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Animator/Motion Graphic Artist

Terms of Reference: Preferred Supplier, Animator/Motion Graphic Artist

Context: 

BBC Media Action, the BBC’s international development organisation, uses the power of media and communication to inform, connect and empower people around the world, helping them to shape their own lives. Working with broadcasters, governments, other organisations and donors, BBC Media Action provides information and stimulates positive change in the areas of governance, health, and resilience and humanitarian response.

Our work in North Africa covers Algeria and Libya, with our office based in Tunisia. Current projects include capacity building of the Algerian media to create youth sensitive content and provision of content that improves Libyans’ access to information and encourage debate and participation in Libya’s transition through the El Kul Facebook page.

Visit https://test.libyanjobs.ly for more vacancies.

Preferred Supplier Purpose:

BBC Media Action wishes to commission a self-driven Animator/Motion Graphic Artist to develop storyboards, with support from the El Kul editor, create/draw original illustrations, animate items/characters, record, edit and produce voice overs mixing with SFX and delivering ready to post media packages using his/her own equipment.

We are looking for a preferred supplier, who would be on our approved vendor list for the following tasks.

• Story boards
• Original illustrations and animation of items/characters
• Record/edit, source actors and produce voice overs, mixing sound with SFX
• Delivering ready-made animation and stop motion graphics. (between 30 and 200 seconds)

The contract does not guarantee a particular amount of work per month. The preferred supplier is entitled to reject work on a case by case basis. Timelines for deliverables will be determined on a case by case basis. All work is subject to review and sign off by the El Kul editor and must hit our standards of quality in order for payment to be released. If successful, the preferred supplier will remain on the approved vendor list for 12-months.

Required skills, knowledge and experience:

• Understanding of BBC editorial values
• Excellent storyboard writing and story-telling skills, as well as illustration, animation, video editing and sound design skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of El Kul visual identity
• Ability to creatively transform editorial values into attractive animation and stop motion graphics.
• Experience in remote teamwork
• Proven training and capacity building experience.
• Creative visual storytelling skills.
• Fluency in Arabic.
• Strong understanding of the Libyan context and a young Libyan audience.

If you are interested, please submit a portfolio of work, your gross rates for the above typical deliverables, a cover letter and a resume to “BBCAn0920 – BBC Media Action” to Mohamed Laabidi (mohamed.laabidi@tn.bbcmediaaction.org) by 30^th September 2020. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact Libya Idris (Libya.gumma@tn.bbcmediaaction.org)