About the Role
The Creative Lead is responsible for identifying and coordinating the design, implementation, and delivery of creative concepts and branding assets such as visuals and videos across digital, print, and events. This role aims to strengthen the company's brand and messaging across multiple touchpoints.
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Scope
The postholder is line-managed by the Branding and Communications Manager and will provide creative guidance to the organization. This role involves harnessing strategic and technical expertise to facilitate the development, implementation, and delivery of creative assets, while also overseeing relationships with creative agencies and freelancers.
Responsibilities
- Creative Steer: Identify and deliver strategic creative concepts and products that contribute to narrative and audience engagement objectives for online projects and offline events, coordinating with relevant teams; commission freelancers and/or agencies when required.
- Multimedia Content: Produce visual content for the company's social media channels, website, media, and email outreach, including planning, shooting, editing, and distributing photos and videos for traditional and social media.
- Commissioning: Lead the scoping, commissioning, production, and delivery of creative assets based on project needs. Evaluate multimedia production offers, negotiate rates, and liaise with admin support for contracting and payment processes. Expand and nurture a network of creative agencies, freelancers, and multimedia content creators in the region. Build and maintain relationships with National Regional Offices (NROs) and stakeholders.
- Branding: Manage the use of the company's visual branding and identity. Ensure quality control of multimedia outputs and compliance with global and regional brand visual protocols and standards.
- Archive and Distribution: Update and maintain the company's multimedia library, keep a record of distribution, and manage archiving. Evaluate the need for stock of photos, video rushes, and audiovisuals, negotiating rates and licensing agreements as appropriate.
- Knowledge of Production and Technology: Stay updated on developments in video and photo production, including cameras, editing software, transmission technologies, and emerging social media platforms.
- Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting: Evaluate the progress and performance of creative projects and support reporting efforts. Ensure that regular learning is incorporated into the optimization of creative work and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
- Other: Perform any other duties as appropriate to the post and as delegated by the line manager.
Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
- At least 5-7 years of professional experience in multimedia production, creative work, and film production and distribution.
- Excellent technical knowledge of video, photo, and graphics editing software (e.g., FCPX, Premiere Pro, Photoshop) and production skills, including scripting and camera operation.
- Good connections with photographers, videographers, and creative/production agencies, especially in the MENA region.
- Experience in managing relationships with suppliers, including requests for proposals, identification, and solicitation.
- Solid understanding of copyright, licensing, and media law.
- Excellent knowledge in event production specifications, including printing materials and creative installations.
- Proficiency in Arabic and English is a must.
- Ability to translate and present data and other technical information in engaging visual products.
Organizational Competencies
- Strong interpersonal skills, particularly in cross-cultural and global team settings.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple competing tasks and demands.
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
- Autonomous, flexible, and agile work style.
- Commitment to knowledge sharing and valuing diversity, with experience in international environments and coordination across global markets.
Behavioral Competencies
- Assertive and persistent with the ability to lead operations from inception to completion.
- Consistently acts with integrity.
- Maintains a positive mindset and solutions-oriented attitude.
- Open and curious to test new ideas and learn.
- Shows commitment and conviction.
- Ability to understand and manage one's emotions, strengths, and limitations.
Commitment
Commitment to the company's core values in addressing environmental and peace issues through non-violent, direct action-led campaigning in alignment with its mission.
Diversity Commitment
The company is dedicated to achieving diversity within its workforce and encourages applicants from all backgrounds, including gender, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, culture, religion, and ethnic background, to apply. All applications will be kept confidential.
