Job Title: Multimedia Producer
Status: Full-time
Location: Alexandria, VA
Department: Marketing
The Multimedia Producer is responsible for helping house, archive, organize, produce, and edit multi-channel multimedia, including videos, motion graphics, HTML-5 products, animations, photographs, etc. The Multimedia Producer uses her/his skills to creatively, efficiently, and effectively build and broadcast multimedia that tell visual humanitarian stories and stimulates engagement with target audiences and inspires donations; contributes to multi-channel campaign development; and assists with training staff and volunteers on multimedia use. This candidate must show commitment to IRUSA’s values, ethics, brand, vision, and mission.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Create and develop multimedia (audio/video) content for Islamic Relief virtual shows, events, stories, internal company videos, external promotional social videos, product marketing videos, recruiting videos, corporate training and other IR projects.
- Script, storyboard, budget, allocate resources, set deadlines, and select optimal forms of media for projects
- Work independently, as well as part of a team, to establish project deliverables.
- Collaborate closely with internal clients and stakeholders to help facilitate the creation of multimedia content
- Plan video shoots; scout, select, and reserve shoot locations.
- Develop production schedules.
- Record and edit video and sound projects, including selecting program format for final output, capturing/importing media, organizing raw media, editing footage and sound files, creating and inserting static and motion graphics, titling, adding music/voice-over/sfx, media management and archiving project media.
- Manage live virtual shows with virtual editing platforms such as Ecamm.
- Manage video library, evaluate analytics, develop and present pitches.
- Evaluate talent and conduct auditions, conduct research on potential clients.
- Create marketing strategies to promote clients, manage relationships with influencers.
- Secure marketing opportunities and events.
- Conceptualize, produce, proof, edit and/or otherwise assist with multimedia tasks and products, including but not limited to multi-channel videos, photographs, PowerPoint presentations, HTML-5, motion graphics, virtual reality, scripts, booth elements, and audio clips from pre-production to editing to final products delivered on or before due dates.
- Under the direction of management, participate in the development of strategies and solutions for multimedia creation that are data-driven, work to amplify SEO, and are optimized for diverse platforms (ex. desktop, tablet, phone).
- Collaborate with relevant stakeholders/teams to brainstorm, produce, implement, and/or audit/analyze. marketing campaigns and their relevant elements to ensure synergy and cohesion of products, and to make sure that products reflect client’s and/or corporate culture and goals.
- Work with the marketing team to ensure adherence to brand, mission, vision, campaign themes, subject-protection policy, redlines, accuracy, etc. as applicable to multimedia products throughout organization.
- Work with Communication Coordinator and manager as necessary to ensure clear communication and stellar customer service with clients regarding the production and delivery of requests.
- Help coordinate domestic and international field visits (including travel, prep work, scheduling, coordination with photography/videography consent acquisition, etc.) to capture media and content for marketing use.
- Work independently or with a crew to film on-location or in-studio.
- Help maintain photo/video-housing social media, including Youtube, Vimeo, and Flickr.
- Seek out, share, and implement recommendations for marketing, communications, and multimedia-related resources, products, best-practices, trends, etc. as approved.
- Maintain the housing, organizing, and archiving of all multimedia related items, both historical and current.
- Maintain all multimedia-related equipment, including camera equipment, VR technology, corresponding computers and software, drones, IRUSA studio, etc.
- Seek out and participate in viable, efficient, and effective training to advance skill set and work performance as approved by manager.
- Support the design team with related projects and tasks when able and as approved by manager.
- Perform other tasks as assigned.
Qualifications and Competencies:
- Associate, Bachelor’s, or higher degree in Multimedia, Video Production, or related field.
- 1-2 years experience in a related multimedia creative role.
- Portfolio of effective multimedia product samples that show both marketing and reporting-styles of work.
- Strong proficiency in Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Animate, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Lightroom.
- Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe PowerPoint, and Google Slides.
- Strong video and photo shooting, filming, and editing skills.
- Novice to intermediate photography/videography directorial skills.
- Intermediate to advanced HTML 5 skills.
- Proficiency in both MAC and Windows environments.
- Experience in typography and graphic design.
- Effective communication, problem-solving skills, and ability to manage day-to-day work challenges.
- Ability to work well with diverse work styles and personalities in a team-based approach.
- Exhibits sound decision making, prioritizes work appropriately, and requires minimal supervision.
- Outstanding project-, process-, time-management, and organization skills.
- Ability to work well with multiple work styles and personalities in a team-based approach.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced work setting with diplomacy and composure.
- Ability to take instruction, guidance, and constructive criticism well, and implement as necessary.
- Self-motivated.
- Fluency in English.
- Flexibility in work schedule (i.e. evenings and weekends as necessary) and willing to travel.
- Must be eligible to work in the United States.
Preferred Skills:
- At least one year of work in a nonprofit environment.
- Experience with video and photo-house social media platforms, such as Youtube.
- Working knowledge of CSS3, JavaScript.
- Experience working with WordPress templates.
- Proficiency in written Arabic, Urdu, Farsi.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products and Google Suite.
Islamic Relief USA is committed to taking a zero tolerance
approach, which means acting on every allegation in line with agreed
procedures. IRUSA representatives must adhere to the organizational values:
Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice, and Custodianship. In
accordance with these values, IRUSA operates and enforces policies on
Safeguarding, Code of Conduct, and Anti-Harassment and Discrimination.