Multimedia Producer

Job Posting: 09/Dec/2024

Closure Date: 06/Jan/2025, 4:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit: OCC

Job Type: Staff position

Type of Requisition: General Service

Grade Level: G-5

Primary Location: Italy-Rome

Duration: Fixed-term: two years with possibility of extension

Post Number: 0980536

CCOG Code: 2203a

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**Organizational Setting**

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through the FAO Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation to MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, for better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind.
FAO's commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations.

The Office of Communications (OCC) is responsible for both external and internal communications of the Organization. It aims at making FAO's communications strategic, coherent, focused and impactful, while ensuring effectiveness and efficiency in communication-related operations.
The post is located in the Office of Communications (OCC) at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, in the Digital and Multimedia Branch, OCCI.

**Main Purpose**

The Multimedia Producer performs a full range of support in video and multimedia production. He/she ensures the quality and consistency of the multimedia communications products.

**Supervision Received/Exercised**

The Multimedia Producer reports to the Communication Officer (Multimedia), Digital and Multimedia Branch (OCCI).
The incumbent operates independently, takes decisions on work priorities and exercises initiative for dealing with cases without precedents. Supervision received is focused on the quality of work output. He/she provides guidance and advice to other staff, as required.

**Working Relationships**

The Multimedia Producer works closely with a wide range of colleagues, with central units and external clients, performing and coordinating support services and providing technical coordination on the multimedia aspects for on-site events at FAO.

**Key Functions/Results**
- Carries out video filming and editing.
- Produces contextual videos that promote FAO's mandate or specific projects for various platforms including broadcast television, social media and other digital platforms.
- Promotes the use of FAO multimedia products online and provides broadcasters with professionally scripted, impactful stories and FAO multimedia materials for distribution, ensuring alignment with international standards, formats, and systems.
- Liaises with other FAO Divisions/Offices/Centres and Decentralized Offices to ensure timely and relevant inputs into the development of FAO video and multimedia products.
- Supports the coordination of production of language versions and duplication of media information products.
- Responds to a variety of inquiries and information requests internally and externally from different regions; prepares related video materials and provides technical back-up on video post-production tasks.
- Researches and distributes b-roll on key topics as requested by UN colleagues and broadcast journalists.
- Operates and maintains production studios and Electronic News Gathering (ENG) video equipment to shoot and edit content related to the activities of the Organization, both at headquarters and in the field.
- Assists in production and transmission of live events to broadcasters or online platforms.
- Provides specialized production and delivery including filming, editing and