DAI • Washington, DC 20080
Job #2575552315
Call for Communications & Visual Media Consultants, Advancing Capacity for the Environment (ACE)
City/Country Location Details Washington, DC
Employment Status
Job Type Consulting
SCOPE OF WORK
Advancing Capacity for the Environment (ACE)
Position
Communications Consultants (multiple opportunities):
Communications Specialist
Data Visualization Specialist
Graphic Designer
Videographer
Video Editor
Maximum Level of Effort
Short-term Technical Assistance; exact LOE TBD
Location
Remote (US-based)
position reports to
Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP)/Communications Director
Project Background:
The Advancing Capacity for the Environment (ACE) program will support USAID's work in the areas of climate change, environment, energy, and infrastructure work. The ACE program will primarily focus on providing support and services to DAI's client - the Center for Environment, Energy, and Infrastructure (EEI) within the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)'s Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation (DDI). The program objective is to enhance USAID's effectiveness, leading to positive and sustainable development outcomes globally in the above sectors through activities under four key tasks areas: communications, training, knowledge management, and facilitation/organizational development. The program will provide these comprehensive services and support across EEI as a collective Center, but also dedicated services and support to each of its three Branches-Climate & Cross-Sectoral Strategy, Natural Environment, and Built Environment-including services and support to each of the separate Divisions within each Branch.
Position Description:
ACE seeks to engage various communications consultants (communications specialists; graphic designers; videographers; video editors; data visualization experts) on a roster basis in order to respond to a range of project needs and USAID requests. Approved consultants will be issued a general consulting agreement with a maximum amount of level of effort (LOE) and will be approached on a case-by-case basis for various tasks. Most consultant work will be done remotely; occasionally videographers may be needed for on-site filming. ACE hopes to engage several consultants in each of the below categories.
a. Key Duties and Responsibilities:
o Provide advice on USAID EEI divisions' communications strategies, including events, digital communications, and key messaging.
o Support development and updating of strategic messaging for EEI divisions targeting a wide variety of audiences.
o Work with ACE communications staff to create high-quality print, digital, and video communications products in support of project goals.
o Prepare communications materials; design and manage events; write announcements, media releases, success stories, social media and web content; and develop presentations and reports.
o Provide copy editing and revisions of existing content to enhance reach to target audiences, as needed.
o Other duties as assigned.
b. Qualifications:
o 5+ years professional work experience in communications with expertise supporting clients engaged in international development.
o Communications experience working with USAID, USAID projects, or similar government/donor initiatives focused on international development.
o Excellent writing skills, including the ability to absorb technical information quickly and make it interesting and digestible.
o Demonstrated client-relationship management skills.
o Understanding of U.S. Government priorities and sensitivities and experience framing messaging appropriately.
o Experience with U.S. Government branding and clearance requirements and processes preferred.
o Ability to work in a fast-moving, fluid team setting with multiple stakeholders.
o Excellent interpersonal skills and a strong team player.
o Ability to work on short notice under tight deadlines on occasion.
o Kindness, flexibility, problem-solving skills, and an orientation toward collaboration.
a. Key Duties and Responsibilities:
o Develop intuitive and attractive static and interactive data visualizations using data for websites, social media, annual and quarterly reports, presentations and other communications products.
o Collaborate with the communications, knowledge management, and monitoring, evaluation and learning team to convey key messages using data visualization approaches, techniques, and methods.
o Distill quantitative and qualitative data to communicate compelling stories to diverse audiences, including non-technical audiences.
o Ensure that visuals created comply with the USAID Graphic Standards Manual and Partner Co-Branding Guide.
o Ensure that visuals meet USAID's requirements for accessibility (508 compliance).
o Coordinate and ensure appropriate licensing of any third-party materials (e.g., stock photos, graphics) as approved by ACE.
b. Qualifications:
o Bachelor's degree in relevant field, with specialized skills in Information computation design, computer and information sciences, graphic design, basic statistics, data visualization, media arts and sciences, or equivalent
o At least 3 years of professional experience in the field of data visualization, preferably in international development and/or environmental sectors
o Knowledge of graphics and visualization tools such as Adobe CS 5 Suite including Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and Flash, PowerBI, Tableau, etc.
o Demonstrated ability to take complex information and/or large data sets and translate them for use in graphic or interactive visualizations for the web and/or other media
o Familiarity with current web standards-based HTML, CSS and interactive tools such as JQuery or other Javascript-based code libraries desirable.
o Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
o Ability to work on short notice under tight deadlines on occasion.
