UN WOMEN Jobs - 88702- Junior Digital Communications Producer

Junior Digital Communications Producer – Retainer Contract

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

01-Jan-2020

Application Deadline :

25-Nov-19 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

Up to 20 days during the period of 3 months

Languages Required :

Expected Duration of Assignment :

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls, the empowerment of women, and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world.

2020 is a vital year for UN Women and the women’s rights movement. It marks the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the 20th Anniversary of the UN Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, the 5th anniversary of the global Sustainable Development Goals, the 40th year anniversary of CEDAW, the 10th anniversary of UN Women’s establishment as the global champion for the empowerment of women and girls and the 75th Year anniversary of the UN.

In order to galvanize attention and actions on key issues from equal pay to equal sharing of unpaid care and domestic work to equal participation in economic and political life and decision-making in all areas of life, UN Women is running a yearlong multi-generational campaign Generation Equality (September 2019-October 2020).

Due to the increasing demand for visual storytelling and creative campaigning to engage audiences, including youth and veteran activists, across multiple distribution platforms and increase UN Women’s brand visibility and supporter base, the External Communications section seeks a Junior Digital Communications Producer (retainer contract) to support the Digital and Interactive Media Team Lead in the production and distribution of content under tight deadlines for the Generation Equality Campaign and key UN days and major conferences, including the Commission on the Status of Women. Tasks will include the coordination and production of UN Women’s monthly public newsletter, editorial and multimedia research assistant, support for the editorial production of web or visual storytelling, and short-form writing for multimedia storytelling.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Digital & Interactive Media Team Lead, the Digital Media Consultant will be responsible for the following to support the production and distribution of digital, interactive and multimedia content for UN Women’s Generation Equality Campaign, International Women’s Day and the Commission on the Status of Women.

Digital, Interactive and Multimedia Production

Research content, facts and figures for a range of visual information products on women’s rights. This includes research on the progress or lack of progress on women’s rights, historical research on google search, publications, photo and video databases and national archives globally.
Fact check and proofread content
Write captions for media elements
Conduct photo, design and video footage research for mixed media and multimedia products
Identify licensing rights and costs for visuals (images, footage) as needed
Support the research, writing and multimedia production of UN Women’s Year in Review and historical timelines, among other evergreen content for Generation Equality Campaign
Edit and crop photos for web use
Occasionally write content for simple graphics using images or art

Email Distribution

Coordinate the production of UN Women’s monthly newsletter for public dissemination on Mailchimp. Tasks include:

Coordinating with communications team to collect and curate content for layout and production within newsletter template.
Editing and uploading photos for newsletter
Laying out content within newsletter template
Light editing for typos and copy errors

Competencies

Integrity:

Demonstrates consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.

Cultural Sensitivity/Valuing diversity:

Demonstrates an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff. Demonstrating an international outlook, appreciating differences in values and learning from cultural diversity.

Core Competencies:

Ethics and Values:

Demonstrates / Safeguards Ethics and Integrity.

Organizational Awareness:

Demonstrates corporate knowledge and sound judgment.

Working in Teams:

Team player and facilitates team work.

Communicating Information and Ideas:

Facilitates and encourages open communication in the team, communicates effectively.

Self-management and Emotional intelligence:

Creating synergies through self-control. Conflict Management / Negotiates and Resolves Disagreement.

Knowledge Sharing / Continuous Learning:

Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others.

Required Skills and Experience

Education (B.A. or M.A.) in Journalism or similar field
Fluent in English; Spanish and/or French are a plus.
1+ years experience in journalism, web production, multimedia production or similar field
Proven experience in editorial and multimedia research, proofreading and fact checking with knowledge of web, email, photo, video and/or design standards and licensing
Experience with web and/or multimedia, visual communications, email marketing and digital media workflows
Basic to intermediate HTML/CSS knowledge
Basic to intermediate SEO knowledge
Basic to intermediate photo editing skills
Thorough and detail oriented editorial and multimedia researcher and writer with strong communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation)
Experience and/or familiarity with email marketing tools, such as Mailchimp
Familiar with the United Nations
Self-starter; organized; able to multitask and balance multiple responsibilities