Consultant (12 months, home-based): VDE Vision Mixer, Supporter Content, Marketing and PR Services for Fundraising, Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP)
JOB DETAIL
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child, hope
The Supporter Content Team in the Marketing and PR Services for Fundraising Section at UNICEF’s Private Fundraising and Partnership (PFP) division seeks the services of an experienced, skilled, vision mixer/ video-editor to support the production of Virtual Donor Experiences (VDEs) — online television-like productions) aimed at engaging UNICEF’s private sector donors.
The purpose of the appointment is to provide technical production support for the VDEs by seamlessly running the multimedia material when needed during the live events, supporting the technical aspects of the live crossing (usually done on mobile phones) to the field locations, as well basic video editing such as short personal profile pieces, broll/cutaways, photo loops, toping and tailing video pieces and uploads to youtube and preparing the packages for WeShare (UNICEF’s digital asset management platform). VDEs are an essential part of stewarding UNICEF’s high value private sector donors and so high-quality technical support is important to ensuring a quality and compelling experience is delivered.
How can you make a difference?
Scope of Work:
- Vision mixing for Virtual Donor Experiences (VDEs): VDEs are live, interactive, and compelling virtual events where we use digital technologies to bring to life the work UNICEF is doing in emergency and non-emergency contexts. They allow supporters to connect directly with experts and UNICEF staff in the field. The consultant will support the running of the experiences usually on Zoom / Teams by seamlessly playing the multimedia material at appropriate times during live experiences and changing streams between various live feeds. The live events are usually 30min -1hour in duration.
- Technical support for VDE live crossings: During a VDE, live video crossings are conducted to staff / partners in field locations often via a mobile phone. The consultant will support with technical aspects for these live crossings including rehearsals and recording and packaging a back-up video in case the live link up goes down during the event.
- Basic editing for VDEs: A range of multimedia material is used during a VDE to add interesting visual imagery to the experience. This includes video broll, animations, prerecorded soundbites etc. The consultant will be required to do basic editing of some of this material including rolling photoloops, short personal profile pieces broll/ cutaways (30-40secs), topping and tailing of soundbites and interviews as well as packaging the final products (top and tail) for uploading to YouTube, linked in, and packaging for UNICEF’s digital asset management platform, WeShare.
- Supporting the VDE Production team with other technical aspects needed during the preparation, production and post-production of the VDEs.
- The role will follow the technical and ethical guidelines of UNICEF.
WORK ASSIGNMENT – DELIVERABLES:
Deliverable 1: Vision mixing for VDEs
-Vision mixing for at least 1 global and 1 bespoke partner VDE
-Facilitate est. 10 rehearsals (live/precorded crossings by staff /partners on location)
-Record, cut and prepare backup packages of each recording (up to 7 per VDE)
-Prepare all video/multimedia material (up to 20 pieces) to run seamlessly during VDEs on software e.g. Vmix
-Seamlessly run the multimedia material (using professional vision mixing technology), and manage the live crossings during VDEs.
Deliverable 2: Video editing for VDEs
-Edit est. 2 VDE segments (2-3min each), drawing appropriate footage from UNICEF’s Archive, WeShare.
-Record and package (top and tail) back up interviews/ crossings from locations (up to 20)
-Source and prepare photoloops for opening and ending of VDE (duration est 2min)
-Package final VDE for upload to YouTube, Linked In etc and other basic editing (e.g. topping and tailing) up to 5 packages per VDE
Deliverable 3: Contribute to section, team and sub-team meetings/brainstorms
-Attend and contribute brainstorming and expertise to around 16 meetings.
-Draft necessary action points from these and implement to the VDE vision mixing work.
Timeline:
End of July 2023: all of the deliverables 1.2.3
End of August 2023: all of the deliverables 1.2.3
End of September 2023: all of the deliverables 1.2.3
End of October 2023: all of the deliverables 1.2.3
End of November 2023: all of the deliverables 1.2.3
End of December 2023: all of the deliverables 1.2.3
End of January 2024: all of the deliverables 1.2.3
End of February 2024: all of the deliverables 1.2.3
End of March 2024: all of the deliverables 1.2.3
End of April 2024: all of the deliverables 1.2.3
End of May 2024: all of the deliverables 1.2.3
End of June 2024: all of the deliverables 1.2.3
Supervisor: Communications Manager – Content, Marketing and Public Relations Services, PFP
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Education:
- A first level university degree (bachelor’s degree or higher) in one of the following fields is required: Marketing, Communications, the Humanities, journalism, or another relevant technical field. Alternatively, a high school diploma combined with additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of a first level degree.
- Any other additional training in a related field is an asset.
Experience:
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience as a vision mixer working (with professional vision mixing software such as Vmix, Open Broadcaster, etc.) on live television/ digital events is required
- Experience as a video editor is required
- Experience producing video content for news broadcasters or other high-pressure environments is desirable
- Experience in basic motion graphics is an asset
- Experience in project management is an asset
Language:
- Fluency in English is required, knowledge of another UN working language is an asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).
To view our competency framework, please visit here.
Remarks: The application should include a portfolio of work (a link to a portfolio or a PDF/work document with example links). The portfolio includes at least 3 recent samples of vision mixing work from the past 12 months as well as a portfolio of video editing work – including 3 recent examples from the past 12 months. Applications submitted without at least samples of work will not be considered.
Please indicate your all-inclusive (lump sum) fees against the deliverables listed above, including all associated administrative and travel costs (if applicable), in the cover letter. The office selects the individual based on best value for money.
Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.
The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.
UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
