Overview
Provide high-quality videography and photography support to capture the impact of FAO’s regional initiatives and deliver comprehensive media coverage for the 2026 Pacific SIDS Solutions Forum.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare a detailed production workplan, including shot list, interview list, field filming plan, production calendar, approvals workflow, file-delivery schedule and coordination arrangements with FAO communications focal points.
- Conceptualize, script and produce high-quality video products, normally 3-4 minutes each, aligned with FAO strategic frameworks and the Four Betters: better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life.
- Produce videos for the Strategic Framework Series, anniversary/legacy media, flagship initiatives, forum promotional trailers, forum recap summaries and other agreed priority products.
- Undertake archival research within institutional libraries, draft scripts, coordinate professional narration, manage music selection, secure required permissions and execute full post-production editing.
- Capture short interviews and soundbites with FAO officials, government representatives, development partners, youth and women leaders, farmers, fishers, community members and other relevant stakeholders, subject to consent and communications clearance.
- Produce short-form social media content, including horizontal and vertical formats, optimized for FAO digital channels and web platforms.
- Coordinate closely with the Regional Communications Specialist and the FAO Office of Communications (OCC) for technical review, feedback, clearance and final approval of all video outputs to ensure strict adherence to corporate policies.
- Serve as dedicated photographer/videographer for senior leadership, international dignitaries and VIP delegations during high-level segments, including plenary sessions, bilateral meetings, site visits, media engagements, official ceremonies and protocol moments.
- Maintain continuous presence at the Forum venue in Vanuatu to ensure complete, multi-faceted photographic and video coverage of the event from opening to conclusion.
- Provide rapid same-day editing and delivery of priority photo selections to FAO SAP, RAP and OCC under tight deadlines for immediate press, digital and social media release.
- Capture comprehensive event documentation, including arrivals, opening and closing ceremonies, plenaries, panels, roundtables, interventions, group photos, press briefings, side events, networking moments and audience engagement.
- Coordinate with the event AV/livestream team to obtain clean audio feeds and ensure appropriate coverage of hybrid participation, official statements and media moments.
- Undertake field missions in Vanuatu and other Pacific SIDS countries, as agreed with FAO, to capture human-interest stories, project results, beneficiary perspectives and thematic visuals.
- Deliver organized b-roll packages, including clean footage of venues, delegates, FAO branding, host-country context, field visits, agrifood systems, climate resilience, fisheries, nutrition, innovation and SIDS priority themes.
- Ensure content reflects regional diversity and balances host-country visibility with the broader Pacific SIDS and FAO regional narrative.
- Ensure informed consent is obtained for identifiable individuals, especially non-official participants, youth, community members, farmers, fishers, Indigenous Peoples and vulnerable groups, in accordance with FAO communications and ethical standards.
- Maintain a structured archive of all raw and edited photo/video assets, including filenames, captions, IPTC metadata, consent records, delivery logs and final approved products.
- Deliver all raw and edited assets to the FAO regional office and/or OCC using agreed storage platforms and file-transfer arrangements.
- Ensure all content complies with FAO technical, branding, captioning, naming, metadata, copyright, subject-release and archival requirements.
Required Experience
5 years of relevant professional experience in photography, videography, multimedia content production, and visual storytelling
Qualifications
University degree in Photography, Videography, Multimedia Production, Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Digital Media, or a related field
