Video Editor

About the Role

• This role is a combination video editor and videographer who will produce professional quality videos for One Acre Fund’s training programs, marketing, fundraising, and brand campaigns all of which will focus on driving impact for farmers, especially youth and women. This work will combine storytelling, social behavior change, and marketing skillsets to support One Acre Fund to share compelling impact stories. Your focus will be to capture farmer stories that demonstrate the impact of One Acre Fund’s work both on an individual and generational level.

Responsibilities

Professional Quality, On Brand, Storytelling Film Production

• Capture high quality, engaging and emotive video and audio using DSLR and phone cameras
• Coordinating and directing video shoots in all countries of operation, working with local teams

Professional Quality, On Brand, Storytelling Video Editing

• Building storyboards and scripts to match a brief after a shoot
• Subtitling videos in 7 or more different languages
• Re-cuttng videos to serve multiple purposes
• On-brand, bespoke motion graphics work

Professional Interviewing & Storytelling

• Source, identify and develop strong stories in the field based on a brief
• Lead interviews that elicit engaging, unique, emotive answers that drive story arcs forward from interviewees
• Read farmer reports and be able to sketch possible story arcs from those and then develop interviews to craft those arcs

Video Systems Ownership

• Occasionally managing freelancers and/or hosting donor-selected video crews for shoots
• Manage and organize One Acre Fund’s video archive and footage storage
• Develop and own One Acre Fund video shot schedule, allowing stakeholders to know what video work is upcoming

Career Growth and Development

• We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications

• Professional videography and editing skills.
• Professional reporting and storytelling skills.
• Ability to use professional-grade DSLR and audio equipment as well as deep knowledge of editing in Abode Premiere Pro