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Job Description-As VisionSpring builds its marketing and communications capacity, the person in this role works in close collaboration with internal stakeholders, including the marketing, development, programs, and sales teams across eight countries—Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Vietnam, and Zambia—and other markets. This position reports to the global director of marketing and communications and must be able to accommodate working within the United States and Africa region time zones.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with the CEO to master the visual and written production of the VisionSpring “voice.”
- Work globally with key internal stakeholders, i.e. development, sales, programs, and HR teams, to create the multimedia materials they need to succeed.
- Capitalize on opportunities to teach colleagues how to create dynamic content with the VisionSpring voice.
- Write and edit high-performance content including videos, social media posts, annual and quarterly reports, donor communications, fact sheets, website collateral, briefings, newsletters, blogs, and scripts.
- Maintain VisionSpring’s brand throughout all content including appropriate use of logo, consistent look and feel, and messaging.
- Build and manage a team of international consultants to produce multimedia content for omnichannel publication.
- Manage major editorial projects including multimedia annual reports, digital catalogs, and short- and long-form documentaries.
- Co-manage day-to-day multimedia communications operations creating content, editing, and contributing to the design of social media campaigns, grant proposals, and digital and print materials for programs, products, press opportunities, and publicity amplification.
Qualification
- Minimum of 7-10 years of relevant work experience.
- Strong script writing skills and the ability to proofread at an advanced level.
- Experience in media production.
- Advanced skills in video editing through Adobe Premiere, proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and experience using Adobe Creative Cloud.
- Impeccable attention to detail with strong project management, organizational, and analytical skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in filmmaking, journalism, communications, or a liberal arts field.
- Comfort with a flexible work schedule and working across multiple time zones.
- Experience, and a commitment to, working respectfully with a diverse team; experience collaborating with outside consultants to move projects forward.
- Demonstrated interest in social enterprise models and desire to learn how to articulate and share VisionSpring’s unique approach.
- Must meet the highest standards of ethics and personal integrity, with a demonstrated capacity for discretion and for handling sensitive information with care.
- Must be highly organized with extraordinary follow through, a sense of urgency and a strong personal sense of accountability.
- Must be able to travel, up to 15% of the time, for domestic and international assignments to locations with limited infrastructure.
- You will impress us if you have any of the following: (1) Advanced degree in communications, public relations, or another related field; (2) Experience working with the media (print, television, online) including the development, successful delivery, and uptake of press releases; (3) Experience living in a low-income setting and/or working/studying across languages and cultures; (4) Experience crafting communications for social enterprises and/or nonprofits. (5) Understanding of the PR supply chain; and/or (6) Experience using marketing automation platforms.
Location: Lagos State, Nigeria.
Apply: GLOBAL MULTIMEDIA MARKETING MANAGER