o Experience working on USAID or other donor funded projects is a plus.
o Experience working on environmental projects is a plus.
o English language fluency required; ability to speak and read languages other than English a plus.
a. Key Duties and Responsibilities:
o Ability to digest USAID written communications materials and brainstorm ideas for compelling visuals that represent / can accompany this information.
o Design of communications materials, presentations, reports, infographics, web graphics, illustrations, one-pagers, and other visuals for communications use.
o Produce multiple different concepts for design request, as necessary, thereby providing the client with options to choose from.
o Vision/brainstorm with the client over style and design of products.
o Submit draft designs and solicit of feedback.
o Revise designs according to feedback and review drafts, providing explanations for design decisions with the client when needed.
o Finalize designs and provide design files to client in print-ready format.
b. Qualifications:
o 5+ years professional work experience in graphic design
o Expert experience in designing visually informative graphics and images with a strong attention to detail
o Expert experience in the layout of professional reports including those based on USAID report templates.
o Strong theoretical and practical background in graphic design, including the use of design software such as Adobe Creative Suite, MS Word, and other applications to make visual images, graphics, etc. suitable and ready for print, web, and mobile uses.
o Experience working in collaboration with technical teams and delivering under tight deadlines.
o Ability to work in a fast paced, high volume, multi-website, multi-client environment with excellent interpersonal skills and a strong team player
o Demonstrated experience ensuring communication and outreach products conform to USAID's style guide, branding and marking requirements, and message manual
o Ability to ensure final products are compliant with US Government 508 guidelines.
o Ability to work on short notice under tight deadlines on occasion.
o Kindness, flexibility, problem-solving skills, and an orientation toward collaboration.
a. Key Duties and Responsibilities:
o Determine the scope of videos with the ACE communications team, which may include storyboarding, drafting or reviewing the script, advising on suggested visuals, shots and scenes, and developing the process and timeline for production.
o Edit existing USAID footage to create videos that capture USAID's key messages on its environmental work and USAID's style on storytelling
o If/as needed, travel to USAID events in the D.C. area or overseas to shoot footage, which would involve working closely with USAID, ACE and implementing partner communication and technical teams to determine required footage, interviewees, key messages, script, storyline, etc.
o Provide or propose and arrange for equipment required for video projects.
o Create and/or coordinate with graphic designers to incorporate graphics, special effects or other visual images needed for videos (e.g., info graphics, data, photos, etc.).
o Ensure that videos comply with the USAID Graphic Standards Manual and Partner Co-Branding Guide.
o Ensure videos meet USAID's requirements for accessibility (508 compliance).
o Coordinate and ensure appropriate licensing of any third-party materials (music, stock photos or footage, graphics) as approved by ACE.
o Develop content to support posting and screening of videos
o As required, coordinate releases of all subjects being filmed or interviewed as per USAID protocol
b. Qualifications:
o Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, international development, social/political sciences, or other related fields.
o At least 5 years of professional experience in the field of video production, preferably in international development or similar style (e.g., documentary).
o Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
o Experience working on USAID or other donor funded projects is a plus.
o Experience working on environmental projects is a plus.
o English language fluency required; ability to speak and read languages other than English a plus.
a. Key Duties and Responsibilities:
o Edit existing USAID footage to create videos that capture USAID's key messages on its environmental work and USAID's style on storytelling, including videos.
o Determine the scope of videos with the ACE communications team, which may include storyboarding, drafting or reviewing the script, advising on suggested visuals, shots and scenes, and developing the process and timeline for production.
o Create and/or coordinate with graphic designers to incorporate graphics, special effects or other visual images needed for videos (e.g., info graphics, data, photos, etc.).
o Ensure that videos comply with the USAID Graphic Standards Manual and Partner Co-Branding Guide.
o Ensure videos meet USAID's requirements for accessibility (508 compliance).
o Coordinate and ensure appropriate licensing of any third-party materials (music, stock photos or footage, graphics) as approved by ACE.
o Develop digital content to support posting and screening of videos.
o As required, coordinate releases of all subjects being filmed or interviewed as per USAID protocol.
b. Qualifications:
o Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, international development, social/political sciences, or other related fields.
o At least 3 years of professional experience in the field of video production, preferably in international development or similar style (e.g., documentary).
o Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
o Experience working on USAID or other donor funded projects is a plus.
o Experience working on environmental projects is a plus.
o Ability to work on short notice under tight deadlines on occasion.
o English language fluency required; ability to speak and read languages other than English a plus.
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