Volunteer YouTube specialist and content reels creator

What will you be doing?

Afrikindness is looking to increase its global reach through compelling video content.  We are looking for experienced content creators with a passion for children/ young adults and a proactive approach to work.  You must be committed to the cause and have the availability to create content for social media pages. You will be working with a friendly social media team globally. You will be working with a Media team alongside other volunteers who will help develop marketing content and will provide an overview of our existing communication and marketing materials, our content strategy, and brand guidelines.

We seek someone who is talented in video editing, Reels/Tik Tok video creation for our Instagram and Tik Tok platform and can help increase awareness of our platform, and projects and inform people of our mission. We are looking for someone to edit simple videos, make reels, merge videos with slides and images, add subtitles and effects, create video presentations, edit small videos for social media posts, and other small pieces of work. 

The role is to promote, develop and maintain a consistent online presence.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for people willing to bring energy, enthusiasm, and commitment to the role, and who will broaden the diversity of thinking on our board. We are looking for someone who is passionate about children and young adults, and looking at making a difference. We are looking for people who will join the team and progress to an Executive position. Key skills

Interested in children's wellbeing, community projects, and sustainability issues. Experience in a social media role or using social media channels, in particular, LinkedIn, Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram. Skilled at creating engaging digital content for social media, including videos.  Strong creative skills - a visually creative individual. Innovative and generate ideas for the team. Understands our needs and passion. Passionate about social media trends. Collaborating with our Marketing team and Social Media team. Ability to suggest new ideas for content, creative, imaginative, and inventive with video content. Ability to quickly understand the needs of our team / organization / users

  General 

A commitment to the organization A willingness to devote the necessary time and effort Good, independent judgment An ability to think creatively A willingness to speak their mind but also open to feedback Understands the resource constraints of a small organization and is able to work with these Accuracy and attention to detail  An ability to work effectively as a member of a team and someone aspiring to become an Executive board member of the organization. Enthusiasm for our vision and mission. Willingness to lead according to our values.

What difference will you make?

Duties:

Editing raw footage , Film production  Adding music and sound effects to videos , Adding text and graphics to videos  Animation and visual effects  Editing existing videos

Through your work, you will be contributing to the work we do, bringing awareness to the mental health issues children face, the lack of empathy, issues with bullying, hatred, racism, and the effect on children, especially of black heritage, and what Afrikindness is doing to tackle those issues. By getting involved you will gain:

It is a great opportunity for those professionals looking for using their gifts to reflect the needs of our community and help us reduce inequality. It is also an opportunity to add to your portfolio and perhaps even develop your own projects alongside the team. Use your creativity and skills to produce great quality content about our impact on the local & global community.

Your input will play a crucial role in defining how we present ourselves to our audiences, the children, stakeholders, and the general public. Through your support, we hope to spread the word about our mission, about the children-led community projects that spread kindness, the impact of mental health crises on children, the need to showcase the culture, traditions, and beauty of Africa, the positive impact of culture in the educational system and lastly our sustainable development goals project and initiatives.   You will help us reach out to the various volunteering communities to spread the word through your compelling video content. This will help amplify the work already being done by an excellent team of volunteers in the media team.