Video/Photo
Team Leader
Information & Communications Group (Ref.
1430)
Bogor, Indonesia
Bogor, Indonesia
The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) is a nonprofit, global research organization dedicated to
advancing human well-being, environmental conservation and equity.
We conduct
research that enables more informed and equitable decision making about the use
and management of tropical and sub-tropical forest landscapes. We help policy
makers and practitioners shape effective policy, improve the management of
tropical forests and address the needs and perspectives of people who depend on
forests for their livelihoods. Our multidisciplinary approach considers the
underlying drivers of deforestation and degradation which often lie outside the
forestry sector: forces such as agriculture, infrastructure development, trade
and investment policies and law enforcement.
CIFOR is looking for
Video/Photo Team Leader
Video/Photo Team Leader
Overview
The
Video/Photo Team Leader will manage a small group of video and photo producers
to turn out compelling, innovative and high-quality multimedia content designed
to help translate CIFOR’s high-caliber research into meaningful, real-world
impact.
Already
known for its innovation, ambition and reach, CIFOR’s communications program is
looking to develop and use world-class, cutting-edge science communications to
inform policy globally, regionally and nationally in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
We have the funding and passion to achieve this bold vision, along with the
infrastructure, technical and regional communications experts, and desire to
experiment.
What we
need now is a dynamic, creative and self-directed Video/Photo Team Leader to
take the freedom and resources we offer and make it happen – whether it
involves traveling to the field with a TV crew to produce a documentary,
editing a photo essay, directing live video feeds of our global conferences, or
engaging the world’s best photographers and videographers to shoot in Asia,
Africa and Latin America.
The
ideal candidate will:
- Have a passion and broad experience using video and photos for storytelling.
- Have a rich, varied body of work that demonstrates the ability to think strategically across multimedia platforms and to experiment with new media
- Be a dynamic go-getter with loads of initiative and an adventurous spirit.
Summary of responsibilities
- Help develop and implement a strategy to maximize CIFOR’s use of videos and photos as part of its communications program. This includes supervising 1 national staff person and a pool of freelance consultants globally.
- Conceptualize and produce video and photo content for research projects, themes, outputs or events, with particular attention to climate change and sustainable development, in collaboration with CIFOR scientists, partners, and CIFOR communications colleagues.
- Advise and train other members of the Information and Communications Group on video and photo production.
- Oversee video production related to webcasting, on-site and abroad, and events-related content
- Manage CIFOR’s video and photo library with effective upload, metadata and archiving processes, and oversee maintenance of the internal asset management system, CIFOR Gallery.
- Shoot and edit high-quality short documentaries as part of a multimedia package of blogs, videos, photos and other content.
- Take on other multimedia and storytelling tasks as requested.
Requirements
Education, knowledge and experience
- Degree in multimedia production.
- At least 10 years’ experience producing high-quality documentary videos and photo packages.
- Broad experience with video and photo social media.
- Fluency in spoken and written English.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities
Personal Attributes and
Competencies
- Go-getter, self-motivated and resourceful – someone who can make things happen
- Dynamic and creative
- Team player with excellent interpersonal skills, able to interact effectively and positively with people in a multicultural and multidisciplinary environment
- Able to work well under pressure
- Strong client service approach
- Stickler for high quality and accuracy
Terms and Conditions
- This is a nationally recruited position.
- The appointment will be for a period of 2 (two) years, inclusive 6 (six) months’ probationary period, with a possibility of extension contingent upon performance, continued relevance of the position and available resources.
- The duty station will be at CIFOR HQ in Bogor, Indonesia.
Application process
- The application deadline is September 30, 2014
- We will acknowledge all applications, but will contact only short-listed candidates.
To
apply, please visit our career site at HERE
CIFOR is an equal opportunity employer. Staff diversity contributes to excellence.
