Motion Graphics Artist / Video Editor (Intern) at Tongston Entrepreneurship Holdings

Tongston is a pan-African group of companies connecting entrepreneurship and education through finance, media, consulting and training. Tongston, with a special focus on secondary education, partners with educators, parents, students, profit and non-profit enterprises, social influencers, investors and government, whilst leveraging on media, learning and finance, to transform secondary schools into entrepreneurship institutes, secondary teachers to entrepreneurial educators and secondary students to entrepreneurial learners.

Tongston is structured as a holding company, Tongston Entrepreneurship Holdings, together with the “Tongston Group” with 4 subsidiary entities: Tongston Entrepreneurship College (Tongston College): A business secondary school, Tongston Entrepreneurial Teachers Hub (Tongston Institute): An educator training centre, Tongston Entrepreneurship Ventures (Tongston Ventures): A venture capital & private equity firm and Tongston Entrepreneurship Media (Tongston Media): A multimedia production company.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Motion Graphics Artist / Video Editor (Intern)

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Internship

Job Description

• Creating and delivering motion graphics for various media
• Working with art and creative teams to select audio, video, colours, animation, etc. for graphic design
• Editing video footage and adding effects/elements to enhance motion graphics
• Collaborates closely with Tongston staff, partners, and clients on developing video and other digital concepts and projects. Ensures that products meet program goals and budgets.
• Assists in designing and creating storyboards and scripts.
• Designs and delivers high-quality motion graphics optimized for video/web/social media dissemination.
• Selects, edits and incorporates third-party content (stills, footage, music, graphics, etc.) as needed.
• Retouches correct, and colour-grades video and photo content.
• Ensures all produced material is correctly optimized for chosen dissemination (web, social media, large presentation screen, social media).
• Works directly with external consultants (videographers, photographers, narrators, programmers, voice artists, animators, translators, developers/coders), ensuring that their work matches the quality and branding of Tongston’s products.
• Tracks new content trends and technologies to ensure that Tongston’s output remains on the cutting edge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related fields (Fine Arts, Multimedia Production, Journalism or Social Sciences) with relevant technical training in video and digital design and production.
• Experience in video and digital content development, with strong capabilities in graphic design and video production.
• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, specifically Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop and Illustrator required.
• Experience and/or knowledge in data visualization is a plus.
• Ability to synthesize and present concepts and data for a general audience using multiple forms of media (video, animation, stills, graphics, etc.)
• Experience in short-form storytelling through various editorial techniques including cuts, transitions, timing and the effective use of sound and visuals to communicate
• Demonstrated project management skills. Experience guiding video and multimedia projects from conception through completion.
• Strong time management and problem-solving skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Application Closing Date
14th July, 2022.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.