The Human Rights Foundation is hiring : Video and Multimedia Production Lead in N

About HRF

The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that promotes and protects human rights globally, with a focus on closed societies. HRF unites people in the common cause of defending human rights and promoting liberal democracy. Our mission is to ensure that freedom is preserved and promoted worldwide. We seek, in particular, to sustain the struggle for liberty in those areas where it is most under threat.

HRF produces the Oslo Freedom Forum, an annual human rights conference in Norway. For more information on HRF and its work, please visit our website at www.hrf.org. To learn more about the Oslo Freedom Forum, please visit www.oslofreedomforum.com.

Job Overview

The Video and Multimedia Production Lead is responsible for HRF’s multimedia strategy and production. This role is a key member of the communications and marketing team and works closely with digital, creative, and program teams, creating emotionally resonant, intellectually compelling storytelling across HRF’s channels to expand and engage our audiences. The Video and Multimedia Production Lead supervises HRF’s in-house production staff, manages freelance and agency relationships, and collaborates across the organization to develop high-impact content that elevates HRF’s voice and advances our mission.

Responsibilities and Expectations

• Lead the creation of best-in-class multimedia content, primarily video, but also including audio, experiential / event content, and social media initiatives.
• Maintain multimedia production calendar and oversee all multimedia production from conception through filming / recording, editing, and post-production, in collaboration with digital, creative, and program teams.
• Ensure deadlines and quality standards are met in fast-paced environment.
• Assess multimedia content performance, adjusting strategies based on analytics and audience engagement to drive impact and elevate HRF’s brand.
• Develop and manage internal production team as well as external videographers, photographers, editors, animators, and other freelancers. Negotiate contracts and manage relationships with external vendors, freelancers, and service providers to ensure quality, cost efficiency, and alignment with HRF’s mission.
• Cultivate distribution partnerships to ensure HRF multimedia content reaches the largest possible audience.
• Establish policies and tools for multimedia asset management, ensuring HRF’s media assets are well-organized and securely archived.
• Lead the procurement of necessary multimedia resources, from filming equipment to editing software, maintaining state-of-the-art production capabilities.
• Write scripts and direct production processes for key projects, executing filming, editing, and graphics work as needed.
• Act as the primary representative for HRF’s video and podcast work at conferences, partner meetings, and events, showcasing HRF’s media impact and production standards.
• Work with the creative team to ensure that all multimedia projects adhere to HRF brand standards and coordinate graphic requirements with creative and design staff.
• Create efficient and logical workflows to enhance output quality and team efficiency for complex projects, including managing approval processes through internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

How to Apply

To apply, please complete the form below and submit a resume / CV along with a cover letter. Applicants are encouraged to include links to personal websites, multimedia reels, or other relevant work samples within the cover letter.

What differentiates us from other human rights organizations is our singular focus on authoritarian regimes.

We consider our mission essential given that today more than 5.7 billion people live under tyranny. That’s 72% of the world’s population in 94 countries from Cuba to Russia to Saudi Arabia to North Korea.

Join us in helping save lives and stand up to tyranny.

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