Job
Title: Multimedia Associate
Job
Code: MA/MM/130607
Number
of Positions Open:
1
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Summary:
Our client designs, manufactures and sells highly functional, highly affordable vehicles as a transportation platform empowering local entrepreneurs to mobilize the developing world.
They
recognize that appropriate transport is a key enabler to socio-economic
development in deprived communities across the developing world and aim to
unlock this vast potential by designing, manufacturing and selling a new
vehicle for Africa, starting in Kenya.
They are looking for exceptional individuals who share their vision and possess the skills and attitude necessary to make a valuable contribution to our work in Africa.
Job Objective:
They are seeking a minimum two year commitment from an exceptional early career photo and video professional to lead multimedia strategy and development for our international automotive brand – a truly unique opportunity to create impact on a global scale.
They are looking for exceptional individuals who share their vision and possess the skills and attitude necessary to make a valuable contribution to our work in Africa.
Job Objective:
They are seeking a minimum two year commitment from an exceptional early career photo and video professional to lead multimedia strategy and development for our international automotive brand – a truly unique opportunity to create impact on a global scale.
The
role will require a working relationship with the venture’s CEO, Marketing
Associate, Organization Associate and the Design, Sales and Operations teams.
Specific duties include, but are not limited to:
Primary Responsibilities:
Photography:
Primary Responsibilities:
Photography:
- Conceptualize
photographs that effectively convey the client’s story, social impact and
select aspects of our operations – including the team, customer, build
process and product.
- Capture
photographs of the client’s product, team, operations, environment and
customer experience coordinating all associated logistics to ensure a
smooth stakeholder process.
- Shortlist and
edit photographs to world-class standards and ensure consistent alignment
with the high-quality clients’ brand.
- Organize all
photographic content in a clear and systematic structure, ensuring easy
and timely access to content across the organization.
Videography:
- Conceptualize
and storyboard video projects and films that effectively and compellingly
convey the client’s story, social impact and select aspects of our
operations.
- Capture
high-quality video and audio footage as part of agreed video projects and
direct stakeholders to deliver associated content sequences against
storyboard.
- Edit video
footage to world-class standards and pair with appropriate audio content,
ensuring consistent alignment with the high-quality client’s brand.
- Conduct and film
professional interviews with members of the client’s team, our customers,
specific suppliers and other select industry partners.
- Organize all video
content in a clear and systematic structure, ensuring easy and timely
access to content across the organization.
Social
Media:
- Document stories
from customers and end-users of our vehicles through written word,
photography, graphic design, music and videography.
- Develop and lead
our social media strategy, including defining content schedules and
managing media partners.
- Create
professional, compelling and thought-provoking content for social media
through channels such as Twitter, Facebook, SMS and the client’s motors
blog.
- Maintain our
overarching social media presence, ensuring continual feed of appropriate
information and timely engagement with our followers.
- Support
Marketing Associate to design still image advertisements for publication
in local and global magazines, websites and outdoor media.
- Support
Marketing Associate to develop professional video deliverables for product
advertisements on national television and online.
- Support
Marketing Associate in the design and development of appealing automotive
brochures and fliers that effectively communicate the values of the
client’s brand.
- Support
Organization Associate to create content for communications with funders
and other external stakeholders on a periodic and ad-hoc basis.
Skills
and Certification:
An ideal candidate should combine outstanding artistic and design skills with excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively with a multidisciplinary team.
An ideal candidate should combine outstanding artistic and design skills with excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively with a multidisciplinary team.
They
should possess a strong skill set in setting a creative vision and producing
world-class photographs, videos and marketing literature
Required:
Required:
- Bachelor’s
degree from a top university worldwide
- Strong and
diverse photo/video portfolio (preferably award winning)
- Ability to take
ownership and accountability of project timeline and results
- Ability to
effectively communicate timelines and project progress with both internal
and external management teams
- Ability to adapt
to a dynamic working environment and work within a diverse team
- Excellent
problem solving ability in a cross-functional and multi-cultural
environment
- Excellent oral
and written communication skills
- Extreme patience
and a good sense of humor
- Excellent
interpersonal skills to work effectively and build rapport with others
- Proficiency in
Adobe Suite, including Photoshop, Light room and Illustrator
- Proficiency in
professional video editing software such as Final Cut Pro
- Proficiency in
Adobe, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Access to your
own professional camera equipment (Client’s will not provide this
equipment)
- A start-up
personality; entrepreneurial, ambitious, independent, systematic attention
to detail, structured thinker, goal oriented, flexible, and able to deal
well with setbacks
- Comfort with
spending 10-25% of time traveling within East Africa, possibly on short notice,
and into rural areas (camping when necessary)
Experience: 2+ years’ experience
in photojournalism, media, creative design, photography or film
Desired:
- 4+ years related
experience in photojournalism, media, creative design, photography or film
- Fluency in
Kiswahili (the national language of Kenya)
How
to Apply:
Interested candidates holding the necessary requirements, good performance and / or references are encouraged to apply with detailed CV’s, inclusive of names and contacts of 3 referees, current telephone number and email address by scrolling down and clicking on: Multimedia Associate
Interested candidates holding the necessary requirements, good performance and / or references are encouraged to apply with detailed CV’s, inclusive of names and contacts of 3 referees, current telephone number and email address by scrolling down and clicking on: Multimedia Associate
