Responsibilities

• Collaborate with AAP physician members, AAP staff, and external partners on developing new and revised multimedia content to meet the goals and objectives and deliverables for campaigns, grants, or sponsorships.
• Conceive creative approaches to visual storytelling to meet specific communications objectives on child health.
• Develop scripts and storyboards. Select optimal forms of media for projects. Budget, allocate resources, and set deadlines as appropriate for projects
• Outline, write, edit, and review scripts and storyboards for videos, webinars, and other content for parent, clinician, and other audiences.
• Proofread and copyedit captions and other content for accuracy and to ensure adherence to style guidelines.
• Plan video shoots, including scouting, selecting, and reserving shoot locations. Develop production schedules and shoot lists.
• Manage location- and studio-based video production as assigned. Perform or direct on-set lighting, camera operation, sound, teleprompter, and other production activity as needed.
• Operate the gimbal for field work.
• Work with talent on performance direction.
• Manage all elements of post-production, including making editorial decisions, editing video, editing and mixing audio, chroma-keying and visual effects, voice-over, motion graphics, color correction and finishing.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in film/video/radio, digital media, communications, journalism, or related field or an equivalent combination of relevant education and work experience required.
• At least three years’ related experience in television, film, or news media production required, including writing/scripting and editing, production equipment operation, non-linear editing, creating motion graphics and visual fx, preferably with an emphasis on consumer health information.
• Experience in a corporate, medical, or association environment preferred.
• Expert level knowledge of all professional video production procedures, practices, techniques, terminology, and production equipment operation including video cameras and recorders, audio recording equipment, file compression, audio recording, graphics manipulation, lighting, and proper handling and troubleshooting of broadcast quality video production equipment.
• Strong technical acumen essential with proficiency in MS Office, non-linear editing software (e.g., Davinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere), Adobe Creative Suite (e.g., After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator), and the ability to learn and apply emerging multimedia and other general office technologies including the use of AI; experience with virtual meeting platforms (e.g., Teams) and document collaboration platforms (eg, SharePoint) preferred.
• Excellent written/verbal communication, interpersonal, organizational, decision-making, and time management skills required.
• Must think creatively, pay close attention to detail, take initiative, work both independently and as part of a team, manage multiple projects simultaneously within strict deadlines, collaborate effectively with various internal and external constituents, and maintain a positive and cooperative team-oriented work environment with a commitment to fostering a culture where everyone feels valued and respected.
• Some travel and evening/weekend work required, as well as the ability to be flexible with work schedule to accommodate physicians’ availability.

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits package which includes healthcare and retirement savings plans
• Click to see all benefits offered: https://downloads.aap.org/DOHRAS/BenefitsAtAAP.pdf