Consultant Communications

World Food Programme; Roma; In loco; EUR 36.000 - 55.000; Tempo pieno

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The World Food Programme seeks an experienced Multimedia Producer & Photographer to lead storytelling through powerful imagery and video. You will travel to field missions, capture compelling footage of beneficiaries and staff, and deliver finished multimedia products to tight deadlines.

Reporting to the Creative, Content and Branding team, you will collaborate with regional offices and freelancers, ensure captions and metadata, and manage post-production workflows while safeguarding copyright

Competenze

• At least 13 years of professional photography and post-production experience, including NGO/UN work.
• Strong storytelling through image and video, with a robust portfolio.
• Experience in multiple countries, including Asia and Africa.

Mansioni

• Lead scoping and identify strong storylines to tell compelling stories.
• Travel to the field to capture high-quality photos (and footage) of beneficiaries and staff.
• Provide guidance to regional bureaus and country offices on suggested storylines and visuals.
• Plan pre-mission briefings and post-mission debrief calls to align on deliverables and logistics.
• Interview and obtain informed consent following WFP guidance and forms.
• Develop and deliver case study forms related to beneficiary stories.
• Deliver photos with full captions and metadata via WFP’s Multimedia Hub.
• Upload all media to the Multimedia Hub and manage post-production workflows.
• Contribute guidance on photo/video contributor processes.
• Deliver footage with detailed logs via the Multimedia Hub as needed.
• Develop storyboards, scripts, and edit videos to meet briefs.

Conoscenze

Photojournalist

Multimedia producer

Video editing

Post-production

Time management

Team coordination

Strumenti

Premiere Pro

Avid

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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

27 September 2026-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)

WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.

ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.

At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP’s values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

To learn more about WFP, visit our website: https://www.wfp.org and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok.

WHY JOIN WFP?

• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
• WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
• WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
• We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

CONSULTANT’S NAME: Eva Gilliam

JOBTITLE: Multimedia Producer & Photographer

TYPE OF CONTRACT: WAEConsultant Level III(20 working days)

UNIT/DIVISION: Creative, Content and Branding,COM

DUTY STATION(City, Country):Rome, HQ

DURATION: 11 months

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSEOF THE ASSIGNMENT

The UN World Food Programme(WFP) hassignificant plans for growth in brand awareness and broader supporter engagement, aswellan ambitious private sector fundraising strategy to grow engagement with and income from individuals. Powerful and engaging story contentwith compelling imageryis critical to achieving these ambitious plans. The Multimedia Producer and Photographer will report directly to the Creative, Content and Branding (COMC) Senior Story Producer and will travel to the field and capture high-quality photos (and video, as required) to brief, schedule and budget, and deliver final multimedia content as requested.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Final deliverables for each trip will be defined through the year with specific briefs prior to deployment. Responsibilities will likely include:

• Leadingand managing the scoping and identifying strong storylines to tell compelling stories.
• Traveling to the field to capture high-quality photos (and footage, as required) of beneficiaries and staff, to highlight the overall work of WFP.
• Providing advice and support to regional bureaus and country offices involved in hosting content missions on suggested storylines and visuals.
• Planning and managing pre-mission briefings and post-mission debrief calls, to align on deliverables and logistics.
• As required, interviewing and gathering informed consent from interviewees, following WFP consent guidance and forms.
• Overseeing the development and delivery of case study forms related to beneficiary stories, as required.
• Delivering photos with full captions and meta data via WFP’s digital asset management system, the Multimedia Hub.
• Working within the agreed content ingestion protocols and post-production workflows of the WFP Multimedia Hub and independently uploading all photos (and/or video products, as required).
• Contributing inputs on guidance for photo and video contributors and how to effectively manage this process, as required.
• If requested, delivering footage (interviews and/or bespoke b-roll packages) with detailed video logs via the Multimedia Hub, as required.
• Independently developing storyboards, scripting, producing and editing a variety of final video products to brief and tight schedule (as required), to engage target audiences with the work of WFP. Products could include social media edits, b-roll packages and explainer videos.

Note: WFP owns the copyright of all images and/or footage gathered. The photographer can use the images and/or footage for purposes of portfolio or non-lucrative exhibitions of their work and with prior permission obtained from WFP. The photographer may not share any material produced under assignment for WFP with third parties.

DELIVERABLESAT THE END OF THE CONTRACT

• To brief, deliver complete photo packages from all content trips, with full captions/metadata. Content should be developed, processed and delivered according to the timeframes specified in each individual brief.
• As required, deliver complete video packages to brief from all content trips, with full video logs and metadata. Content should be developed, processed and delivered according to the timeframes specified in each individual brief.
• As required, deliver edited video products to meet specific requests of Creative Studio, in time to hit content deadlines. This will be specified in each individual brief.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCEREQUIRED

Experience: At least 13 years of relevant professional experience with photography and post-production, including work for NGOs and UN Agencies.

Knowledge& Skills:

• Extensive experience as a photojournalist and multimedia producer, using imagery to tell compelling stories, including for NGOs.
• Extensive experience with photo processing and post-production.
• Experience editing and producing high-quality video products using Premier Pro/ Avid and/or other editing software.
• Proventrack record of building rapport with and putting interviewees/subjects at ease, treating everyone with dignity and respect.
• Experience working in a range of countries, including in Asia and Africa.
• Ability to work with WFP teams and other freelancers, e.g. videographers, to deliver to brief.
• Proactive and highly organized, with strong time management and planning skills.
• Able to meet tight deadlines and remain calm under pressure.

Languages: Excellent written and oral knowledge of English. French, Spanish or Arabic desirable.

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK

WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.

Click here to access WFP Leadership Framework

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please contact: [e-mail]

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All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.