Media Consultant
Project Title: Strengthening MESO and MICRO Organizations and influencers’ Capacity for Communication and Collaboration to effectively promote and advocate for Palestinian rights in Lebanon.
- Background:
The Community Organization for Development and Empowerment-INITIATE is a non-governmental organization dedicated to empowering grassroots influencers and advocating for Palestinian rights and conflict transformation. As part of its efforts, INITIATE is seeking Media/Short Video Consultants to produce short videos and multimedia content to support its advocacy efforts.
- Objective:
The consultants will work closely with INITIATE’s team to lunch media campaign by producing multimedia content, and social media messages and delivering trainings that will raise awareness about Palestinian rights, fighting misinformation and amplify the organization’s positive influence efforts on public opinion.
- Responsibilities:
- Develop media training content for production of reels and videos as a tool to fight misinformation.
- Deliver training sessions targeting all the 12 Palestinian camps in Lebanon.
- Report on the training sessions, targets, observations, and feedback.
- Follow-up with the trained participants on the production of reels.
- Produce 4 podcasts to be posted on INITIATE’s social media platforms.
- Collaborate with INITIATE’s team to ensure that the podcasts align with the organization’s messaging and objectives.
- Provide regular updates on the progress of the media trainings, content, podcasts creation, and incorporate feedback from INITIATE’s team.
- Ensure that the podcasts and produced reels comply with copyright laws and ethical standards.
- Liaise with INITIATE communication team in producing content (fighting misinformation training) and messaging as part of a social media campaign to be posted on INITIATE’s digital media platforms.
- Evaluate with Initiate team the impact of the produced media content and training sessions.
- Qualifications:
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in multimedia content.
- Proficiency in video editing software and equipment.
- Strong storytelling and visual communication skills.
- Familiarity with the Palestinian context and the dynamics of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
- Fluency in English and Arabic is required.
- Duration:
The consultancy is expected to start in April 2024 and end in August 2024.
- Reporting:
The consultant will report to the Senior Project Manager at INITIATE and will work closely with INITIATE’s team to achieve the project’s objectives.
Application Process: Interested candidates should submit their CV, technical and financial proposal and a portfolio of their previous work to hr@initiate-lb.org.
INITIATE is an equal opportunity employer and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply.