COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Established in 1951, Amideast is an American nonprofit organization dedicated to creating hope, opportunity, and mutual understanding among people in the Middle East, North Africa, and United States through life-changing opportunities for education and cultural exchanges. Working with local, regional, and international partners, we provide programs and services that improve educational opportunity and quality, expand access to U.S. study, empower youth and women, strengthen local institutions, and develop language and professional skills for success in the global economy. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Amideast operates offices in 11 countries in the MENA region. For more information, visit us at www.amideast.org.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The?American Corner Alexandria?is?seeking?a qualified and dynamic Creative Media & Artistic Professional Skills Trainer to lead a continuous learning program. The goal is to design, develop, and deliver a comprehensive training program focused on modern creative media and artistic professional skills. The trainer will equip participants with the technical proficiency and storytelling capabilities required to excel in the digital economy and creative industries
Tasks and Responsibilities:
Tasks and responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:
Responsibilities:
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- The trainer will be responsible for designing and delivering high-impact, hands-on workshops in modern creative media and artistic professional skills such as podcasting, content creation, graphic designing, videography, sound editing, cinematography, ... etc.
- Mentorship & Critique: Work with participants to improve their knowledge to apply the information delivered in completing tasks, activities, and assignments.
- Interactive Delivery: Use modern engaging methodology to deliver the material, incorporatingadditional supplemental material such as videos, game-based activities, audio scripts, articles, case studies, etc.
- Adapt material if needed in collaboration with Amideast to meet audience profiles and expectations.
- Follow Amideast instructional plan and ensure that the materials used meet Amideast standards.
Potential Training Topics:
The trainer should be prepared to deliver modules including, but not limited to:
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- Principles of design: Typography, colour theory, and layout hierarchy.
- Tool proficiency: Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop/Illustrator) or high-level Canva for teams.
Requirements:
Deliverables:
Applicants are required to attach a technical proposal on the suggested training topics to be delivered.
The physical demands and work environment that have been described is representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position description is an overview of the major functions and requirements of this position. This document is not intended to be an exhaustive list encompassing every duty and requirement of the position; the Employee’s Manager may assign other duties as related or as otherwise deemed appropriate and necessary within the general scope, without the need for additional compensation.
Amideast is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Positions that involve interaction with children will be required to read, acknowledge, and comply with and attend special training in accordance with the Child Protection and Safeguarding policy. All Amideast representatives must comply with the Code of Conduct and all applicable organizational policies which include but are not limited to, Anti-Human Trafficking and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.