United States of America: Consultancy: Junior Editor AV Coordinator

Rationale and context of the assignment: UNICEF is in need of a Junior Editor/AV Coordinator to support Digital Strategy video post-production and maintain UNICEF House AV equipment. This work cannot be done internally because of the lack of staff capacity to carry-out this core function.

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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

Post Production

· Video Editing

· Audio recording and editing

· Output final cuts to weshare, youtube, Facebook

· Sound mix

· Digitally transcode media

· 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 (DAM) 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

· 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: Premiere 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

Applications should be sent to: digitalstrategy@unicef.org by 29 Sep2016. 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-U.S. citizens must be in possession of a G4 visa or become a US permanent resident/citizen before the contract begins.

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.