Monday, October 17, 2011

Bridge International Video Editors Jobs in Kenya


Video Editor

2 Positions

One Year Contract

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

About Bridge International Academies

Bridge International Academies is a startup revolutionizing education across Africa with a truly unique business model.

The company has launched a large-scale network of ultra low-cost for-profit private primary schools across Africa. With 26 schools operational, the company is already the largest chain of private primary schools on the Continent.

Our schools profitably deliver high-quality education for less than $4 per child per month. In the last twenty-four months, we have grown from 1 to 26 schools, 10 to over 200 employees, proven the model and built out the systems to pave the way for aggressive expansion.

The company plans to build the world’s largest private school system and scale to serve more than 1 million families across Africa and beyond.

About this position

Bridge International Academies is offering a 1 year contract for a highly skilled video editor for our fast paced product studio.

Successful candidates will be strong communicators, very detail-oriented, and have a passion for the video process. The editor's primary role will be to film video samples in schools and on-site, and edit videos, making them ready for use in our training sessions.

Experience and Attributes:
  • In-depth knowledge of video recording and editing process
  • Experienced or comfortable using high end consumer video for capturing simple video clips
  • Excellent and proven range of digital video post production skills (including adding call outs/arrows to videos, capturing the computer screen and Powerpoints on video, and editing audio)
  • Experience with Camtasia Studio or a similar video editing suite is highly preferred
  • Proactive problem solving, both technically and creatively
  • Calm under pressure, can excel in fast-paced project timeframes
  • An obsession for creating excellent videos on schedule
  • Self-driven and able to easily communicate creative ideas and collaborate in a team environment
  • Experience working with children or in a school is preferred
  • Productivity-focused and proven to be a quick problem solver
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
About You
  • Ability to work in a high pressure environment
  • An online portfolio that demonstrates a range of video post production skills
  • A Bachelors degree is required
  • 2-4 years of experience as a digital video editor Understanding of all video production equipment, technologies and capabilities in the corporate environment
  • Working knowledge of still and moving imaging software for both Mac and PC platforms
  • Proficient on both the Macintosh (OSX) and PC computing platforms
In order to be considered for this position all candidates must register and upload their CV’s on our website at www.bridgeinternationalacademies.com