Multimedia Producer

Country: Kenya

Organization: FilmAid International

Closing date: 7 Feb 2023

About FilmAid Kenya:

FilmAid Kenya is a development and humanitarian communications organization that has been working in the Kenya Refugee Operation for over 20 years. FilmAid Kenya harnesses the power and influence of film & other multimedia to combat critical social issues. FilmAid Kenya fosters the well-being of displaced and vulnerable populations by building stronger, healthier, and more informed communities.

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

How to apply

How to apply:

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 ‘Multimedia Producer’.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

FilmAid Kenya is an equal opportunity employer.