Result of Service

The incumbent will be responsible to provide support to the media team.

Work Location

UN-House ESCWA

Expected duration

6 Months

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Secretary of the Commission and Chief of External Relations and Outreach at ESCWA, the Communications Assistant (Digital Designer) is required to perform the below functions in close coordination with ESCWA Communication staff: – Produce animated videos; – Work with the communication team to come up with creative concepts and translate them into visuals; – Edit photos in line with the visual identity of ESCWA and the UN branding guidelines; – Design and animate motion graphics of videos; – Edit multimedia video projects with Adobe Premiere and AfterEffects; – Create still visuals with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and other contents for social media; – Assist in the post-production of information spots, wrap-up videos, when required; – Assist the photographer in the production and post-production of visual assets; – Assist in conducting interviews and short video messages with senior officials of ESCWA and experts, when required; – Work with the Public Information Assistants on other digital design-related work; – Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications/special skills

A Bachelor’s degree in art communication, digital design, graphic design or other related field is required. All candidates must submit a copy of the required educational degree. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. A minimum of 10 years’ of experience in digital and motion graphics design, especially in documentary areas and story-telling is required. 1 year experience in an international setting is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat; and Arabic is a working language of ESCWA. For this position, fluency in Arabic and English is required. Knowledge of French is desirable. Note: “Fluency” equals a rating of ‘fluent’ in all four areas (speak, read, write, and understand) and “Knowledge of” equals a rating of ‘confident’ in two of the four areas.

Additional Information

Recruitment for this position is on a local basis. The incumbent is required to have the legal right to live and work in the specified working location.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.