UN Women - Multimedia and Digital Asset Consultant, New York, USA

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. 

The Communications and Advocacy Division at UN Women Headquarters in New York supports the positioning of women’s empowerment and gender equality as key issues on the international agenda and establishes UN Women’s role as the global authority. In this context, visibility to promote UN Women is key and the division is responsible for high quality professional production and distribution of photo and video communications assets. The Division creates multimedia products and provides normative guidance and technical advice to country offices, regional offices and other divisions within the organization.  It is also responsible for a digital asset management (DAM) system supporting the entire organization, including maintenance, oversight, and asset distribution.

UN Women seeks a Multimedia and Digital Asset Management Support Consultant to provide on-site multimedia coverage (still photography or in-studio video recording), optimization and delivery of multimedia assets, and to prepare, assess, optimize, upload and distribute digital assets, including photos, videos, and multimedia content.  The role may include photo optimizing, light video editing, image research, responding to internal/external asset research requests, correspondence with UN Women country and regional communications officers, and day-to-day maintenance of the Digital Asset Management System (DAMS).   The role would report to the Photographer/Photo Editor and collaborate with the Multimedia Specialist and a Digital Asset Management Consultant to support the creation and organization of UN Women’s assets in a secure, centralized repository with consistent metadata usage, compliance with security standards, and ease of content reusability. 

Duties and Responsibilities

1. The role is responsible for support with metadata management of digital assets within the UN Women Multimedia Library, including uploading and reviewing photos, videos and design files.  
2. Photo and video coverage and editing of events, bilateral meetings, video messages and other requested assignments, in digital original of UN Women activities as directed by the Communications and Advocacy Division or delegated focal points. In-office presence for adhoc requests required. Scheduling of these requests and preparation of equipment and studio required.
3. The Consultant shall:
   1. Be present in-office on all workdays to be available for coverage requests and submit deliverables for assignments on a same-day basis. Photography assignments should include metadata in all photographs and a selection the best photographs edited and optimized in high resolution according to provided workflow.  Video assignments will include setup, filming and light editing.  Most assignments are expected to occur on premises at UN Women offices.   
   2. Organize digital assets, including photos, videos and design files, implementing best practices for file naming, classification, metadata tagging and searchability, as per provided Guidelines
   3. Assist with review of digital assets for quality and compliance with UN Women standards, including preliminary proofreading of captions and metadata 
   4. Apply UN Women’s technical, ethical and editorial standards with a goal of maximizing asset quality and maintaining organizational voice
   5. Assist digital asset inventory, usage and permissions, as requested
   6. Assist with other tasks as required by the supervisor 
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4. UN Women shall provide:

   1. Multimedia equipment, hardware and software
   2. Technical, ethical and editorial guidance to the Consultant to enable her/him to understand the coverage deliverables required as well as some training on workflow and software used
   3. Access to training on the UN Women Multimedia Library platform
   4. Support and guidance on deliverables, as appropriate

   Performance Indicators for Evaluation of Deliverables

   The consultant delivers high-quality multimedia coverage (photo and video) and supports with digital asset management as requested.  The consultant is responsive and available for coverage requests. 

   Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

This is a full-time office-based consultancy at UN Women HQ in New York.  Consultant shall be present in-office on all workdays.

• Respect for Diversity 
• Integrity 
• Professionalism 

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues 
• Accountability 
• Creative Problem Solving 
• Effective Communication 
• Inclusive Collaboration 
• Stakeholder Engagement 
• Leading by Example 

• Proficiency in both photo and video coverage, as demonstrated by portfolio submission and/or technical test
• Familiarity with digital asset management systems and software 
• Proficiency in image optimization with Photoshop and metadata management with Photo Mechanic software including ability to review, assess and optimize image files according to the specified technical and editorial requirements 
• Outstanding organizational and time-management skills 
• High attention to detail 
• Familiarity with gender issues is an important asset

IV. Required Qualifications

Education and Certification:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in multimedia, visual design, photography, videography or related field is required.

• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

• Certification in photography, videography, communications or information science would be an added advantage.

Experience:

• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience 

Languages:

• Fluency in oral and written English is required.
• Knowledge of any other UN official language is an asset.