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
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