Multimedia Producer / Videographer

About BADIL: The Alternative Policy Institute

BADIL is a rapidly growing hybrid think tank and investigative journalism platform housed within Triangle. Since 2022, BADIL has become a leading source of progressive policy analysis and reporting across West Asia, particularly on governance, socio-economic reform, conflict, and justice.

Our model blends rigorous research, data-driven storytelling, and compelling multimedia formats that engage a broad public audience.

As BADIL enters a new stage of organizational growth and expanding readership, we are strengthening our editorial engine to support consistent, high-quality output across formats. We are seeking a part-time Multimedia Producer / Videographer to support BADIL’s video and multimedia output across its editorial, policy, and advocacy work.

Position Summary

This is a part-time, full-cycle production role under a retainer arrangement.

The selected candidate will work closely with the editorial team to develop ideas, understand subject matter, draft and refine scripts, film, edit, package, and deliver audience-facing video content.

The role is suited for someone who combines strong technical production skills with editorial judgment, visual storytelling, and the ability to translate policy and current-affairs themes into compelling digital formats.

Key Responsibilities

Editorial Development, Pitching, and Scripting

• Work with the editorial and policy teams to identify strong video ideas, formats, and angles.
• Develop video concepts that respond to current events, policy debates, advocacy priorities, and audience needs.
• Support the development of episode structures, run-of-show outlines, visual treatments, and production plans.
• Draft, develop, and refine scripts for short-form and medium-form videos in coordination with the editorial team.
• Engage with subject matter sufficiently to help shape clear, accurate, and compelling narratives, while final editorial framing remains with BADIL.

Production

• Film interviews, explainers, social media videos, studio-style segments, events, and other multimedia outputs.
• Set up and manage cameras, lighting, sound, and basic production environments.
• Direct or guide contributors on framing, delivery, pacing, and visual presentation where needed.
• Capture footage that is technically sound and suitable for multiple digital platforms.

Post-Production and Packaging

• Edit videos from rough cut to final export, including pacing, sequencing, sound treatment, colour correction, subtitles, captions, graphics integration, and platform-specific formatting.
• Produce complete video packages for social media, website, newsletters, events, and advocacy use.
• Prepare multiple cuts and adaptations for different platforms and audiences.
• Work with design colleagues to integrate graphics, motion elements, thumbnails, title cards, and other visual assets.
• Deliver final files in the correct technical specifications and formats.

Workflow, Coordination, and Quality Control

• Coordinate closely with the editorial team on briefs, scripts, timelines, feedback rounds, and delivery schedules.
• Manage production steps from concept to final delivery, including planning, filming, editing, revisions, and archiving.
• Improve the technical and creative quality of recurring multimedia formats.
• Contribute practical recommendations on equipment, workflow, file management, production planning, platform optimization, and possible future studio development.
• Work quickly and reliably under tight deadlines while maintaining strong attention to quality.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate should have:

• Proven experience in videography, video editing, and end-to-end multimedia production.
• Strong ability to pitch, script, structure, film, edit, and deliver video content in collaboration with an editorial team.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and work with political, policy, social, or current-affairs subject matter.
• Strong technical skills in filming, lighting, sound, post-production, subtitles, colour correction, and platform-specific formatting.
• Experience producing short-form and medium-form content for digital and social media platforms.
• Strong visual sense, editorial instinct, and awareness of audience-facing digital formats.
• Ability to work collaboratively with editors, researchers, designers, presenters, and external contributors.
• Good Arabic and English language skills.
• Ability to work quickly, reliably, and independently while taking direction and feedback.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in journalism, advocacy, think tank communications, documentary-style production, or policy-related media.
• Experience producing explainers, interviews, social media reels, studio formats, campaign videos, or editorial video packages.
• Ability to translate complex research or policy topics into accessible scripts and visual formats.
• Familiarity with motion graphics, basic animation, thumbnail development, or social media packaging.
• Experience improving multimedia production systems, templates, workflows, or studio setups.

Application Requirements

Interested candidates should submit:

• CV
• Portfolio or showreel
• Short cover note
• Rate expectation
• Availability
• List of equipment and software used