Audio Visual Communication Officer

Job overview Hierarchical and functional links:

• Hierarchical Supervisor: Head of Digital Communication

Responsibilities

• Personnel under his/her line of responsibility: none He/she collaborates with:
• The Communication team (headquarters and country)

Main duties

• Country Missions and Desks at Headquarters Dakar
• The Development / Collection team (Senegal, France, USA, UK, Switzerland)
• The Béilleurs team
• Teams and partners Research
• External service providers Issues of the post Guarantee the quality, ethics and consistency of all ALIMA’s photo and video content, from its production to its archiving, in order to report on ALIMA’s action while respecting the dignity of those who are accompanied. Missions and objectives In accordance with the strategic guidelines and priorities set by the Directorate of Communication, your main tasks are to:
• Edit and post-produce ALIMA videos

Other information

• Design and animate content in motion design (explaining videos, animated infographics, dressings...)
• Design, write and shoot video content at headquarters and in the field
• Ensure the quality and consistency of video and photo content produced by country teams and service providers
• Produce photos as needed
• Archive and ensure the traceability of audiovisual content (consents, rights)

Location

• Dakar, Senegal, operational headquarters of ALIMA.
• Possible displacements for a need for punctual reporting justifying it. Main activities Edit and post produce videos of ALIMA Narration and strategic derushing
• View, sort and de-rush rushes (own shootings, country teams, service providers)
• Build a clear and rhythmic narrative: spot the highlights, structure the narrative and maintain the viewer’s attention from start to finish
• Mount various formats: short social media formats (vertical and square), testimonials and field reports, donor and institutional videos and long formats Rhythm and plans of illustration (B-roll)
• Integrate relevant illustration plans to energize interviews and break the monotony of the "camera face"
• Prioritise ALIMA images and frame the use of image banks (ex: AFP photos) Sound design (sound design)
• Process and equalize the main voice, clean the audio (background noise, levels)
• Choose music adapted to the subject, desired atmosphere, with verified rights of use
• Properly use sound effects and sound effects Finalization and dissemination
• Calibrate, create and proofread subtitles (French and English)
• Make the exports adapted to each platform (website, YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X, donors)
• Integrate team feedback and manage successive versions until validation
• Use AI in a framed way (transcription, subtitling, audio cleaning)
• Design and animate in motion design Explanatory and educational videos
• Design and produce animated explanatory videos to make complex medical and humanitarian topics (malnutrition, epidemics, research, medical innovations) accessible.
• Build the storyboard and visual cutting from a script, in connection with communication managers and medical and research teams Animated Data Visualization
• Turn ALIMA data and key figures (annual reports, emergency response assessments, research results) into infographics and animated maps that are clear and reliable Dressing and animated visual identity
• Create and evolve ALIMA’s library of animated graphics: generics, animated titles, name/function banners, custom transitions, animated logos, end cards and calls to action
• Ensure the coherence of the animated visual identity on all productions, internal and service providers, in compliance with ALIMA’s graphic charter and video charter
• Produce reusable templates to speed up production Social media formats
• Realize short animated and dynamic formats: kinetic typography, animated quotes, animated carousels, vertical formats
• Animate existing visuals (photos, illustrations, screenshots) to make them more engaging Design, write and shoot videos Preparation
• Êbe a force for proposition on subjects and editorial angles
• Write or co-write scripts, narrative frames and voiceovers with communication managers, and propose autonomous corporate scripts
• Preparing the shoots: scouting, list of plans, interview questions, logistics Shooting
• Turn at headquarters and in the field: interviews, illustration plans, events
• Conduct relevant and autonomous interviews, put the people filmed at ease

Education / Qualifications

• Collect background information (place, date, country, project, history of the person, care received) Ethics, consent and security
• Collect informed consent in a language understood by the person (parent or guardian agreement for minors), collect and archive forms
• Respect mission safety rules and obtain filming permissions (authorities, sites, drone if applicable) Guarantee quality and support teams
• Êbe the video referent of the country communication officers: filming guides (smartphone and camera), briefs, models of list of plans, technical feedback on the rushes received
• Train teams remotely or during missions, including the use of dressing templates
• Manage the service providers at headquarters, from the expression of the need to the payment of the invoice: specifications, estimates, supervision of the shooting, validation, monitoring of rights and credits
• Orders to service providers in countries remain managed by the country communication managers and the Operations Communication Manager
• Monitor formats, video trends and motion design, and propose innovative formats, especially for social networks Producing photos
• Take photos during filming, missions and events (portraits, activities, headquarters and ALIMA missions)

Job overview

• Ensure the post-production of photos (selection, editing) and write detailed captions (project, donor, context)
• Apply the same rules of consent and ethics as for video Archive, manage rights and material
• Organize and classify source files, editing and animation projects, graphic elements and final exports
• Record validated content in the Drive and/or Media Gallery (Bynder), with relevant captions and tags, in coordination with the Media Gallery Communications Officer
• Monitor consents, music rights
• Maintain and secure equipment and the studio, keep records of inputs and outputs of equipment

Experience

Education level Advanced training in audiovisual, editing, motion design, cinema or graphic design, or equivalent professional experience Experience

• Experience of at least 5 years in video editing, including 2 to 3 years in motion design
• Technical references in the design and production of photo and video media (mandatory portfolio)
• Technical references for writing video scripts Knowledge of languages
• Excellent command in French and good command in English
• Excellent command of both written languages (review of video subtitles) Skills
• Excellent editing and video storytelling skills (Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve)
• Excellent mastery of motion design 2D (After Effects) and graphic creation (Illustrator, Photoshop)
• Expertise in writing video scripts and storyboards
• Mastery of sound processing, calibration and subtitling
• Mastery of Google Workspace and Microsoft Office suites
• Good command of video and photo shooting: framing, light, sound taking, interviews and field reporting
• Photo Retouching (Lightroom) Other qualities
• Sense of narrative, creativity and sensitivity to image ethics
• Autonomy, rigor, respect for deadlines
• Ability to work on multiple projects at the same time and prioritize
• Team spirit Conditions
• Permanent contract under Senegalese law
• Position taking: As soon as possible
• Salary: according to the salary grid in force at the Headquarters of Dakar.
• Extra-contractual benefits:
• Five weeks of paid leave per year and a system of days off for travel
• Additional health coverage for the employee and his/her beneficiaries. Documents to be sent

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