Job Requirements

• Minimum of 7-10 years of relevant work experience—including documentary filmmaking, visual journalism, or marketing and communications roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in filmmaking, photography, journalism, communications, or a liberal arts field.
• Strong script writing skills and the ability to proofread at an advanced level.
• Technical experience in diverse types of media production.
• Advanced skills in video editing through Adobe Premiere, proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and experience using Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Photography experience, particularly sourcing and editing still imagery for publication.
• Impeccable attention to detail with strong project management, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Comfort with a flexible work schedule and working across multiple time zones.
• Experience, and a commitment to, working respectfully with a diverse team; experience collaborating with outside consultants to move projects forward.
• Demonstrated interest in social enterprise models and desire to learn how to articulate and share VisionSpring’s unique approach.
• Must meet the highest standards of ethics and personal integrity, with a demonstrated capacity for discretion and for handling sensitive information with care.
• Must be highly organized with extraordinary follow through, a sense of urgency and a strong personal sense of accountability.
• Must be available and be able to travel in frontier or emerging market setting, up to 15% of the time, for domestic and international assignments to locations with limited infrastructure.
• You will impress us if you have any of the following: (1) Advanced degree in journalism, communications, public relations, or another related field; (2) Experience working as a photo journalist or with the media (print, television, online) including the development, successful delivery, and uptake of press releases; (3) Experience living in a low-income setting and/or working/studying across languages and cultures; (4) Experience crafting communications for social enterprises and/or nonprofits. (5) Understanding of the PR supply chain; and/or (6) Experience using marketing automation platforms.

Job Responsibilities

• Multimedia Content Creation, Development, and Oversight
• Work closely with the CEO and Global VP of Marcom to master VisionSpring’s visual and written “voice.”
• Work globally with key internal stakeholders—such as development, sales, programs, resource mobilization and HR teams—to source and/or create the multimedia materials they need to succeed.
• Capitalize on opportunities to train frontline colleagues how to create dynamic visuals with the VisionSpring voice.
• Write and edit high-performance scripts and storyboards supporting content including videos, social media posts, annual and quarterly reports, donor communications, fact sheets, website collateral, briefings, newsletters, blogs, and scripts.
• Write, produce and edit high-quality videos, from vertical social media videos highlighting recent events and accomplishments, to character-driven short documentaries highlighting the communities we serve.
• Collaborate on and visually support with photography and media used in print and digital publications, such as annual and quarterly reports, donor communications, fact sheets, talent briefings, website collateral, briefings, newsletters, and social media posts.
• Maintain VisionSpring’s brand throughout all multimedia production including appropriate use of logo, consistent look and feel, and messaging.
• Build and manage a team of diverse international consultants—including videographers, photographers and designers—working with in-market creatives.
• Manage major editorial projects including short- and long-form documentaries.
• Your efforts will be focused on 40% Editing, 30% Producing & Strategy and 30% Digital Asset Management.

Strategy, Planning, and Reporting

• Report to and work with the senior global director of marketing to develop and implement a strategic communications plan that amplifies VisionSpring’s story.
• Create and design a dynamic tactical content strategy and a 3-5-year multimedia roadmap with key KPIs to measure success as VisionSpring creates, delivers, and publishes engaging content.
• Identify leaders in multimedia content. Analyze their effective practices to determine feasibility for implementing similar content strategies.
• Contribute to reports on marketing and communications metrics.

Asset Management

• Catalog archival imagery for historical and organizational purposes.
• Maintain incoming shoots and organize select edits of imagery to increase recognition of and ease access to important files for future internal and external use.
• Develop and oversee the implementation of a digital asset management (DAM) system for VisionSpring’s multimedia database.