Consultant Roster for Multi-media Producers, UNICEF China, Beijing

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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, an advocate

As part of building a strong brand and reaching audiences, UNICEF China is seeking to strengthen its capacity to create compelling public-facing content and to provide digital services to support our programmatic agenda. Through multiple platforms in both English and Chinese languages, this type of content draws attention to the many facets of UNICEF’s work, encouraging public support, participation and action, as well as ensuring greater transparency and accountability.

UNICEF China wishes to enter into non-exclusive arrangement(s) for the procurement of services of individual consultants who can help support the creation and crafting of compelling digital content, with a particular focus on video and photo, which engages audiences in a dynamic, interactive and meaningful way and sparks conversations around issues related to UNICEF’s mandate, as required from time to time during the term of this contract.

Purpose of Expression of Interests (EOI)

The multi-media producers are expected to produce digital multi-media visual content for UNICEF programme advocacy activities including public advocacy campaigns, celebrity activities, donor communication, C4D, brand building and media events. Video and audio clips and stories and still photographs will be provided to UNICEF as a result of this work. All materials produced are UNICEF property.

Major Tasks, Deliverables & Timeframe:

Travel to project sites and produce audio/visual stories for documentation including identifying characters, conducting interviews, seeking proper consensus from interviewees and establishing story lines.

• Shoot high end broadcast quality video footage and images in digital format.
• Produce video shoots by identifying technical requirements, setting up interviews and producing a shot list
• Edit high end video content into short spots, news packages and documentary style content
• Produce English, Chinese and International (split audio tracks) versions
• Edit b-roll footage and produce shot lists.
• Shoot, edit and caption still images.
• Produce photo essays and multi-media pieces that can be used on the website and also through social media channels.
• Document UNICEF events and activities by shooting high end images.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR IMAGES

Images should follow the technical requirements and be of the highest quality. All photos should come with photo caption information that provides basic details as well as the name of the photographer along with location and date. This information should ideally be embedded in the electronic image so the caption information can read wherever the image is shared.

Methodology & Expected Output:

If your application is successful, you will be included in the roster of multi-media designers of UNICEF China and be tasked with assignments as per programme needs and your availability. You will use you own equipment, computer, office space, telecommunication facilities.

Types of Deliverables

Set of edited images with embedded captions in Chinese and English

• Set of all raw images with basic information
• Video footage with log sheets
• Edited multi-media images with text and audio
• Edited video stories in Chinese, English and international versions
• PSAs and video stories subtitled with Chinese language

Start Date: Early June 2021

End Date: Mid May 2022

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have to meet the following requirements:

• Based in China.
• 2 years experiences in photojournalism, video journalism or similar area.
• Familiarity with child rights sensitive photography and reporting guidelines.
• Ability to prepare scripts for video and multimedia pieces and also prepare caption information.
• Ability to produce photo essays and multi-media pieces that can be used on the website and also through social media channels.
• Ability to shoot high end broadcast quality video footage in digital format.
• Ability to produce video shoots by identifying technical requirements, setting up interviews and producing a shot list.
• Ability to edit high end video content into news packages and documentary style content.
• Ability to do English, Chinese and International (split audio track) versions.
• Ability to edit b-roll footage.

• Ability to produce, shoot, script, edit and package video and visual image content based on guidance and direction from UNICEF.

  You must have your own equipment, including

• Equipment necessary to shoot full 1080P HD video, professional quality digital photos and professional digital field sound recording

• Cameras, microphones, tapes, memory media, computer, paper, office space, telecommunication facilities.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

The selected experts will be put on a roster and be contracted based on the programme needs.

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.

To apply for this role, please submit your CV, cover letter and your finance proposal/quotation. The shortlisted applicants will be contacted to provide samples of products.